Keeping the light burning: a study on the Filipino culture of volunteerism, on its perception and volunteer motivations.

Abstract

This paper will discuss volunteerism in the Filipino context. By using both the qualitative and quantitative methods, the researcher tries to discuss the intricacy of the culture of Filipino volunteerism, the underlying societal conditions and how it affects motivations. The research uses the rational actor theory as the macro theory and Clary and Snyders Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL).This research would like to prove that the underlying conditions of the Philippine Society affects the motivations of a person to volunteer.