Religion Edit
Main articles: Religion in the Philippines and Philippine mythology
The Philippines is one of two predominantly Roman Catholic nations in Asia-Pacific, the other being East Timor. From a census in 2012, Christianity consist about 80%[3][4] of the population. Islam is the religion for about 11%[5] of the population. Buddhism shares 1.8% of the population, while 3.8% practice other religions. The remaining 0.6 did not specify a religion while 11% are irreligious[6] according to Dentsu Communication Institute Inc.
Before the arrival of the Spaniards and the introduction of Roman Catholicism and Western culture in the 16th century, the indigenous Austronesian people of what is now called the Philippines were adherents of a mixture of shamanistic Animism, Islam, Hinduism and Vajrayana Buddhism.[7]