Chinese Philippine

Chinese Filipino
華菲人
Pilipinong Tsino
Tsinoy

Chinese-Filipina girl wearing the Maria Clara gown, the traditional gown of Filipina women
Total population
At least 1.5 million are of pure Chinese ancestry.
Regions with significant populations
Metro Manila, Baguio, Metro Bacolod, Central Visayas, Metro Davao Iloilo, Pangasinan, Pampanga, Tarlac, Cagayan de Oro Vigan, Laoag, Laguna, Rizal, Lucena, Naga, Zamboanga City, Sulu
Languages
Filipino, English and other languages of the Philippines Hokkien, Hokaglish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Teochew, Hakka Chinese, various other varieties of Chinese
Religion
Christianity (Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, P.I.C, Iglesia ni Cristo), Buddhism, Islam, Daoism
Related ethnic groups
Sangley, Overseas Chinese

Chinese Filipinos (Filipino: Pilipinong Tsino, Tsinoy [tʃɪnoɪ] or Intsik [ɪntʃɪk]) are Filipinos of Chinese descent, mostly born and raised in the Philippines. Chinese Filipinos are one of the largest overseas Chinese communities in Southeast Asia. There are approximately 1.5 million Filipinos with pure Chinese ancestry, or around 1.8% of the population. In addition, Sangleys—Filipinos with at least some Chinese ancestry—comprise a substantial minority of the Philippine population, although the actual figures are not known.

Chinese Filpinos are a well established middle class ethnic group and are well represented in all levels of Filipino society. Chinese Filipinos also play a leading role in the Philippines's business sector and dominate the Filipino economy today.

The term "Chinese Filipino" may or may not be hyphenated. The website of the organization Kaisa para sa Kaunlaran (Unity for Progress) omits the hyphen, adding that Chinese Filipino is the noun where "Chinese" is an adjective to the noun "Filipino." The Chicago Manual of Style and the APA, among others, also recommend dropping the hyphen. When used as an adjective, "Chinese Filipino" may take on a hyphenated form or may remain unchanged.

There are various universally accepted terms used in the Philippines to refer to Chinese Filipinos:

Other terms being used with reference to China include:

During the Spanish Colonial Period, the term Sangley was used to refer to people of unmixed Chinese ancestry while the term Mestizo de Sangley was used to classify persons of mixed Chinese and indigenous Filipino ancestry; both are now out of date in terms of usage.

"Indigenous Filipino", or simply "Filipino", is used in this article to refer to the Austronesian inhabitants prior to the Spanish Conquest of the islands. During the Spanish Colonial Period, the term Indio was used.