According to Horacio Dela Costa the Filipino national tradition is composed of, first of the five he enumerated, pagsasarili. Which is defined as priciple of self-reliance. He said that us Filipinos are self-reliant. I believe in this one because I exercise this tradition. I am the type who never depends on other people especially when working on a project, I want to do it individually. It is not that I am a loner. I just believe in my capacities. Filipinos have a strong determination to do things their own. They believe that they can reach their goal with or without the help of others. It does not mean that we are selfish, we are just known to believe in what we can do. We rely on our instincts but still we want to be part of something and that is where pakikisama appears. Ofcourse we don't want to be labeled as "FOREVER ALONE". We mingle with people and share stories with them. We are even known to be flexible in terms of socialization. We easily adapt with people around us.

      Pagkakaisa somehow is a little questionable for me. Dela Costa stated that national unity is our tradition but seeing the country today I realized that comically it is only exercise during the fights of Manny Pacquiao then after that it is a do-your-thing-and-i'll-do-mine policy again. We are slowly losing this tradition. We couldn't even cooperate with our president. Where's the unity in that when even in a small group projects teamwork is not exercised? I guess this is the tradition we must bring back in our country. Let us not depend on one person to be able to build a better economy. I bet we should start helping each other than sticking to the crab mentality which ruins our concept of pagkakaisa.

      Pagkabayani in the modern Philippine society is greatly credited to our OFWs. Well, my father is an OFW who represents Philippines in a foreign territory. He bravely faced the challenge of serving other country for his family and for the pride of his homeland. There are also the Philippine Army who risk their lives to fight for our country. Each of us can be a hero by doing something to protect our country's rights and reputations and to do something in the name of our country. I believe that this one still exist in each of us who value our nationality.

      Lastly, Filipinos are known for pakikipagkapwa. As mentioned above, Filipinos always want to be part  of something and we also want to be in good terms with everyone so we have this tradition. We respect each others opinion that is why Filipinos are good communicators. Wherever a Filipino settles with this trait they can build good relationships.