Spanish people/Spanish speakers in the Philippines
Posted: June 30th, 2016, 2:24 pm
Where can they mostly be found?
Zamboanga in the South.
On one of my first trips to Manila, I had to go around getting pictures and forms for a visa teaching English in Korea.
I met a young lady from Zamboanga who offered to help me get my requirements. This was before I learned Filipino. Her English wasn't good but I could speak Spanish to her and she replied comfortably and we got along.
She was even so kind as to watch my bag while I went in a back room to take a passport picture.
After that final errand, I offered to buy her lunch for her troubles and she adamantly refused. She had to get going. Something to do.
Well, I got a taxi somewhere else, and then I realize she took my wallet out of my bag.
Good thing I hid 90% of my travel cash elsewhere.