The Power of “Hybrid” Familial Bond and the Chinese-Filipino
On many previous instances in this blog, the idea of familyas the center of Filipino life and identity has been visited andrevisited . The lengths for which the concept of family matters here, in all matters from having large number of kids and cousins, to business connections and political patronage, are omnipresent and omnipotent. In a place where social safety net is primitive and sense of trust in civic society is low, those family ties become necessary preconditions for many issues to be resolved.