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there is much more sunlight in Indonesia than in Philippines

true, people living right in the equator are darker; smaller due to the more strong gravity compare to above or below the equatorial country. but the best

answer is Filipinos were mixed with spanish race that's why we became whitier when the spaniard conquered and crossbreed our woman in

our country for about 400 years. but the original Filipino called the Igorots; Higaonon, Manobo Tribes, kongking and bajaos were curly hair; black as asphalt and no hygiene and even darker and stinking than of the africans.

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