I've been filling up different kinds of forms ever since I can remember. Everytime I come across the word NATIONALITY, I always scrawl FILIPINO across it unthinkingly. Because that's what I am- a Filipino. However, being a Filipino doesn't just stop at some random forms asking for your citizenship. It goes beyond that. Being a Filipino has given you your identity so you must embrace everything that the word entails- its culture, tradition, beliefs, and faith. I was raised in a traditional Filipino family. I know almost all my relatives from my oldest granduncle to my youngest cousin. Close-knitted families are common in the Philippines. You have to know your history and your relatives are part of where you came from. Some even hold clan reunions to get acquainted with relatives they might have missed. Just like families, religion is very important for Filipinos. My mother always insists on going to church together on Sundays. Faith plays a major role in our lives. Filipinos has a lot of traditions which have been passed on from one generation to the next.
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