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Working with Filipinos overseas my impression was that they weren’t merely catholic by birth and tradition but in fact were believers, who held regular worship services among themselves.

Elsewhere, where churches were available, you can bet they were in church.

Another place I worked stateside, they held weekly lunch Bible studies, and though the study was evangelical-oriented, most of the attendees were Filipino Catholics. They weren’t hung up on the evangelical-catholic divide, they just seem to love talking about their faith.

And I saw something sometime back that one of the evangelical denominations had a big school in the Philippines training missionaries for service in very difficult parts of the world; they said Filipinos were among the best for that kind of service. There is something in Philippine character, a kind of resiliency combined with religious devotion. They are nice people but tough. And when they believe, they Believe.

Working with Filipinos overseas my impression was that they weren’t merely catholic by birth and tradition but in fact were believers, who held regular worship services among themselves. Elsewhere, where churches were available, you can bet they were in church. Another place I worked stateside, they held weekly lunch Bible studies, and though the study was evangelical-oriented, most of the attendees were Filipino Catholics. They weren’t hung up on the evangelical-catholic divide, they just seem to love talking about their faith.

From the article:

Weekly church attendance among Catholic adults has fallen significantly from 64 percent in 1991 to 41 percent in 2017. This large drop in church attendance looks even grimmer when compared against other Christian groups. For instance, 7 in 10 Protestants and evangelicals attend church weekly. For Iglesia ni Cristo, weekly attendance among adults is 90 percent.

Also see Religion in Latin America | Pew Research Center - Pew Forum on ...

We have at least a couple FR expatriates in the Philippines here.