Beer in the Philippines alcoholic beverage in the Philippines and amounts to a 70% share of the domestic alcoholic drinks market in terms of volume during 2005. Between 2003 and 2004, the Philippines showed the fastest growth rate in the world of 15.6%. With a consumption rise from 1.22 to 1.41 million liters, it was the 22nd largest beer market in the world in 2004. A Filipino will drink an average of nearly 20 litres of beer a year. Under a royal grant from Spain, Don Enrique María Barretto de Ycaza y Esteban opened "La Fabrica de Cerveza de San Miguel", Southeast Asia's first
Philippines–Spain relations 2 Filipina domestic workers sentenced to death in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. Former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo concluded her second state visit in Spain in July 2006, bringing back millions of dollars of Spanish investments, particularly in Tourism and Information Technology Spanish Ambassador to the Philippines Jorge Domecq told the reporters that the "Philippines is the only country in Asia to receive more aid and development assistance from Spain than any other Asian country". He added that the Philippines remains a priority of the Spanish aid in development efforts and partnerships with the European Union, even despite budget