eral worldview consciousness for better or for worse, in an effective, if insidi- ous, manner through stories that entertain. Sad to say, the principal values encountered in most Filipino movies today are the same negative values they have inherited from the tradi- tional dramas which migrated, so to speak, from stage to screen, and provided the latter, for the longest time, with both form, content and most of all, world-view. Four of these values which we must single out for their prevalence, perseverance and perniciousness may be encapsulated in the following statements: 1) Maganda ang Maputi (White is beautiful), 2) Masaya ang may Palabas (Shows are the best), 3) Mabuti ang Inaapi (Hurrah for the Underdog!), and 4) Maganda pa ang Daigdig (All is Right with the world). Topic Sentence: Major points 1. 2. 3.