Javier,
Las Islas Filipinas were a Spanish colony for 300 years, so almost half the vocabulary we use contains borrowed Castellano words. But we don't speak Spanish anymore. We were an American colony for a few decades, that's why almost everyone speaks English...mostly good English with bad diction.
So much for the history lesson. Sadly, only a few Filipinos get to walk the camino because of the cost. We do have pilgrim trails here though. It was pleasing to see that in the world pilgrimages map in the Museo de las Peregrinaciones in Santiago.
(Check out the Javier photo in my personal gallery.)
[edit by Ivar: We have removed the photo gallery function since this post was made]
Mark