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DISCIPLINES AND IDEAS
IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES
Semester I/II – Week 14
Roles and Significance of Filipinos’
Indigenous Social Ideas to National
Development

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DISCIPLINES AND IDEAS IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES – Grade 11
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Semester I/II - Week 14: Roles and Significance of Filipinos’ Indigenous Social Ideas
to National Development
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Lesson 1
Roles and Significance of Filipinos’ Indigenous
Social Ideas to National Development

MELC: Evaluate the roles and significance of Filipinos’ indigenous social ideas to national
development . (Week 14)
Objectives:
1. Identify the Filipinos’ indigenous social ideas.
2. Explain the role and significance of the Filipinos’ indigenous social
ideas.
3. Evaluate the roles and significance of Filipinos’ indigenous and social
ideas to national development.

Let’s Try
Directions: Read the questions carefully. Write the letter of your choice on the space
provided before each number.

_____ 1. The Division of Puerto Princesa City sent financial help to the victims of
typhoon Ulysses in MIMAROPA. What indigenous social ideas is being shown?
A. Bahala na C. Pakikisama
B. Pakikipagkapwa D. Utang na loob

_____ 2. What are formulated thoughts or opinions and even practices accepted by
Filipino indigenous people?
A. socialization C. social ideas
B. social distancing D. social norms

_____ 3. Pedro makes sure that he does what his parents have taught him especially
doing good deeds because he does not want them to be embarrassed by his
actions and it is what is socially acceptable. Which among the social ideas
does Pedro think of?
A. Bahala na C. Pakikisama
B. Hiya D. Utang na loob

_____ 4. Our frontliners during this pandemic often work long hours and are more exposed
to risks of infection and yet they still give their services and leave everything to
God. What indigenous social idea do they possess?
A. Bahala na C. Pakikisama
B. Pakikipagkapwa D. Utang na loob

_____ 5. What is the importance of the rattan livelihood of the Batak in the development
of Puerto Princesa City?
A. It provides income to the Batak.
B. It enhances the talent of Batak in rattan gathering.
C. Natural resources such as rattan are being utilized by indigenous people.
D. Rattan can be exported and can provide additional income to
the government.

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_____ 6. “Bahala Na” is one of the Filipino indigenous concepts. How does this positive
value contribute to our development?
A. Relying on other’s help
B. Relying on ourselves alone
C. Relying on God’s mercy alone
D. Doing our best while trusting God

_____ 7. Which of the following duties of the Batak is important when it comes to
community development?
A. They need to protect and guard their territory.
B. They are the only people entitled to explore their local community for
their livelihood.
C. They must follow their local laws to have functional governance and
peace and order among them.
D. All of the above

_____ 8. How do the Filipinos show smooth interpersonal relations or pakikisama?

A. Participate in the singing contest in our school.
B. Conduct garage sales in the community at a very low price.
C. Offer leftover foods to the frontliners during the pandemic.
D. Participate in the projects, programs, and celebrations of the community.

_____ 9. National development is one of the main concerns of the Philippine government
alongside economic prosperity and national security. Having studied the
indigenous social ideas, how would you explain its significance to the attainment
of the so-called national development?
A. It signifies that everything has a part in the development of our nation.
B. Social ideas show that it is important to attain a peaceful and prosperous
community.
C. The significance of social ideas to our national development is that it tells
why people should strive hard in their field of work.
D. Its significance lies in the fact that it connects the past thoughts and
experiences to the present which eventually influences people to move
forward and take on productive endeavors.

_____ 10. The role of social ideas in national development is to teach the present generation
the existing values and culture as well as strengthening ethnic loyalties. What
does the statement exemplify or stand for?
A. It exemplifies that national development depends on the social ideas of the
people.
B. It exemplifies that social ideas have a big contribution to the success of our
present generation.
C. The statement exemplifies that the role of social ideas is to become the
identity of a particular group.
D. The statement exemplifies that the role of social ideas is to holistically hone
Filipino values, culture, and loyalty to our ethnic lineage to attain national
development.

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Let’s Explore and Discover

Unlocking Do you have your own identity? Do you

of Difficulties imitate the fashion or culture of your favorite stars?
Are you familiar with our indigenous social ideas
Culture - customary like “bahala na” and “utang na loob”? As Filipinos,
beliefs, social forms, and we also possess a very rich culture. The Philippines
material traits of a racial,
is a melting pot of different races; Spanish,
religious, or social group.
American, and Japanese influences can be seen in
Ideas - formulated our social ideas and culture. Despite these
thought or opinion. influences, we have maintained our own distinct
Indigenous - originating identity.
or occurring naturally in a Through acculturation, our great ancestors
particular place; native; acquired some Western thoughts and values which
something that is innate
they passed onto us. As we begin to unfold a new
or inborn.
topic in this learning material, you will discover
Indigenous People - a some indigenous values and social ideas that are
group of people that have present in Filipino society. Specifically, you will
their own distinct culture, encounter indigenous and localized ideas that play
language, history, and a significant role in our national development.
unique way of life.
Values - object of positive What do we mean by social ideas? It is the
attitude. formulated thoughts, opinions, beliefs, and
practices that are accepted in society. Let us all
discover our existing indigenous social ideas.

INDIGENOUS SOCIAL IDEAS

Indigenous
Descriptions Examples
Social Ideas
It is not “fatalism” but “determination The frontliners’ bravery during
and risk-taking.” “Bahala na” does Enhanced Community
not mean that Filipinos are leaving Quarantine describes this social
their fate to God alone and remaining idea “bahala na” because they
Bahala Na passive. Rather, they are telling face difficulties and risk their
themselves that they are ready to face lives just to save the life of
the difficult situation posed before Filipinos.
them and will do their best to achieve
their objectives.
It is commonly translated as “shame.” We make sure that we do what
There are different meanings our parents have taught us
associated with the word “hiya” especially doing good deeds
depending on its form – nakakahiya because we do not want them to
(embarrassing), napahiya (placed in be embarrassed by our actions
Hiya an awkward position), ikinahiya (be and it is what is socially
embarrassed with someone), etc. acceptable.
It is the external aspect that foreign
scholars have captured. The more
appropriate translation of hiya in
English language is not “shame” but
a “sense of propriety” or socially and
morally acceptable.
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“Debt of gratitude” is a principle of Filipinos are known for
reciprocity incurred when an remembering “utang na loob” or
individual helps another. It is more debt of gratitude. When someone
closely related in the context of does us a favor; for example,
Filipino culture as it means saving our lives, we will certainly
Utang na
“gratitude/solidarity.” It is not remember it and we will make
Loob
necessarily a burden as the word sure that we will repay their
“debt” because, in the Filipino pattern goodness in the future by doing
of interpersonal relations, there is them a favor.
always an opportunity to return a
favor.
It is called “smooth interpersonal When we are new in a certain
relations” by going along with the community, we try to build a
group on the majority decision. good relationship or
“pakikisama” with the people in
Pakikisama
the said community by sharing
what we have, such as sharing
food or joining programs and
projects of the community.
It started unfolding the concept of In times of calamities, Filipinos
“kapwa” or shared identity, which is help one another. Even though
at the core of Filipino social the victims are “ibang-tao” and
psychology and the heart of the we do not know each other
structure of Filipino values. There are personally, we still extend help to
Pakikipag-
two categories of kapwa: the ibang- them. While our relatives which
kapwa
tao (outsider) and the hindi-ibang-tao we consider as “hindi-ibang-tao,”
(one-of-us). we also try to lend a helping hand
whenever needed. These two
situations are the real essence of
“pakikipagkapwa.”
(Source: “Sikolohiyang Pilipino (Filipino Psychology): A Legacy of Virgilio G. Enriquez”, Wiley
Online Library, accessed September 22, 2020,
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1467-839X.00054.)

Role and Significance of Indigenous Social Ideas

The role of Filipino Indigenous Social Ideas is to teach the present generation our
values and culture, and to be the guide towards development while ethnic loyalties remain
strong among us. Its significance is to connect the past thoughts and experiences to the
present and influence how people move forward into the future towards development.
(Source: “Filipino Values: Determinants of Philippine Future,” Academia of Education, accessed
September 22, 2020, https://www.academia.edu/7144543/Filipino_Values_
Determinants_of_Philippine_Future.)

The Batak of Palawan

Let us explore a little more about our localized indigenous social ideas. In the City of
Puerto Princesa, there is an indigenous group located in Barangays Maoyon, Tanabag,
Concepcion, and Langogan. This indigenous group of people has distinct characteristics
and practices that play a significant role in national development. This indigenous group is
called “Batak.” They have a short stature, dark skin, curly hair and are considered to be of
the Negrito stock because of their physical attributes. They stayed from one place to
another. One of the most threatened indigenous communities of South East Asia inhabits
the mountains and river valleys of central Palawan.
Amongst existing Batak settlements, the Batak community of Tanabag is the best
standing concerning the five essential elements of an effective Indigenous Community
Conserved Area: a) the integrity and strength of the custodian community; b) the
connection between the community and its territory; c) the functioning of the governance
institution; d) the territory’s conservation status; and e) the livelihoods and well-being of
the community. Out of the analysis of the practices of Batak, these are their social ideas
that you will be able to extract.
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Practices of Batak Significance to National
Development
• Inayap is a common practice among the Bataks, RA No. 8371, Chapter III, Section
it is about transferring material from one area to 4 and 7 states that indigenous
another. The materials being transferred or people have rights on their
exchanged are not only limited to domesticated ancestral lands/domains to
resources like rice, crops, chicken, etc. but also possess, occupy, develop, control,
includes non-domesticated materials such as and use land and forest products
fish, freshwater shells, and even earthworms used which they have claims of
as fish bait. ownership. Even though there is
• Their religious faith is based on the spirits of an environmental law particularly
nature “panya’en” and “Diwata,” which they in the protected area, indigenous
believe to reside in big rocks and trees. It has the people continue to practice the
power to cure severe sickness when called upon following as it contributes to
by their “Babaylan” (religious leader). national development.
• Their economic activities revolve mostly on • Almaciga resin-tapping or
swidden farming, particularly “kaingin” or the copal collection (“bagtik”) are
slash and burn method as well as hunting and used in manufacturing paints,
gathering the available natural resources. Some of varnish, and other industrial
their activities are gathering “almaciga” or resin- products. Collecting this
tapping, rattan pole collecting, and honey natural resource product is
gathering. more favorable and makes a
• They practice same-sex task groups in their bigger contribution to the
everyday subsistence activity. economy of the local
community.
• They also conduct rituals based on specific
• Rattan collection contributes
purposes, some of these are: to the employment and income
➢ Lambay or “honey ritual,” the Batak honey generation of local people who
festival marking the onset of seasonal honey have few other livelihood
gathering is usually done in March. The options. It is used in the
purpose of this ritual is to make bee colonies production of furniture and
to produce plenty of honey and it is handicrafts. It can be exported
traditionally performed by their babaylan. and additional income to the
They also perform this ritual if they are asking government.
for rain or sunlight by offering an alive chicken • The honey gathering helps the
to the spirits. development of the local
• Sagkat is a ritual for “kaingero” performed by the community as well as our
babaylan before field clearing to give respect and country. Honey is a valuable
ask permission from the spirits or goddesses economic commodity and is
residing in the forest. used for medicinal purposes
• Sagda a ritual offering comprised of small and beauty products.
quantity of tobacco and alcohol which are usually
left in the forest. This is done for wild pig hunting.
• Tarek is a trance-introducing dance. This is done
when all members of the local group encounter
difficulty finding and taking wild pig.

(Source: “Batak Resource Management Belief, Knowledge and Practice,” International Union for
Conservation of Nature Organization, accessed October 20, 2020,
https://portals.iucn.org/library/sites/library/files/.documents/fr-is-003.pdf.)

(Source: “The Batak,” National Commission for Culture and the Arts, accessed September 22,2020,
https://ncca.gov.ph/about-ncca-3/subcommissions/subcommission-on-cultural-communities-
and-traditional-arts-sccta/central-cultural-communities/the-batak/.)

(Source: “The Tanabag Batak ICCA on Palawan Island,” ICCA Consortium Organization, accessed
September 22, 2020, https://www.iccaconsortium.org/index.php/2018/04/10/the-tanabag-
batak-icca-on-palawan-island/.)
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Let’s Practice

Directions: Complete the words by filling in the missing letters. Clues are given
on the opposite side to help you in getting the correct answer.
1. H _ y _ - “shame” and “sense of propriety”

2. B _ h _ l _ n_ - It is not only “fatalism” but “determination

and risk-taking”.

3. P _ k _ k _ p _ g k _ p _ a - shared identity, which is at the core of Filipino

social psychology, and the heart of the
structure of Filipino values
4. U _ a _ g n_ L__b - “debt of gratitude”

5. P a _ _ k _ s _ m a - “smooth interpersonal relations” by going

along with the group on the majority decision

Directions: Inside the box are the words related to the role and significance of
indigenous social ideas. Fill in the missing word/s in the blanks of the sentences
below to complete it.

connects guide
dream influence
ethnic loyalties teach

The role of indigenous social ideas is to ____________________ the

present generation our own values, culture and to be the _________________
towards development while ____________________ remain strong among
Filipino people.
While the significance is that it ____________________ the past thoughts
and experiences to the present and ____________________ how people move
forward into the future towards development.

How would you explain the role and significance of indigenous social ideas to
national development?

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Let’s Do More

Directions: Read the statements below and identify the Filipinos’ indigenous social
ideas being described. Choose your answer from the choices written inside the
thought bubble cloud. Write your answer in the spaces after the sentence.

Bahala na Pakikipagkapwa Utang na loob

Hiya Pakikisama

1. Mrs. Santos helped her student Anna who has a family financial problem in paying
her graduation fees. After 5 years, Ana returned to Mrs. Santos bringing her
presents, thanking and telling Mrs. Santos that she became a successful
engineer because of her. What is being shown by Anna? ____________________
2. Present generation Bataks are taught by their ancestors their values,
beliefs and culture such as their way of living like bagtik, rattan, and honey
collection and not to be ashamed of it because it is morally and socially
acceptable to them. What indigenous social ideas is shown? _______________
3. The Division of Puerto Princesa City sent financial help to the victims of
typhoon Ulysses in MIMAROPA. What indigenous social idea is being shown?
____________________
4. Our frontliners during this pandemic often work long hours and accept increase
risks of infection and yet they still give their services and leave everything to
God. What indigenous social idea do they possess? ____________________
5. Puerto Princesa City local officials follow the orders of the Inter-Agency Task
Force COVID-19 to observe wearing of face mask, and social distancing. You
cooperated with your officials regarding this. What is being shown? _____________

Directions: Write three (3) examples of Filipinos’ social indigenous ideas in the boxes
provided below. Fill in the boxes with information based on what you have learned
from the lesson. Complete the graphic organizer and evaluate the roles and
significance of these indigenous social ideas to national development.

Filipino Indigenous Social Ideas

1. 2. 3.

Role and significance Role and significance Role and significance

to our national to our national to our national
development development development

How do Filipinos’ indigenous social ideas contribute to the development of

our nation?
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Let’s Sum It Up
Directions: Complete the pledge below by remembering what you have learned from this
lesson. Choose the correct word/s from the words inside the box.

bahala na pakikipagkapwa
Filipinos’ indigenous social ideas pakikisama
hiya role
national development utang na loob

Let’s Assess
Directions: These questions will help you recall the lessons you have learned. Choose
the letter of the best answer. Write the letter of your answer on the space provided before
the number.
______1. What are formulated thoughts or opinions and even practices accepted by
Filipino indigenous people?
A. socialization C. social ideas
B. social distancing D. social norms
______2. The role of social ideas in national development is to teach the present generation
the existing values and culture as well as strengthening ethnic loyalties. What does
the statement exemplify or stand for?
A. It exemplifies that national development depends on the social ideas of the
people.
B. It exemplifies that social ideas have a big contribution to the success of our
present generation.
C. The statement exemplifies that the role of social ideas is to become the
identity of a particular group.
D. The statement exemplifies that the role of social ideas is to holistically hone
Filipino values, culture, and loyalty to our ethnic lineage to attain national
development.
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______3. The Division of Puerto Princesa City sent financial help to the victims of
typhoon Ulysses in MIMAROPA. What indigenous social ideas is being shown?
A. Bahala na C. Pakikisama
B. Pakikipagkapwa D. Utang na loob
______4. What is the importance of the rattan livelihood of the Batak in the development
of Puerto Princesa City?
A. It provides income to the Batak.
B. It enhances the talent of Batak in rattan gathering.
C. Natural resources such as rattan are being utilized by indigenous people.
D. Rattan can be exported and can provide additional income to the government.
______5. Pedro makes sure that he does what his parents have taught him especially
doing good deeds because he does not want them to be embarrassed by his
actions and it is what is socially acceptable. Which among the social ideas
does Pedro think of?
A. Bahala na C. Pakikisama
B. Hiya D. Utang na loob
______6. National development is one of the main concerns of the Philippine government
alongside economic prosperity and national security. Having studied the
indigenous social ideas, how would you explain its significance to the attainment
of the so-called national development?
A. It signifies that everything has a part in the development of our nation.
B. Social ideas show that it is important to attain a peaceful and prosperous
community.
C. The significance of social ideas to our national development is that it tells why
people should strive hard in their field of work.
D. Its significance lies in the fact that it connects the past thoughts and
experiences to the present which eventually influences people to move forward
and take on productive endeavors.
______7. Which of the following duties of the Batak is important when it comes to
community development?
A. They need to protect and guard their territory.
B. They are the only people entitled to explore their local community for
their livelihood.
C. They must follow their local laws to have functional governance and
peace and order among them.
D. All of the above
______8. “Bahala Na” is one of the Filipino indigenous concepts. How does this positive
value contribute to our development?
A. Relying on other’s help
B. Relying on ourselves alone
C. Relying on God’s mercy alone
D. Doing our best while trusting God
______9. How do the Filipinos show smooth interpersonal relations or pakikisama?
A. Participate in the singing contest in our school.
B. Conduct garage sales in the community at a very low price.
C. Offer leftover foods to the frontliners during the pandemic.
D. Participate in the projects, programs, and celebrations of the community
______10. Our frontliners during this pandemic often work long hours and are more exposed
to risks of infection and yet they still give their services and leave everything to
God. What indigenous social idea do they possess?
A. Bahala na C. Pakikisama
B. Pakikipagkapwa D. Utang na loob

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References

WEBSITE

Academia of Education. “Filipino Values: Determinants of Philippine Future.” Accessed

September 22, 2020.
https://www.academia.edu/7144543/Filipino_Values_Determinants_of_Philippine_Future.

ICCA Consortium Organization. “The Tanabag Batak ICCA on Palawan Island.” Accessed
September 22, 2020.
https://www.iccaconsortium.org/index.php/2018/04/10/the-tanabag-batak-icca-on-
palawan-island/.

International Union for Conservation of Nature Organization. “Batak Resource Management Belief,
Knowledge, and Practice.” Accessed October 20, 2020.
https://portals.iucn.org/library/sites/library/files/documents/fr-is-003.pdf.

National Commission for Culture and the Arts. “The Batak.” Accessed September 22, 2020.
https://ncca.gov.ph/about-ncca-3/subcommissions/subcommission-on-cultural-
communities-and-traditional-arts-sccta/central-cultural-communities/the-batak/.

Wiley Online Library. “Sikolohiyang Pilipino (Filipino Psychology): A Legacy of

Virgilio G. Enriquez.” Accessed September 22, 2020.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1467-839X.00054.

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