According to Maggay we Filipinos have our own way of participating in interpersonal communication. Maggay presented 10 indigenous Filipino ways of interpersonal communication and these are: pagpapahiwatig, mensaheng may tagapamagtan, pagbubunyag, pagpapaktang-giliw, paglalantad sa sarili, tuwirang pagsasagutan, pagsisiwalat ng mga pansariling impormasyon, pakikipag-sosyalan, pagbibigay ng balita and katutubong retorika.

Pagpapahiwatig  is getting a message across in an indirect manner  especially when the message is considered sensitive, embarrassing, or potentially offensive. It could be verbal, non-verbal or a combination of the two. Mensaheng may tagapamagitan  is communicating through a third party to avoid conflict. Pagbubunyag is expressing inner feelings, problems, secrets  to someone that you may or may not trust. Pagpapakitang–giliw is to create a good impression by putting on a pleasant and gracious demeanour.  Paglalantad ng sarili is displaying overconfidence when presenting oneself, this behavior often causes disdain from other Filipinos.  Tuwirang pagsasagutan is argumentation in formal and public events and although this communication practice is confrontational, speakers are still careful with their word choice, the flow of conversation is laden with detours and segues, and direct disagreements are prefaced with apologetic disclaimers. Pagsisiwalat ng mga pansariling impormasyon is revealing private information to the public lacking concept of privacy. Pakikipag-sosyalan is engaging in social interaction, group conversation, and intimate conversations. Pagbibigay ng balita is giving information in an objective manner to an audience. Last but not the least is katutubong retorika, which involves traditional ways of communicating using creative play of words or expression. 

I believe that I and most people I know engage in almost all of these Filipino ways of interpersonal communication, although I find myself and other people I know engaging in a lot of pagpapakitang-giliw. I think that this is not that bad as everyone perceive it to be and it’s not hypocrisy for me if you behave well when you are around new people or people whom you respect; of course you would want to have a good first impression and would want them to feel comfortable around you. It’s just like being a freshman in college; you would have to make a good impression on your teachers and classmates and act in a behaved manner so you won’t make other people feel uncomfortable or irritated.

I personally think that all of us dislike confrontations and don’t want people having bad impressions of us. That is why as much as possible we try to show our best self to people and avoid direct confrontations with people we do not like because such act will stain our image. It is because of this that we turn to interpersonal communication behaviors such as pagpapahiwatig or pagpapatama in social media by posting or sharing spiteful posts that doesn’t mention any names but is obviously meant for a certain person, pagsisiwalat ng mga pansariling impormasyon or spreading tsimis about a certain person to ruin his/her image, paglalantad ng sarili or being pabibo so that your teacher will always notice you to the point that you are already being an inconvenience to your classmates. The problem with these ways of communicating is that it may result to miscommunication and more conflict.

The communication behaviors that Maggay describes can be observed in oral and face-to face interpersonal interactions. There are manifestations of these in written and online communication behaviours of Filipinos on social media. Pagpapahiwatig is an example of this,  as I have mentioned earlier millennials and generations X, Y, and Z are fond of making “parinig” online to people they may like or dislike by sharing posts with meaningful captions. Example of this is how Bea Alonzo posted a photo with a meaningful caption and liked photos of his now ex-boyfriend Gerald Anderson and Julia Baretto. Pagsisiwalat ng mga pansariling impormasyon is also one as some people tend to publicize their lives by posting their personal problems online thus feeding the people on social media their favourite food, gossips.  Example of this are couples who fight and go on Raffy Tulfo, they go on exposing each other’s secrets while viewers watch and comment.

Some of these behaviors are innately Filipino but are also shared by other ethnicities, so we can’t really say that such behaviors are uniquely Filipino. I think that socio-historical factors may have affected the formation of some these behaviors though as we have been colonized by not only one, but three countries for a long period of time.

The concepts of Maggay relate with the Filipino communication behaviors described by Lacson in a sense that the mindsets presented by Lacson are relevant to the Filipino Communicative Behavior and some of Maggay’s concepts on indigenous Filipino ways of interpersonal communication. One notable resemblance between the concepts presented by the two authors is that both showcases how a person or how Filipinos act for their own benefits, either by avoiding conflicts and putting on a good demeanour to make a good image of one’s self or by depending on others and not being held accountable for anything  to live an easy life.