For a long time the naming customs in the Philippines were dominated by Spanish names,

as the result of 400 years of colonial rule of Spain over the Philippines. In the last decades

however English names became more and more popular and widespread, reflecting the

ever-growing influence of English and the USA in the Philippines.

There are only very few Philippine i.e. truly Filipino or native names in use nowadays, and they

are rare. (In the list below those are the names with Tagalog as their language of origin.) Maybe

they will be practically extinct in a few more decades.