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Filipino Resiliency
Filipinos are often commended for their ability to rapidly recover from the difficulties that affect their lives. It is considered an innate trait among filipinos to be able to go through to tragedies and problems and yet still maintain a positive outlook on life. Through the years of struggle from numerous colonizers, natural calamities, and the incompetent government, the resiliency that still exists among the citizens just goes to show the strength of the filipino nation to face such adversities.

Culture of Family
Filipino’s are known to be very family-oriented and have a tight relationship with their families. That’s why it’s common to see two generations of the family living under the same roof. Family is one of the sources of strengths and motivations of Filipinos, keeping them on their feet knowing that they will have someone who will always be there for them.

Faith
Faith allows the Filipino to go beyond the experience of physical failings to muster strength and survive with spiritual surety. When a filipino faces adversity, trauma or tragedy, a Filipino’s typical response would usually go, “Bahala Na”. In entomological terms, “bahala” originated from the Tagalog word “bathala”, which means “God", hence when a Filipino says, “Bahala Na”, it actually means “it is now in God’s will”.

Bayanihan Culture
Bayanihan refers to the ability of the Filipinos to work together and lend a helping hand. The culture of bayanihan continues to thrive among Filipinos and it is acknowledged by many. Knowing that this is a part of the Filipino culture gives the people a sense of security that there will always be someone willing to offer help and hope that there will be a brighter future.

Tendency to over romanticize individual stories of suffering and recovery
Due to the history Filipinos have faced, the community has idealized the concept of hardship and suffering. The Philippine history is familiar with colonization of multiple countries, which has proven to be burdensome and trying in the past. Perhaps Filipinos have yet to move on from the past, or it has been ingrained within the culture to strive in difficult situations, however the over romanticization of suffering and recovery has been an occurring event that has to be stopped.

In light of this, Filipinos have forgotten to hold those in power responsible. The community has adopted a mindset of independence in order to resolute through trials and difficulties. Ironically, those in power are responsible as the perpetrators of their plight. A Filipino’s ability to withstand adversity should not preclude them from demanding accountability.

Toxic Positivity
Toxic positivity is the concept where one believes that shoving away all the bad things and focusing solely on the positive things is the way to live life. In light of this resilience has brought a lot of toxic positivity within the community. Filipinos have learned to not dwell on the problems they have in the past and push forward with the hopes of a better future. Instead of addressing the problems, resiliency leads them to overlook their problems and adopt the “it could be worse” mindset. Hence, making them susceptible to the acceptance of abuse.