▁the ▁relief ▁at ▁being ▁back ▁home ▁safe . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁sign ▁of ▁thought ful ness . ▁While ▁pas al ub ong ▁are ▁not ▁comp uls ory ▁or ▁even ▁expected , ▁failing ▁to ▁bring ▁pas al ub ong ▁for ▁someone ▁can ▁sometimes ▁be ▁perce ived ▁neg atively . ▁Part icular ▁importance ▁is ▁given ▁to ▁g ifts ▁for ▁children , ▁and ▁the ▁anticip ation ▁of ▁getting ▁pas al ub ong ▁from ▁a ▁parent ▁coming ▁home ▁is ▁often ▁a ▁cher ished ▁child hood ▁memory ▁for ▁most ▁Filip inos . ▁ ▁By ▁bringing ▁g ifts ▁with ▁regional ▁significance ▁( e . g . ▁things ▁that ▁cannot ▁be ▁acquired ▁locally ), ▁the ▁person ▁coming ▁home ▁can ▁also ▁share ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁travel s . ▁It ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁western ▁concept ▁of ▁sou ven irs ▁except ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁meant ▁for ▁personal ▁rem emb rance ▁but ▁for ▁sharing ▁the ▁experience ▁with ▁others , ▁especially ▁as ▁the ▁different ▁islands ▁and ▁regions ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines ▁can ▁have ▁different ▁languages , ▁local ▁custom s , ▁and ▁cu is ine ▁special ties . ▁The ▁pas al ub ong ▁serves ▁as ▁a ▁' sample ' ▁of ▁another ▁region ' s ▁special ty , ▁bringing ▁different ▁Filip ino ▁cult ures ▁closer ▁together . ▁They ▁can ▁also ▁simply ▁be ▁g ifts ▁likely ▁to ▁be ▁appreciated . ▁ ▁Un like ▁western ▁g ifts , ▁pas al ub ong ▁are ▁not ▁wrapped , ▁but ▁are ▁given ▁as ▁is . ▁The ▁person ▁who ▁gives ▁the ▁pas al ub ong ▁can ▁also ▁freely ▁part ake ▁of ▁the