Filipinos
people native to or citizens of the islands of the Philippines
Filipinos are the people who are native to or identified with the country of the Philippines. Filipinos come from various Austronesian ethnolinguistic groups. Currently, there are more than 175 ethnolinguistic groups, each with its own language, identity, culture and history. The modern Filipino identity, with its Austronesian roots, was mainly influenced by China, the United States and Spain.
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- Give me ten thousand Filipinos and I shall conquer the world!
- Douglas MacArthur, as quoted in "The Fighting Filipinos: Give me ten thousand Filipinos and I shall conquer the world! – MacArthur" (17 March 2016), by Colin Fraser, War History Online
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Encyclopedic article on Filipinos on Wikipedia
