Each country, bloodline, family has its own traditions. Philippines is no different. The following are a few.

COURTSHIP

Courtship can be a be headache for them. It doesn't matter if the Filipina fancies or does not fancy her suitor as she would naturally reject the suitor's offer to date for a few times before she accept if she does. Filipinas naturally play hard to get.

It becomes a headache when the male has to figure out whether the female really does not like him or is just playing hard to get.

It becomes a headache for the female when the male does not get the message that she does not fancy him.

In addition to that burden of confusion, it is customary but optional for the boy to obtain the girl's parents' approval even before he actually begins formal courtship. This is done through house-calling or umaakyat ng bahay. This is to allow strong family participation because in a Filipino marriage, families of both sides develop ties. Once the boy proposes and is accepted, his parents pay a call on the girl's parents to discuss wedding plans. Wedding expenses are paid for by the groom's parents. They are formally engaged only when a ring is given. Then a dinner called despedida de soltera (farewell to maidenhood) is given by the girl's parents.

Or if families disapprove of the marriage, they can always elope.

CIRCUMCISION

It is not compulsory for a Filipino boy to get circumcised upon reaching puberty as there is no religious significance nor is it a family ritual. The boy goes with a friend without the family knowing. Others only know about it through word of mouth not by publicising it.

FUNERALS

Traditionally when someone passes away, the immediate family members would don mourning clothes;
Immediate family members would wear black
Widow and immediate family female members tops it with a black veil
Other men would wear dark trousers and a white shirt with a black armband

However for immediate family members, mourning clothes are traditionally worn every day up until the first anniversary for the death or babang luksa. Babang luksa is a ceremony signifying the first anniversary of the death. However in modern times, mourning clothes are worn only for a decent period after the death, usually after nine days of prayer or novena is held after the burial.