<P> "The Filipino wants to harmonize the object and the subject, while at the same time holding both as distinct ." </P> <P> Florentino Timbreza, a cultural philosopher, concludes in his book Pilosopiyang Pilipino (1982) that Filipino values are based on the significance of the world to man . Life experiences dictate the philosophy of the Filipino, augmented by other sources like proverbs, folk sayings, folk tales, and the like . </P> <P> F. Landa Jocano identified two models of the Filipino value system . The first is the exogenous model or the foreign model, while the second is the indigenous model or the traditional model . The foreign model is described to be a "legal and formal" model . The indigenous model is described as a "traditional and non-formal" model or guide but is deeply embedded in the subconscious of the Filipinos . </P> <P> The foreign model was inherited by Filipinos from Western cultures, particularly from the Spaniards and the Americans . An example of a foreign or exogenous influence is bureaucracy exhibited in the government of the Philippines . </P>

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