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'Utang na Loob' and Its Complicated Role in the Cycle of Poverty

Simultaneously supporting elderly parents while raising a family often leaves very little room to financially prepare for the future.

The survey-based research titled "A Study on Filipino Values" by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts in 2021 identified a total of 19 values shared by most Filipinos. We're already familiar with most of them: "Resilience," "Kapuwa," Faith, ...

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What Filipinos Often Forget About Utang Na Loob in the Age of Individualism

For centuries, the concept of utang na loob has defined the social contract with our fellow Filipino.

How watered down the concept of utang na loob has become. It has taken away from what it used to mean to us, a historically divided people. There's this animosity towards the concept that seems to be a byproduct of time, ...

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