HOSPITALITY Hospitality is one of the characteristics of Filipinos and was known of. Rich or poor alike this characteristics of Filipinos are being shown. Hospitality is being shown in many ways. Visitors in the house is being treated as VIP. They are well entertained, given the best food they can offer , and can afford, or even can't afford , they will find means to have it to offer just for visitors to be satisfied. In my childhood days I saw how it is done by my parents to our visitors, those friends of my older sisters in school in the city where my sisters studied . It was during their high school and college days, whenever there is an occasion to celebrate like fiesta , and Christmas in our province. These two occasions are the most celebrated occasions in our province those days. And so my parents really did their best to prepare for it. My parents usually take care pigs so as to have something to cook for the occasion. Since we have a piece of land for rice field they would plant rice and glutinous rice and save some harvests for the occasions. My mother was best in cooking rice cakes and dessert like "halaya". And this is what I actually learned from her. Nowadays , being hospitable is not much like they used to be in the past. Difficulties in life , taught people to be more practical in being hospitable. To those who can really afford, they do it extravagantly, but to low income family, it's not the case, but still hospitable in simple ways they can afford to do. Situations in life may change, but such characteristics like hospitality instilled in hearts and minds of Filipinos remains rich or poor. It may differ on the manners of showing it, but still hospitality is a marked labelled to Filipinos .