No individual country or people are "independent" of any other in our connected industrial civilization. The Republic of the Philippines has some agricultural wealth, but little heavy industry and not much in the way of medical technology. They do not (or did not, when I lived there) produce any cars or trucks; these were imported from Japan or from the USA.
"Noli Me Tangere" and "El Filibusterismo" by Jose Rizal are important literary works that helped shape Filipino national identity and instigated a sense of independence and resistance against Spanish colonization. These novels exposed the injustices and abuses of the Spanish colonial regime, sparking a spirit of nationalism and awakening among Filipinos. They continue to be revered as symbols of Filipino resilience and patriotism.
I know some Filipinos find Indian men attractive. Some don't. It really depends on the person.
Although some Filipinos declared an independent country on June 12, 1898, the country did not actually become independent until 4 July 1946.
The barangay of the ancient Filipinos functioned like a city-state. These barangays were well organized independent villages that were a dominant organizational pattern in the indigenous communities in the Philippine archipelago.
Sandaan One Hundred Years of Filipinos in America - 2007 was released on: USA: 10 March 2007 (Washington D.C. Independent Film Festival)
They are creative, but no more so than any other peoples.
I think Justin Beibers first song was one time causes its really really old
No, there really isn't a typical "American" look.
No. Filipinos are not Americans. They are Filipinos and they come from the Philippines and not in America.
Filipinos are Asian.
Filipinos are residents of the Philippines.
food service industry and really any thing us Americans do