<p>Spanish influx into the Philippines occurred between the 1500 and late 1800 and most were from South Spain - Andalusia. The Philippine population that is of spanish descent is a very small portion of the population, where as those of Chinese descent is much larger. With intermarriage over the centuries, many are descendants of many ethnic groups are so intermingled that tracing ones heritage becomes difficult. Those that can trace heritage to Spanish (European)or even Mexican descent are a very small percentage of the population. </p>
<p>(My next door neighbor is Filipino - first generation American, came to the states as a pre teen - first name sounds latino, last name is Asian he says he is Asian.)</p>
<p>Just because you have a latino sounding name does not make you latino.
On that note I would hope that by 18 years old one would know the difference between where one lives and race, and could answer this question without hesitation.</p>