ETHICAL TRAITS
Philippines is one of the countries in Southeast Asia where I am from. My formative
years were in this country. I can still remember all the people that inspired and shaped me in the
way that I am today. During my high school days, one of the people that amazed me the most is
Jose Rizal. Jose Rizal is Philippines National Hero. His name is well known and is one of the
topics that were included in my high school curriculum. During my studies on his works and
Philosophy, I was deeply amazed at his passion to serve the Public and Society. He displayed a
great sense of integrity during his captivity and execution. Serving the public and society is about
one’s sense of great responsibility to serve the community as a whole. Acting with Integrity
shows the importance of one’s personal beliefs and values that influences others to do the same
(Managing Business Ethics by Trevino, L.K, & Nelson, K.A. (2017) pages 50). Rizal displayed
these traits until his last breath.
ETHICAL CONDUCT
Service to the Public and Society
Unlike most Heroes, Jose Rizal was not a soldier, but he fought for the county’s freedom
against the Spaniard’s oppression through the use of his pen. Rizal’s main idea was to reform the
Philippine Society by uncovering corruption among friars and other members of the religious
orders through his writings. He exposed their wrongdoings and abuse toward the Filipinos by
writing multiple novels and essays. His most popular novel, Noli Me Tangere (Touch Me Not)
and El Filibusterismo (The Reign of Greed), a sequel novel to Noli Me Tangere, was the 2 major
novels that opened the eyes of the Filipinos against the Spaniard’s abuse. He also encouraged
young Filipinos by awakening their minds through education. During his time, local education
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