Beer in the Philippines Red Horse, an extra-strong beer, and Gold Eagle, a low-cost beer. Asia Brewery responded with by Max Beer, another extra strong beer, Manila Beer, a low-cost beer, and Carlsberg, (under licensed), marketed as a premium beer. San Miguel Brewery responded with a low-cost, smaller-sized variants of Red Horse, called "Colt", and San Miguel Beer, called "Miguelito", San Miguel NAB, a non-alcoholic version of San Miguel Beer, now discontinued, and San Miguel Super Dry, marketed against Carlsberg. Asia Brewery responded with the controversial Beer Pale Pilsen, now known as Beer Na Beer. It looks like the competitor's flagship brew, San Miguel
Spanish language in the Philippines it might be now close to disappearing. Spanish was the language of government, education and trade throughout the three centuries (333 years) of the Philippines being part of the Spanish Empire and continued to serve as a lingua franca until the first half of the 20th century. In the last decades its use has declined. New developments in the Philippines are slowly reversing this trend. In December 2007, former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo signed a directive in Spain that require the teaching and learning of the Spanish language in the Philippine school system starting in 2008. The presidential decision had immediate