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For example, the Philippines' western-style democracy has been a cause of criticism by other Southeast Asian states who blame it for problems of ineffective implementation of new legislation or for debates that stall reform.

At the same time, however, many Southeast Asians admire the Philippines exactly for these reasons, in particular its more open society and a free press.

The Philippines - Southeast Asia's 'outlier' by Gerald W. Fry December 17, 2012 (http://www.nationmultimedia.com/opinion/The-Philippines--Southeast-Asias-outlier-30196236.html)

"The Philippines is an "outlier" in the region in numerous ways. It was the only Asean country to have been colonised by Spain and the US. And it is the only Catholic nation among the Asean members."

Philippines: Asia’s “Sick Man” Gets Strong by Anthony Fensom - September 3, 2013 (http://thediplomat.com/2013/09/philippines-asias-sick-man-gets-strong/)

"Once again posting impressive economic growth, the Philippines “remains a bright spot” in Asia."

Southeast Asia

Name of the Philippines

The name of the Philippines comes from the king of Spain Philip II. It was given by the Spanish explorer Ruy López de Villalobos who named the islands of Samar and Leyte "Las Islas Felipinas" (The Philippine Islands), during his expedition in 1543. Throughout the colonial period, the name Felipinas (Philippines) was used, and became the official name of the Philippines.

History

The history of Southeast-Asia has been characterized as interaction between regional players and foreign powers. Each country is intertwined with all the others... (Wikipedia)

It was also stated that European colonization proved to have a great influence on the cultures of the different SEA nations because it helped shape Southeast Asia.

Southeast Asian Nations

Foundation of the ASEAN

ASEAN or the Association of Southeast Asian Nations was founded on August 8, 1967 by Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and the Philippines

The association aims to enhance cooperation among Southeast Asian community. ASEAN Free Trade Area has been established to encourage greater trade among ASEAN members. ASEAN has also been a front runner in greater integration of Asia-Pacific region through East Asia Summits. (Wikipedia)

East Timor is the only Southeast Asian country that is not part of ASEAN

  • Indonesia
  • Thailand
  • Malaysia
  • Singapore
  • Philippines
  • Vietnam
  • Burma
  • Brunei
  • Cambodia
  • Laos
  • Timor Leste

People

The majority of Filipinos are descendants from Austronesian peoples. These people are closely related to the Chamorro people in Guam and the Mariana Islands. Although there are lots of other ethnicities in the Philippines, such as the native population related to the Aborigines of Australia and Melanesians. There are also Chinese, Japanese, and Indians

The relationship between

the Philippines and the rest of Southeast Asia is distinguished by the fact that Indic influence in the Philippines was extremely marginal. There were no great Indic architecture, religious rituals nor elaborate civilizations in the country (with the exception of Muslim sultanates in the south) prior to the arrival of the Spaniards in the 1500s.

The Philippines is largely a Roman Catholic country in a Buddhist-Islamic world of Southeast Asia. Like Thailand, it has a troubled history with its minority Islamic peoples.

Although a heavily westernized population and culture on a superficial level, it is Southeast Asian in many important cultural ways. Its current direction of forging closer and stronger ties with the rest of ASEAN is marked by a different attitude by most Filipinos toward issues of human rights and political freedom.

Religion

The Philippines is one of two predominantly Roman Catholic countries in Asia, the other being East Timor. About 90% of the population are Catholics. About 5% are Muslim, and about 5% practiced other religion, and those with no religion.

Filipinos at home set up altars in the Hispanic tradition, adorned with Catholic images, flowers, and candles. During fiestas, most communities organize church services and religious processions in honor of a patron saint, hold funfairs and concerts, and feast with a variety of Filipino foods.

Festivities and Holidays

• 1 January - New Year’s Day (Año Nuevo or Bagong Taon)

• March or April - Semana Santa (Holy Week or Easter)

• 31 October to 2 November - Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos), Araw ng mga Kaluluwa/Día de las almas (All Souls' Day), and Todos Los Santos (All Saints' Day) where families spend much of the 3 days and 3 evenings visiting their ancestral graves, showing respect and honoring the departed relatives by feasting, decorating and offering prayers.

• 24 December - Nochebuena (The Good night or Christmas Eve)

• 25 December - Christmas (Navidad or Pasko)

All major Roman Catholic holy days are observed as official national holidays in the Philippines. Spanish-Mexican culture and Christianity has influenced the customs and traditions of the Philippines.

Every year on the 3rd Sunday of January, the Philippines celebrates the festival of the "Santo Niño" (Holy Child Jesus), the largest being held in Cebu City.

History

Arts, Literature and Music

Before the Spanish colonization, there was already a mixture of cultures, the native people similar to Melanesians and Australian Aborigines, a majority population of Malays and Polynesians, and small groups of people from other Southeast Asian countries. The Philippines and Guam were the furthest colonies from Spain, and it was decided that they would be governed from Mexico, as it was a lot closer. Because of this the Philippines received significant influence from Mexican culture.

Hispanic influence is based on Indigenous, and European tradition. Folk dance, music, and literature have remained intact in the 21st century. These were introduced from Spain, and Mexico in the 16th century, and can be regarded as largely Hispanic in constitution, which have remained in the Philippines for centuries.

Language

The most common languages spoken in the Philippines today are English and Filipino, which is based on Tagalog. Spanish was an official language of the country until the change of government in 1987, which led to Spanish being dropped as an official language for political reasons. The Spanish spoken in the Philippines today has a great affinity with Mexican Spanish. Flipino Spanish contains many Mexican Spanish loanwords of Nahuatl oriigin which were first incorporated into Mexican Spanish, and which do not exist in European Spanish. Various Filipino languages have significantly assimilated aspects of the Spanish language, and contain thousands of loanwords. Numerous words, and some grammatical concepts of the Spanish vocabulary, are used in Chavacano, Cebuano, Tagalog, Bicolano, and Ilocano.

European culture and its influences

Hispanic influence on Filipino culture is customs and traditions of the Philippines which originated from three centuries of Spanish colonization. Mexican and Spanish influence is evident in many aspects of Philippine culture including religion, architecture, language, music, fashion, cooking, and traditions.

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The Philippines in Southeast Asia, European culture and its influences

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