Mababaw ang kaligayahan = a modest happiness

Surveys have shown that Filipinos are among the happiest people in the world. Indeed, they often laugh and smile, even in the midst of poverty and hardship. A fun-loving people with a cheerful, positive outlook in life, Filipinos have a unique and inexplicable "joie de vivre." The Filipino phrase "mababaw ang kaligayahan" expresses how they can find joy in the simplest things.