Did the Philippines somehow benefit from the spain colonialization?

Question

Did the Philippines somehow benefit from the spain colonialization?

Answer 1

some cultural influences were inherited by Filipinos.

but me as a Filipino, we benefit from Spain's colonization because of Spain, we became Catholic Christians.

Answer 2

nothing but lost identity,neiter orient nor occident,americans completed what spanish started.

Answer 3

No. Catholicism stunted our growth as a people. The Spaniards used religion to beat us into submission. The Spanish government never really cared about the Philippines. They sent all their "rejects" here - including the friars who abused us.

Answer 4

The Spanish inadvertently gave the Filipinos the shared vision of being a country. Prior to the Spanish invasion the Philippines was a collection diverse tribes with no common language or government. The shared hatred for the Spanish, Americans and Japanese made the Philippines. I travel to the Philippines often and my wife is a Filipina. Al-tho I love the Philippines the country seems to be losing any shared visions outside of Manny Pacquiao. Mahal na Mahal Kita Philippines.