A man's friend is considered a member of the family and is expected to share its tribulations as well as its prosperity and happiness. A friend is expected to come to the aid not only of a personal friend, but also of the latter’s family. For to the Filipino, friendship is sacred and implies mutual help under any circumstances. Do him a little favor and he remembers you to the end of days. Loyalty to a friend or to a benefactor is one trait that is very strong in the Filipino. This fatalism is best symbolized in the phrase, “Bahala na,” a phrase that defies translation but which may be rendered loosely as “come what may. He believes that whatever happens to him is the work of Fate. No amount of expostulation on the virtues of science or logic can dislodge him from his idea of fatalism. The latter do not condone children talking back not only to them, but also to those older than they are. It is unthinkable for a Filipino to do an important thing without consulting his parents. The Filipino parent exercises absolute powers over the children. Respect for the elders is one Filipino trait that has remained in the book of unwritten laws.
For it is the mother that reigns in the home: she is the educator, the financial officer, the laundrywoman, and the cook. The father is the head of the family, but while he rules, the mother governs. The Filipino family ordinarily consists of grandparents, the parents, and the children. The family has been the unit of society and everything revolves around it.
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