So, this may seem strange, but I have no Filipino decent whatsoever. I am an American, but I have visited Mindanao twice in the last two years and made many wonderful friends there. The Philippines is a beautiful country. On my last trip to Mindanao in April, I asked some of my friends there to teach me to say some phrases in Cebuano. I became interested in learning the Cebuano dialect so that when I go back I can understand more of the language :)