Natural disasters and war have destroyed many of the buildings erected in the Philippines under Spanish colonial rule. But in historical areas of the archipelago, impressive examples still stand.

The Philippines has the opposite situation. After 333 years of Spanish presence, the language is almost totally gone. When I first asked some Filipinos why that happened, I was told "Spaniards did not ...

This page is no longer being updated. It was last updated on 5 July 2023 More than 7,000 islands make up the Philippines, but the bulk of its fast-growing population lives on just 11 of them. Much ...