How does Philippines have English and Spanish language?

As typhoon Haiyan, or Yolanda, as it's called in the Philippines, has swept through this Asia-Pacific island country, it caused massive destruction with as many. ... read more

The local Filipino population used to speak Spanish as a second language, currently speaks English as a second language, and speaks the local Filipino languages with loanwords from both Spanish and English. The Philippines was under Spain for over three centuries, and the Spanish language used to be taught in schools as the lingua franca on top of the local languages. read more

These were published variously in the Spanish, English, and Tagalog languages, with the Spanish language predominating. Spanish was also designated the official language of the Cantonal Republic of Negros of 1898 and the Republic of Zamboanga of 1899. Many Spanish-speaking Filipino families perished during the Philippine–American War. read more

Aside from the two official nationwide languages used in the Philippines, namely, Filipino and English, other languages have been proposed as additional nationwide languages. Among the most prominent proposals are Japanese, and Spanish. read more