According to philippinealmanac.com, 30 percent of the Tagalog words are derived from Sanskrit, India’s ancient language which greatly indluenced the modern European languages such as English and German. A few Sanskrit words in Tagalog are Bathala (the supreme God), dala (fishnet), asawa (spouse), mama (man), diwa (thought), puri (honor), mata (eye), likha (creation), lakambini (princess), kuta (fortress), and wika (language). Even the used of brass, bronze, copper and tin in the decorative arts and metal work of the early Filipinos is another Indian influence. The boat-shaped lute, a musical instrument still played by Muslim Pinoys, is of Indian origin. Moreover, some Philippine literature are also influenced by Indians for instance the Maranaw epic Darangan is Indian in both plot and characters. Balituk, the tale of the Ifugao legendary hero, is similar to Arjuna’s exploits in the Mahabharata, the great Hindu epic. The Agusan legend of a man named Agnio, resembles the story of Ahalya in the Ramayana, another great Hindu epic. An eclipse is called laho in Tagalog and Kapampangan.

According to Wikipedia, India and Philippines signed an agreement which state that this two country will establish a Joint Commission on Bilateral Co-operation, it is signed when president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo visited the India on October 5, 2007. The establishment of the Joint Commission on Bilateral Co-operation aims to further strengthen and develop the co-operation in the field of trade, economic, scientific, technological and other fields of co-operation. According to wordfactsandknowledge, Hinduism has been a major cultural, economic, political and religious influence in the archipelago that now comprise the Philippines. The Hindu religion came to the Philippines from the Javanese empire of Majapahit. Decline of Hinduism in the Philippines started with the arrival of Islam in