tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post7893572098416546139..comments2024-03-16T13:30:40.704-04:00Comments on Tea at Trianon: The Spanish in the Philippineselena maria vidalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-84465784360333919212011-08-29T22:58:23.906-04:002011-08-29T22:58:23.906-04:00Maria Elena:
Interesting bt just to let you in a ...Maria Elena:<br /><br />Interesting bt just to let you in a an a fascinating tidbit: I listened to an interview (in Spanish) with the director of the Cervantes institute in Manila. He pointed out that (a) the Manila branch is the second largest in Asia after Tokyo.<br />(b) a lot of Filipinos are learning Spanish.<br /><br />Part of the reason isn't really sentimentalism but a pragmatic decision. You see Filipinos who loive and workd in Spain can become citizens in 2 years as opposed to 10 for everyone else.<br /><br />xavierxavierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15924047562026242210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-17461680822574193562011-08-29T05:10:06.097-04:002011-08-29T05:10:06.097-04:00Sadly, though, even Catholicism, in the Philippine...Sadly, though, even Catholicism, in the Philippines, seem to be fading as well, due secular influences. Many new generation of Filipinos no longer practice Catholicism. Some Filipinos chose Protestantism, like the ones calling themselves "born again". Others have rejected Christianity altogether. Philippines have so much to thank the Spaniards for, because they introduced Catholicism - the only thing I can think of to thank the Spaniards greatly. The Americans helped the Philippines so much during WW2, which is greatly remembered to this day. The Philippine culture, which used to be deeply rooted in Catholicism, is now beginning to give in to secularism due to outside influences. For example, now that secularism is taking its hold of America, it's also taking its hold of the Philippines via American media. Philippines is more influenced by the Americans rather than the Spaniards, which, I think is the fault of the Spaniards that conquered the Philippines. If the Spaniards had the sense to expand their influences, they should have done so by teaching their language to the natives the moment they conquered the land. Just my thought on the matter. Thank you.Orchard Villehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260887552881998100noreply@blogger.com