Until the arrival of an Arab trader to Sulu 1450 and Ferdinand Magellan, who sailed in behalf of Spain 1521, the chiefs of many Philippine islands were called Rajas, and the script was derived from Brahmi.the Tagalog (Filipino) word for teacher Guro came from the word guru. Karma, a Hindu concept is culturally understood by Filipinos. The vocabulary in all Philippine languages reflect strong Hindu influences. Tamad means lazy and may have come from the Hindu guna concept of tamas.
In the archipelago that was to become the Philippines, the statues of the Hindu gods were hidden to prevent their destruction by a religion which destroyed all idols. One statue, a 4-pound gold statue of a Indo-Malayan goddess was found in Mindanao in 1917, which now sits in the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, and is dated from the period 1200s to early 1300s. Another gold artifact of Garuda, the phoenix who is the mount of Vishnu was found on Palawan. Today, there is a Hindu temple at Looban Street in Paco, Metro Manila and about 15 minutes away, there is a Sikh temple at U.N. Avenue. Although most of the adherents are ethnic Indians and Sri Lankans and Nepalese. There are various Hare Krishna groups that are gaining in popularity. Indians have been in the Philippines even before the Spaniards but blend into society and tend to maintain a low profile.
Hinduism was deterred by the Spread of Christianity by the Spaniards and the spread of Islam by Indonesians and Malaysian missionaries before the Spaniards. It is highly possible that the Philippines was part of Hindu empires.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism_in_Vietnam#The_Philippines
Golden Tara
Known as the Golden Image of Agusan, it is a 21-carat gold figurine of a female diety seated cross-legged, weighing nearly 4 pounds. It was found in 1917 by a Manobo Woman on the muddy banks of the Upper Agusan River. The image signifies a single cultural sphere that developed in the archipelagic regions of Southeast Asia during the ancient times.
Known as the Golden Image of Agusan, it is a 21-carat gold figurine of a female diety seated cross-legged, weighing nearly 4 pounds. It was found in 1917 by a Manobo Woman on the muddy banks of the Upper Agusan River. The image signifies a single cultural sphere that developed in the archipelagic regions of Southeast Asia during the ancient times.
Golden images of Garuda, the phoenix who is the mount of Vishnu have been found in the Philippine island of Palawan. A 4 lb., 1 foot-high, gold Hindu-Malayan idol of a goddess, now resting in the Field Museum, was discovered in the Philippine island of Mindanao, in 1917. However Islam forbids images and idols, which indicates clearly that this idol existed in Mindanao before the arrival of Islam. http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Malay-people#Religion
History
The earliest evidences of human settlement in the Philippines were discovered in 1962 in a cave in Palawan. Called the Tabon Man, the remains were believed to be 24,000 years old. Other excavations in Palawan have supported early habitation. The island was also an early trade center. The discovery of a golden image of the garuda or mystical bird of Hindu myth attests to the contacts with Malay traders. The island was also called Palau-ye - "Land of Beautiful, safe harbor" by Chinese traders.
http://www.learnphilippines.com/province/palawan.html#history
History
The earliest evidences of human settlement in the Philippines were discovered in 1962 in a cave in Palawan. Called the Tabon Man, the remains were believed to be 24,000 years old. Other excavations in Palawan have supported early habitation. The island was also an early trade center. The discovery of a golden image of the garuda or mystical bird of Hindu myth attests to the contacts with Malay traders. The island was also called Palau-ye - "Land of Beautiful, safe harbor" by Chinese traders.
http://www.learnphilippines.com/province/palawan.html#history
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