Original sentence: The culture of the Philippines reflects the complexity of the History of the Philippines through the blending of pre-Hispanic indigenous Austronesian civilizations and the culture of Spain, imparted during Spain's 377 year colonial rule of the islands.While Chinese Filipinos living in the country also follow their own cultural production
Edited sentence: Since the days when Chinese merchants would trade with the Filipinos since pre-Hispanic times, there has been a relatively large Chinese Filipino community living in the Philippines, especially in the cities.The culture of the Philippines reflects the complexity of the History of the Philippines through the blending of pre-Hispanic indigenous Malay civilizations and the culture of Spain, imparted during Spain's 377 year colonial rule of the islands.They tend to practice a blend of Filipino and Chinese customs, some of which have permeated into mainstream Filipino society