Pantayong Pananaw

Today, we discussed the Pantayong Pananaw / bagong kasaysayan. It's basically from the field of historiography. Issues on culture and ethnicity were also tackled. Since the Tagalog language is the national language of the country, not all Filipinos are confortable using it. In the Visayas and Mindanao area, most people do not actually speak Tagalog since they have their own local dialects. Hybridity was als brought up during the discussion. Culture in different parts of the country mixed with other culture may produce a new kind or variation of a culture. The main idea behind the Pantayong Pananaw  is that we should appreciate our won, and stop patronizing other cultures. The influence of other neighboring countries must not distract the Filipinos to build a society that is united through its own rich culture. It will be very hard for Filipinos to refuse or avoid the influence of other countries, especially the western culture since we lived in a globalized environment already and for the fact that we were colonized in the past.