Suki – importance of loyalty and deep sense of gratitude in maintaining good business relationships with customers Pasalubong – giving gifts as evidence of generosity and hospitality The OED listed the following terms as embodying facets of Filipino culture and values, and psyche:īarong, barong tagalog, baro’t saya – items of traditional dress halo-halo, pan de sal, sinigang – native delicaciesīahala na – phrase reflecting the boundless optimism of Filipinos and their unshakeable belief that things will work out in their favour in the end OED release notes referred to some of the Pinoy unique lexical innovations as appearing for the first time in the list. The OED midyear 2015 report listed the following Filipino adaptations of English words into the official English language, stating how Filipino English speakers have adapted the foreign language “to express their own identity and way of life.”
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