Total population | |
---|---|
93 (2010)[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Metro Manila | |
Languages | |
Spanish · Philippine languages · Polish | |
Religion | |
Roman Catholic | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Polish people, Polish diaspora, German settlement in the Philippines |
Polish settlement in the Philippines began during the Spanish colonial period, mostly with the arrival of Catholic clergy destined for missionary work in other Asian countries. As of 2010[update] the 2010 census, there are 93 persons in the Philippines who claim Polish citizenship, and the Polish community in the Philippines is the fourth-largest Central European community in the country, after the local communities of Germans, Hungarians and Albanians.[1]