There's also the heavy American influence on the Philippines, as the American occupation after the Spanish-American War implanted many American values that don't exist in Malaysia. Fun fact: Filipinos are the first Asian group to arrive in the Americas due to the Spanish. Hell, back when Texas was under the control of Spain, the land was called the New Kingdom of the Philippines (Nuevo Reino de Filipinas) tell New Spain collapsed in 1821. There's a timeline where Texas is called the New Philippines and Texans are New Filipinos, similar to how residents of New Mexico are called New Mexicans.