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Filipinos
Since the late 15th Century, the Philippines has had stable trading connections with Macao, and become one of the significant parts of the China – Philippine – Mexico – Peru trading chain. After the Portuguese were forced to end trade with Japan in the 17th Century, the trading relationship between Macao and Philippine (Manila) became a critical support of Macao’s prosperity. Since then, Filipinos have come to Macao by merchant ships and settled here.
15世紀末時，菲律賓便與澳門保持著穩定的貿易關係，成為中國-菲律賓-墨西哥-秘魯貿易鏈中的重要一環。隨著十七世紀葡萄牙人被迫結束對日貿易後，澳門與菲律賓（馬尼拉）之間的貿易成為維持澳門繁榮局面的重要支柱。從那時起，便有菲律賓人隨著商船來到澳門並在此定居。
In the ensuing wave of Chinese exclusion in Southeast Asian countries in the mid-20th Century, some Filipinos who married Chinese in the Philippines came to Macao with them and settled at Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro or Rua da Emenda areas.
在隨後的20世紀中期東南亞的排華浪潮中，亦有部分嫁給華人的菲律賓人隨著家庭來到澳門，在新馬路或義字街定居。
Nowadays, the number of Macao’s Filipino migrant workers jumped from less than 3,000 in 2003 to more than 20,000 in August 2015, which was a sevenfold increase. Most of Macao's Filipino immigrants settled for a better life and higher incomes. Many of them would choose to be family helpers or tutors, and some would choose to work in casinos, hotels or restaurants. There are also many Filipino snack bars or supermarkets that they open on Rua da Alfândega.
如今，澳門的菲籍移工從2003年不到三千，急升至2015年八月超過兩萬人，增長高達七倍。大多數澳門的菲律賓移民定居是為了更好的生活和更高的工資，他們中大部分人會選擇當菲傭或家庭教師，亦有許多會選擇任職於澳門的賭場、酒店或餐廳，紅窗門街亦有許多他們開的菲律賓小吃店或超市。
Community & Place
Today, Filipinos living in Macao mainly settle in three areas: Rua da Alfândega and Rua da Emenda areas in Macao Peninsula, and Nam Sum Garden in Taipa.
在澳門居住的菲律賓人主要聚居於三個地區：本澳的紅窗門街與義字街，和氹仔的南新花園一帶。
Currently, there are two main organizations in Macao that provide assistance or share relevant information to Macao’s Filipinos, the Humanity Filipino Association in Macau and the Filipino Community Alliance in Macau.
現時澳門主要有兩個組織為在澳菲律賓人提供幫助或分享相關資訊，澳門菲律賓人道協會與澳門菲律賓社區聯盟。
Custom & Language
Due to the influence of the ancient Maritime Silk Road, Catholicism was brought to the Philippines, thus many Filipinos are also Catholics. Macao’s Filipino immigrants living in the area of Rua da Alfândega will go to the nearby churches such as the Sé or St. Antonio’s Church for mass on Sundays, and after that, they will go back to a snack bar on the street for eating and gathering.
由於古代海上絲綢之路的影響，天主教被帶往菲律賓，因此許多菲律賓人也是忠誠的天主教教徒。住在紅窗門街一帶的菲律賓人每逢周日便會一起到附近的大堂或崗頂教堂做彌撒，並在結束後一同回到街上一家小吃店飲食、聊天。
Filipino is the main language for them to communicate with each other, and English is used externally. Some Filipinos who have been working and living in Macao for a long time can also use Cantonese to communicate. However, many Filipinos who were born in Macao speak English rather than Filipino as their first language, and sometimes there is a mixture of English, Filipino and Cantonese within a Macao’s Filipino immigrant family.
菲律賓語為他們互相溝通的主要語言，對外則會使用英語，一部分在澳門長期工作生活的菲律賓人也可以使用粵語進行溝通。然而，許多在澳門出生的菲律賓人都以英語而非菲律賓語為第一語言，甚至有時一個家庭內會同時出現夾雜英語、菲律賓語、粵語的交流方式。
Significance
The Philippines has always been the second largest source of inbound manpower for Macao after Mainland China. However, most of the Filipinos who came to Macao to work in the past were domestic helpers, security guards, waiters, etc., and their spending capacity was limited. With the rapid development of Macao's tourism and gaming industry, a large number of foreign labor is needed to support this world's fastest-growing economy, so the number of Filipino immigrant workers in Macao has increased sharply since the beginning of the 21st Century. At the same time, the Filipino immigrants who came along with the Southeast Asian Chinese in the middle and late 19th Century were also one of the witnesses of the wave of Chinese exclusion from Southeast Asian countries at that time.
菲律賓一直是澳門除中國大陸以外第二大外僱來源地，但以往來澳工作的菲籍人士多是從事家傭、保安、服務生等，消費力有限。隨著澳門旅遊博彩業飛速發展，需要大量外來勞動力支撐起這個全球增長最迅速的經濟體，因此在澳菲律賓人數量由二十一世紀初開始劇增。同時，十九世紀中後期隨著東南亞華人一起到來的菲律賓移民亦是當時排華浪潮的見證者之一。
Risk & Protection
Due to the social environment in Macao, the new generation of Filipinos born in Macau gradually speak English as their first language, so the Filipino community and related associations can pay attention to the language inheritance of the Macao’s new generation of Filipinos. Moreover, traditional festivals are slightly ignored compared to Christian festivals, so such traditional cultural activities should also be paid attention to.
由於澳門的社會因素，新一代在澳門出生的菲律賓人漸漸以英語為第一母語，因此菲律賓社區與相關組織可以關注對新生代澳門菲律賓人的語言傳承。而且傳統節日相對於基督教節日也被略微忽視，因此此類傳統文化活動也應受到重視。
At the same time, several Filipino immigrants mentioned that they have experienced discrimination because of their darker color of skin, thus it is also essential to pay attention to the equal rights of minorities and to raise public awareness.
同時，一部分菲律賓人也談到自己在澳門因膚色而受到歧視的經歷，因此關注少數人口的平等權利和提高民眾意識也是必不可少的。