[/list]NO THEY DONT!  A few loan words. Nothing more.  Why oh why do Filipinos want to forge a connection with us???  The Phillipines were occupied by Spain for over 300 years. Many Filipinos have Spanish blood, that's why so many of them look like Mexican Mestizos. When I stayed in San Diego half the time I couldn't barely tell the difference between a Filipino and a Mexican Mestizo just by looking. There is quite a bit of Spanish blood floating around in the Filipino genepool.   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filipino_mestizo