It is true that Tagalog has borrowed many words from the Spanish since the colonisation of the Philippines by Spain from 1565 to 1898. Research suggests about 33% of the words in Tagalog are of Spanish origin. This doesn't mean they are a similar language. For starters, The Spanish language has a Latin origin whereas Tagalog is an Austronesian language. Also, the grammar of the Tagalog is different from the Spanish one.