Us Filipinos have more in common with Latin America than we do with our neighbors due to Spanish colonialism. A lot of Spanish architecture in the Philippines. Tagalog is a mix between the indigenous Tagalog Filipino language and Spanish. And of course the super duper Catholicism. Our food is definitely South East Asian, though. Adobo is the main dish you'll find in Hispanic countries, but everything else is more like Vietnamese, Thai, Chinese, or Japanese cooking.