Indigenous Research Methods
1. PAKAPA-KAPA - means groping (field method) -searching, probing into an
unsystematized mass of social and cultural to be able to obtain order, meaning,
and directions for research
2. PAKIKIPAG-KUWENTUHAN - The occasion for the exchange of information, ideas,
insights, and opinions also it is a sharing of beliefs, thoughts, and experiences.
3. PAKIKIPAGPALAGAYANG-LOOB –
this displays mutual trust between the
researcher and the participants, hesitation
and timidity are set aside in terms of acts
and words
4. PAGDALAW-DALAW – refers to frequent visits of the researchers to the participants
place to establish rapport
5. PAKIKITUNGO-civility with
6. PAKIKISALAMUHA-interaction with
7. PAKIKILAHOK -participation with
8. PAKIKIBAGAY -in accord with/level of conforming
9. PAKIKISAMA - being along with/level of adjusting
10. PAKIKIPANULAYAN - Residing in the research setting. The researcher lives, sleeps and
eats with the host
NATIONAL IDENTITY
One of the most complex, even most highly contested, concepts in this modern era
Has been the rallying cry of the colonized
But at the same time, it also served as fuel for the oppression and discrimination of
individuals and groups considered as “notone of us”.
Three Dimensions of Being a Filipino
1. pinagmulan, (socio-political dimension);
2. kinalakhan, (cultural dimension); and
3. kamalayan, (psychological dimension).
Pinagmulan (Socio-political origins), which correspondsto a socio-political dimension.
This dimension corresponds to the narrow definition of citizenship as stated in the
1987
Constitution.
“kinalakhan” (cultural roots), revolves around
participation and being immersed in a cultural milieu acknowledged as Filipino
“kamalayan” (consciousness). The responses in this dimension are associated with
awareness of the self as Filipino, acceptance of membership in the category “Filipino”, and
also pride in this membership
Babaw at Lalim (Surface and Depth):Filipinoness as an ethical standard
Filipino-ness refers to the quality of being Filipino.
Pilipino sa Pangalan
• An image of a passive citizen
• Individual may accept or recognize that he or she is a Filipino but may not be
involved in activities that highlight the identity.
Pilipino sa Puso
• Someone who considers Filipino-ness a conviction
• Filipino-ness has become internalized or integrated with the loob.
Loob at Labas (From within and without): Filipino as a social category
Loob refers to those ideas that are deemed important and relevant in relation to the
self
Labas is considered as irrelevant and unimportant