The Roman Catholic Faith. The Spanish conquistador might have brought the sword, but he also brought with him the missionary friars and priests who actively implemented a religious
Reconquista of the pagan malays. Thereby converting the overwhelming majority of the pagan malays , baptizing them into the Christian Roman Catholic Faith.
To this day, the Philippines is the only Christian Nation in all of Asia. Of the 103 million Filipinos, 90% of them are Christian, and of that, 80% belong to the Roman Catholic Church.

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