Testing DNA for Filipino Genes! Am I really half?

In today’s episode of the Part Filipino Podcast, I’m taking DNA tests to see how Filipino I actually am. The tests are from Ancestry.com and MyHeritage.com.
I will discuss:
The Ancestry.com testing experience.
The MyHeritage DNA kit testing experience.
My DNA results from Ancestry.com.
My DNA results from MyHeritage.
A comparison of the results.
Please note that I view this Podcast as the start of a conversation. If you would like to participate or share your thoughts, leave a comment below or find me online at partfilipino.com.
#filipino #filipinoamerican #filam #philippines #mixedrace #filipinoculture #philippinehistory
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[@RixA2128]

I can see your smile of relief after you totaled your DNA and got 50%. Indeed you are a Filipino no matter the percentage. What's important is you have the traits of Filipinos of being compassionate, hospitable and proud a Filipino. Mabuhay ka! 🇵🇭

[@letsTAKObout_it]

💯💯💯

[@EliezaBaby]

Well said ❤

[@icerag]

Bro, you've got the best "sponsor" of all time. Chocnut.

[@grifterjason4500]

bruh the fact you're not allergic and even promoted our beloved Chocnut, you're already passed as a Filipino in my books! Mabuhay, you're one of us! :)

[@asian432]

Congratulations, brother! Although it doesn't matter what you are made of. It matters you acknowledge your cultural heritage. IMO

[@mathewg5884]

No

[@alcab4855]

I did an ancestry dna test. I’m Filipino, my region came out as 97% central and southern Philippines. 1 % came from Central and eastern China. 1% Sephardic Jew, 1% Southern Italy and the Eastern Mediterranean. My mom told me that my grandfather was part Spanish and my grandmother part Chinese.

[@mywildflower-theadventures313]

It is nice to see how the sample is done. My husband got me the kit, ancestry DNA. I can’t wait to find out my results. Thank you for this video. I found it today. I’m also Filpino. I’m your new subscriber.🇵🇭🇺🇸❤️

[@kalanimondoy8344]

Yes, your Filipino side comes out & you were right to group all of Asian categories into one. And this new (early Oct) North & Central Philippines + Luzon (by itself) is interesting. I'm glad that my Western Philippines finally went away and just came out as Central & Southern Philippines which matched all of my other half Filipino cousins. No surprise that you had some Chinese actually show up and have that known in your genealogical tree. It's always cool to see DNA align with your genealogical tree. MyHeritage has never updated their ethnicity categories since they first released their DNA tests back in 2016 or 2017? I can't remember when it came out. With Ancestry, they've been updating it yearly since 2018 and I tested back in 2014 because of this new "Polynesia" category that they came out with and I heard of Filipinos getting some of it in their results and knew what was happening. Of course now Filipinos do not show any "Polynesia" in their results because now there is a specific Filipino category, or rather today it has updated to include 4 regions: 1. Northern & Central Philippines, 2. Central & Southern Philippines, 3. Luzon, & 4. Western Visayas. Compared to MyHeritage's "Filipino, Indonesian & Malay" category.

[@rommelrogero4419]

Congrats, dude!

[@jmsutube100]

Congratulation and mabuhay ka kapatid !

[@d-arkangelmusic6542]

That’s awesome! I just now came across the podcast. I’m half Filipino, myself. Well, according to 23&Me, I am 48.7% Filipino 😅. I am super proud of my heritage. But I have sometimes felt outcast. This podcast makes me feel better.

[@letsTAKObout_it]

I’m mixed Filipino too and I totally understand the sigh of relief when everything added up to 50%. Blood quantum as a measure of identity was forced on us and countless other peoples during the colonial period. Luckily, our ancestors knew that our cultures aren’t defined by an outside system telling us who we should be. Salamat and agyamanak for making these videos for all of us!

[@BaoYili]

I've done quite a few of these tests with various family members including Filipinos, and I can tell you with absolute certainty that My Heritage's ethnicity estimates can be waay off, but Ancestry has always proven to be spot on.

[@PacificoNajarilaJr]

Congratulation brother you are now a certified Pinoy...👍🤗🤗

[@jessicalozada7508]

Congrats kuya! 🎉

[@myohmyli]

Hello kuya ! fellow half Filipino here. I did 23andme & Ancestry. Got exactly 50% Asian on both of them. The Asian side being mostly Filipino around 48% and around 2% Chinese on both. :D

[@thelonecrusader220]

You have the semblance of Indian features indeed! Interesting results.

[@charlenedator3384]

You’re already confirmed- half pinoy! Welcome to our world! 👏🏼🙏🏼

[@JulieAspiras-w2k]

Congratulations..! I can see you are so happy with the result..😊🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@ParadiseLoading]

I enjoyed yourbreaction tobyour results! My dad is also 1/2 Filipino, Central & Southern Philippines 😊

[@leonidesnicolascaliolio7311]

You're truly Filipino ❤❤❤❤

[@beastmood6635]

Cool results. Your results are interesting as half filipino.

[@PartFilipinoPodcast]

Thank you! 😊

[@pingyu5141]

My filipino connection as far as we can reach back was my maternal great grandmother who was supposed to be 50/50 filipino - spanish. Gramma would be 25%, mom would be 12.5%. Dad was Portuguese/chinese lineage. That means i should be around 6%, but born in the Philippines and a filipino in heart and soul.

[@livfree7271]

i think that’s beautiful, that u cherish this part of yourself. asa mixed filipina as well, i hope my descendants will appreciate their ancestors and heritage

[@Ryan_Christopher]

My brother took a 23andMe and it came out we are 1% Spanish and 5% Chinese with the rest Filipino Malay. I think the Spanish comes from, as my maternal grandfather recounted, “his grandmother was Kastila and married a tribal prince back in Central Luzon.”

[@49525Bob]

I got an Ancestry DNA match with a Filipino male living just north of Manila. He asked for my help tracking down his American father. He had a name (wich was slightly off, due to it sounding similar, and a photo. Bottom line I was able to determine who his father was, and provide him recent photos. The father lives in Oregon, but doesn't respond to facebook messages or even to a postal letter. He's 78, so possible deceased or in very poor health. His father is married to a younger Filipina, and as far as I can tell had no other children. This Filipino is my 3rd cousin, 1x removed. Seems like a nice guy. This match is on my Dad's side. My first wife with whom I had children is Thai. She, and my 3 sons, and 2 of 4 grandson's all did the Ancestry DNA. They all came back with the the correct % from where their ancestors birth places are known. There were no surprises.

[@gilbysstroem]

My mom's filipino brasileiro and my dad's russian-swedish/norwegian-american. Im interested to have my dna analyzed too!

[@bubot17]

As long as you eat rice, you're good 😊

[@gilbysstroem]

@bubot17 i love rice! Topped with chicken pastil or toccino or pritong galungong!

[@Paul-McB]

I'm mixed also. 50% Korea, 20% White euro, 25% West African, 5% Native American according to Ancestry. I look like a guapo Pinoy with muscles. I also go to S. America and blend in there. I have also been misidentified as a Mexican, Thai, middle eastern. I have an Indian friend, he says I look like I'm from India. I think I blend in with Non-white populations.

[@flokeyku-y2j]

aiaiaia not all south americans are euroasians,afro,,asian looks dude..there are whites as well!!! aff and non such thing as native american.they are asian as well and the dna you point out above is mostly found in central do south americas

[@Paul-McB]

@flokeyku-y2j are you one of the ones who look white in South America?

[@flokeyku-y2j]

@@Paul-McB Look is a thing and being is another.

[@domustekton3165]

You are welcome, brother...

[@junjunfranci]

Wow ang saya naman!

[@peterduro8379]

The important is we still all brothers and sisters in this world

[@kidmanila2160]

That Filipino knife.was really cool

[@danteroa2878]

Congrats...

[@rccl-u8g]

Welcome to the Philippines ChocNut brother, visit your Philippine half see for yourself what its like as a Country of Thousands of Beautiful Island Paradise. Mabuhay 💚👍

[@missionHimpossible25]

Nice 4 being proud.

[@ThorNado24]

Your Viking blood emerged mixing with Lapu-lapu and Li Ma Hong.

[@doc2log]

Agree! Warriors all!!

[@piosian4196]

Lapu lapu was the first tribesman who succeeded in fighting the first white invaders, Li Ma Hong was a Chinese pirate who fought the Spaniard in 1600's. His sea going junks were trapped In Present day Pangasinan . . but his men dug a channel and pulled the boats thru., and escaped clean. It will be a big anachronism to think Lapu-lapu and Li Ma Hong ever met. Battle of Mactan where Magellan was killed on April 25,1521

[@rodelbunag9823]

Congrats

[@mikebluegalindez5329]

oh i miss those

[@user-knetmari47]

10:34 Maybe your chinese ancestor have mix japanese/korean blood(w//c is not surprise at all -according to history)

[@claro2003]

I am 5% chinese,5% spanish , 5% pilipino and 85% alcohol because they are all drinkers

[@PartFilipinoPodcast]

🤣

[@jessicalozada7508]

Well my Uncle Ramon....😂

[@ramonlemence4932]

Yes kabayan, you are 100% correct that the Philippines is the first country to be considered as the melting pot of all races in the world. Because in our history our country is the center of commerce of Asia, South East Asia, Europe and Middle East countries.

[@sherwinwilliamsaludares1978]

How much cost u to get does kits.. 😮

[@zzzzzsleeping]

That's nice, 50-50 !! How kool is that?

[@hannahcarlson7618]

I had a sense of relief when mine added up to exactly 50% as well! Haha

[@PartFilipinoPodcast]

Before I saw the results I was like, “what if I’ve been living a lie this whole time?!”

[@RichardUy-y4y]

Im a Filipino Spanish Chinese

[@gloriahamel2963]

Pilipino!

[@Coloradanaquarian]

I found out that I’m 1 % Spanish and 1 % Italian. My family are from Cebu,Leyte and Masbate.

[@zachzoldyck1796]

that's not significant for you had lesser than 5%

[@Coloradanaquarian]

@ just saying . Just tells me that my ancestors who came to the Philippines were Italian and Spanish descent; and it’s significant to me as a whole person. Thank You Very Much.

[@noelramirez1551]

Not really; if it's 1%, it most likely means one of your ancestors was probably a Mexican mestizo that Spain took to the Philippines because 1% is so small that it's either overlapping or your ancestor was mestizo, and since less than 2% of Filipinos have Spanish ancestry, he married a pure Asian, unlike here in Latin America where 70-80% have some European ancestry, so when people get married, the European DNA doesn't get diluted; majority of Latin Americans have 40-60% European DNA.

[@faustinofabro3408]

I’m a new subscriber to your channel from Philippines 🇵🇭 Have you visit the Philippines yet? Please do you will love it …. Good luck 🍀

[@bornonjuly7052]

Hope you are happy and proud that you are with Filipino heritage my respect to you but i don't have that respect on some people that are not proud of their Filipino heritage. Some of them are hollywood actress.

[@kannika-gi3vp]

How much was the cost for Heritage?

[@ClaritoPa1980]

How much does it cost for DNA test?

[@glennpauldelatorre8924]

Your smile!

[@timmackee3912]

I was classified as 98% Filipino. So now the Filipino is a race.

[@cookingfire6364]

O i miss chocnuts one of my favorite when i was a kid.

[@Politicalanalyst29]

That is correct. Most Filipinos are Austronesian’s.

[@MrStalkerhunter]

Oh he's part Illonggo/Hiligaynon🇵🇭

[@omgorion9810]

CONGRATS......You come from a country of WELCOMING and SMILES..

[@mas7168]

If you look the history Filipino ancestry basically from Indonesia and Malay...

[@516GCT]

Our national hero Jose Rizal has Japanese and Chinese ancestry. That Japanese heritage of his and perhaps yours too, may have come Japanese Christian refugee who escaped from the persecution of japanese warlords. That was about during the early Spanish colonization of the Philippines.

[@jmsutube100]

No more stock of Choc Nut in stores and supermarket.

[@moeparker3]

Ancestry is generally more accurate when it comes to dna testing

[@antonettemaniquis]

Anybody from the Philippines who have tried these tests? My mom is adopted and I want to know if we can find any of her family members.

[@damn671]

These tests are not very accurate for South East Asians. It's mostly accurate for Northern and North East Asians. I did 2 of these DNA tests from 2 different companies. It kept giving me 80% chinese but I can trace my Filipino heritage as early as 1700s.

[@doc2log]

Which is just about the time that commerce and intermarriage between Chinese and Filipinos (Malays) was happening!

[@alexanderabued1953]

Filipino is not actually a race its a feeling. Feeling of belongingness. If you look at Filipino in general, ite a mix race from different culture around the world.

[@arthurjavellana1904]

REAL TALK... 25 FIL.

[@josebach9377]

Which side is Filipino? Mom or dad? Just curious. You’re totally half Filipino that’s because you’re nice and a warm person. Welcome kapatid.BTW I did mine too and resulted with 40% Hawaiian and Polynesian 50% central visayan and central Luzon and 5% China and Southeast Asia. Pinoys are definitely mixed all by themselves.

[@marjorieferrer9520]

I’m half Filipino half vampire…your cat turned me😬

[@PartFilipinoPodcast]

Ha ha. She is a very mischievous cat!

[@BulkanHibokhibok]

you said your mom is a Filipina,. So, it says it all. Most Filipinos have European blood anyway because of Spanish colonization.

[@reneremo9800]

The true Hebrew is a child abandoned by his parents..I have Spanish blood, which means I am a Spanish child. Will the Spanish accept me as their child? No, right?

[@doc2log]

Kabayan! You must be Ifugao or Ilocano!!

[@LeslieCabuling]

Speaking of origin(race) & nationality. Believe it or not! Do you know Portuguese Navigator Ferdinand Magellan his “Iberian Jew descent(Not Hebrew Origin)?” And most Spanish Military Soldiers came into the Philippines during Colonial Era 15th century, are Iberian Jew(mixed German, Slavic), & Dark Arabs descents?

[@PartFilipinoPodcast]

I need to read more about Magellan-it something on my list

[@latinamerican7173]

I am jewish, not born in Israel but we are the same ppl. now i can see the dude is mixed because he was born out of the island and his mom or dad married a white person.

[@blue8code]

That means you are able to sing

[@michaelsalcedo4478]

How much it cost for DNA test pare?

[@PartFilipinoPodcast]

I got mine from Ancestry for about $40, and it looks like it is on sale now (Dec 2, 2024). Ancestry includes the cost of shipping the test back. The MyHeritage kit was a little less but ended up about the same because you have to pay to ship it back.

[@WielderOfInfinity]

norther and central philippines means you are most likely ilocano

[@Oscarbasedhead]

It’s kinda weird if someone says there mixed and another person doubts it lol like why….

[@jsundberg5542]

so does anyone know which one has more reliable results????

[@PartFilipinoPodcast]

That’s a good question. I wish I knew the answer…

[@yelenaalcones4610]

Amazing r

[@yelenaalcones4610]

Amazing results.

[@llenichievzecharnov7229]

Central asia Chinese means Austronesian today call it china but not china territory before because many kingdom in china until Mongolia invasion in china

[@AllGoodDreams-cv9mv]

Me western visayan..in Iloilo city

[@a-qv8bk]

7:40 as a 100% pure pilipino. i disagree. pilipino people is not mixed. the other south east asian country is the real super mixed like indonesians and malaysians have mixed with thailanders and cambodians by 50% percent

[@chichiboypumpi]

filipino isn't a race, it is a nationality.

[@Korbkorn]

I’m Filipino, My ancestry DNA is Filipino, Chinese and Spanish. Most Filipinos are not pure Filipino per se.

[@GTX311]

There is no such thing as a pure Filipino. Well, if you sprouted out of the soil in the Philippines, then maybe you are. 😂

[@mathewg5884]

Filipinos are Austronesians and Melanesians. Majority of Filipinos are Austronesians or Melanesians.

[@AkitaMix]

@@GTX311 Not pure, but 99%+ Austronesians exist in Central Cordillera

[@GTX311]

@@AkitaMix Yeah, but Austronesians are also just immigrants to the Philippines. They are also not even the first wave of immigrants. I'm Igorot, by the way.

[@LeslieCabuling]

@@mathewg5884Austronesian groups of people(Indonesia, Malay, & Polynesians) are arrived in the islands of the Philippines(Filipino/Ophirian the descendants of Joktan, Genesis 10:25 -31 KJV) to be its first settlers, “as a port of entry”, they’re escorted them from the help of Tarshish(Greek) the seafaring group, after the fall of Tower of Babel(Book Genesis 11:1-9 KJV). Austronesian groups they brought with their own cultures, traditions as well as language, “except the Filipino/Ophirian.” Portuguese Navigator Ferdinand Magellan (Iberian Jew descent) 15th century, founded the Native(Original) Filipino/Ophirian Islanders has “16 Different Languages Scripts & Spoken” ….. including, Pampango, Ilocano, “Tagalog Bay-ba-yin Script”, Arabic & HEBREW Script”. Believe it, or not! Do you know Tagalog language has “Obscure Hebrew Language” for over 1️⃣ thousand words, using those Tagalog Speakers?📚🇵🇭✍️✍️✍️💯✅👀

[@elmaorne4959]

[@leonardaelsgoltc6732]

Bro, India is not populated by asians) They are actually indo-europeans

[@markrivera8587]

When only half pilipino one must marry a full pilipina to encourage full philipines lol u all right if u eat lumpia heheh

[@LeslieCabuling]

SEPHARDI means “SPANISH” or “HISPANIC” derived from SEPHARAD(Hebrew & Tiberian Biblical Location - Spain) IBERIAN PENINSULA - The western most outpost of Phoenician(Mixed Hebrew & Canaanite Descent) Maritime Trade. King Hiram/Haram(Mixed Hebrew & Phoenician/Canaanite Descents) of Tyre, … the official Navy of King Solomon - “son of King David.” Read Book of I King Chapter 5 (KJV),📚✅👀

[@celletoronto]

My Heritage is not very good when it comes to their Asian sample size. 23andme was more accurate for me.

[@betacrest10]

That netflix anime is Trese(13)

[@newmanjug6611]

Filipino got all the DNA of people of the world,even the rearest blood genom even not being steps the land of OPIR....

[@king24km]

We are actually from planet nimbus,,and yes we are alien in this planet

[@josephtorre4289]

I'm 50% German and 50% Shepherd... so a 100% german Shepherd.😅

[@bamboogirl365]

Lol!

[@thelonecrusader220]

Some people say they would be devasted if they found out that they have Chinese DNA! Well, you'd be damned because Filipinos have indeed Chinese ancestry.

[@lololo-cy2eu]

It says Japanese and Korean though

[@EBLMarch31996]

27% of Pilipino are of Chinese descent.

[@JoAlmeda]

Not true Chinese only small percent not 27 only 1 percent.. they migrate here and live here but only 1 percent.

[@EBLMarch31996]

​@@JoAlmedait was the data given by those intelligent people from the gov't agency I only read it from some documentary.

[@danythrinbell1596]

don't worry it does not gives a philippino passport for sure

[@lanzcruzy2657]

🤗... 🤞🤦👏👏👏🫶

[@tooshy8099]

no spanish

[@rmacapobre]

tu as l'air de joshua jackson (pacey de dawsons creek)

[@dakssphere1744]

My DNA results 50% Spanish 50% Mermaid it tells me that im a legit Spanish Sardines 😅

[@yl_009]

Of course you are filipino.

[@arnelamorado9114]

you're kinda... you kinda look like Martin Nievera... and kinda sounds like him... when you talk...

[@wrongtiming8837]

You're not half, you're a Mexican.🤗

[@buffalohead7783]

You should be able to sing in tune without telling anybody you’re a pinoy. 😮

[@reekio-ve2wd]

filipinos are genetically mixed there's no such thing as full bloodied. We have chinese,spanish, malay and others ancestry.