IRiphabhlikhi yasePhilippines iqanjwe ngokuhlonipha iNkosi uPhilip II waseSpainInefa elikhulu lamasiko aseSpain, ngoba yanqotshwa yibo. Izimpawu zalo zikazwelonke zigxilile, ziyahlonishwa kakhulu futhi zaziswa yizakhamizi.
Ifulegi lasePhilippines, ethonywe ngandlela thile ukwakheka kwefulegi laseCuba, yakhiwe ngemigqa emibili enezingqimba ezilinganayo. Elingenhla yilona elibomvu elimele igazi, isibindi kanye nomzabalazo wabo bonke labo ababephathelene nokuzuzwa kwenkululeko yabo. Umugqa oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, okuyiwona ophansi, ukhombisa ubumbano nezinjongo zezwe. Unonxantathu omhlophe oseduze kwesibonda esinelanga legolide elifanekisela ukuzalwa kabusha kwesizwe esizimele, sizungezwe izinkanyezi ezintathu ezinamaphoyinti amahlanu okuyizimpawu zeLuzon, iMindanao neVisayas.
Ijazi lezingalo zeziqhingi zasePhilippines, Inokufana okuningi nefulegi layo. Esigabeni sayo esingezansi siyabona ukhozi olunamakhanda amhlophe lwase-United States kanye nebhubesi elidlangile elivela esihlangu saseSpain. Zombili lezi zizwe yizo ezazilawula futhi zehlisa iPhilippines