𝐕𝐎𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐒 | 𝗕𝗘𝗬𝗢𝗡𝗗 𝗙𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗢 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘
On the way (OTW) na daw, pero on the Water pala?
For as long as we can remember, “Filipino time” has been thrown around like a harmless inside joke, a small cultural quirk that everyone is expected to understand and accept. It slips out in conversations with a smile, wrapped in humor and familiarity, as if being late is a shared badge of identity rather than a sign of something we should have long outgrown.
We tell ourselves it’s normal. We blame the traffic, the weather, the distance, or the long list of reasons that sound right when spoken aloud. However, deep inside, we know that every late arrival speaks of something more than inconvenience.
When you show up on time — you are saying, “I value you. I respect your time as much as my own".
“Filipino time” does not make you more Filipino. It only keeps us from becoming the kind of Filipinos we were meant to be — people who value respect, effort, and integrity. If we want change to begin anywhere, let it begin with how we treat time.
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