The Filipino Family: An introduction

The Filipino family of 2009 is one that you can consider as having very strong ties and bonds because ever since the emergence of OFW's. Family members working abroad have not become a hindrance for Filipino families to be able to stay connected. The Filipino family uses technology to their advantage using the internet and the worldwide web in order to stay connected to loved ones even though not there physically but the effort to keep the family together is there. The use of Social Networking, Chat services and others helps keep the bond strong since there is still connection. Another subject worth noting is the way Filipino families try to do activities mostly together like biking, going to the mall, going to the church, eating, playing sports, and others. The Filipino family of 2009 is really worth noting since even though the world is rapidly changing and having and keeping a family is becoming harder. We Filipinos still keep to our culture that the family is very important and that it should be nurtured and we use the advancements of technology to our advantage so that we can keep the family together.