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Abstract
Metro Manila is the bustling capital of the Philippines that has varied cultural influences. This study determined the perceptions of 200 respondents from selected government and private companies’ employees in the National Capital Region towards Metro Manila’s Salad Bowl of Homogeneity and Cultural Heterogeneity. Concurrent Triangulation was utilized to gather the perceptions of 200 government and private companies’ employees and corroborate findings within the study. Based on the results, people who keep in touch with their immediate kin and sometimes visit home to celebrate usual practices have the highest mean score of 3.25. On the other hand, people who were born in Metro Manila to parents who were from provinces thrive to learn about their native culture and family practices have the lowest mean score of 2.12, such that Metro Manila is a cultural melting pot due to its cultural heterogeneity. Metro Manila is a blend of the world’s culture, food, and languages, and diverse way of life.
Highlights
Many of the Philippines cultural influences are rooted in the previous colonization, derived from the culture of Spain and the USA (Gilmore, 2000) The country has a rich history with a unique cultural heritage
This study focused on the selected government and private companies’ employees in the National Capital Region perceptions towards Metro Manila’s Salad Bowl of homogeneity and cultural heterogeneity
The statement that received the lowest mean score was item 7- People who were born in Metro Manila to parents who were from provinces thrive to learn about their native culture and family practices with a mean score of 2.12 interpreted as disagree
Summary
Many of the Philippines cultural influences are rooted in the previous colonization, derived from the culture of Spain and the USA (Gilmore, 2000) The country has a rich history with a unique cultural heritage. Melting Pot or Salad Bowl: Metro Manila’s Cultural Heterogeneity. RN Soriano, 2021/ Melting Pot or Salad Bowl: Metro Manila’s Cultural Heterogeneity. Filipino culture is very evident and has largely been applauded in many parts of the world (Craigh & King, 2010) Despite all of these influences, the old Asian culture of Filipinos has been retained and is clearly seen in their way of life, beliefs, and customs. (Meien, 2007) argued that the desirability of assimilation and the melting pot model has been rejected by proponents of multiculturalism, such that alternative metaphors were suggested to describe the current American society, such as a salad bowl, or kaleidoscope, in which different cultures mix, but remain distinct in some aspects (McDonald, 2007). This study focused on the selected government and private companies’ employees in the National Capital Region perceptions towards Metro Manila’s Salad Bowl of homogeneity and cultural heterogeneity.
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