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Let's say for example Magellan arrived at the Moluccas without landing at the Philippines and subsequent explorers sailed by or failed to substantially influence the land... except for the English/British. What would be the ramifications for what is IOTL known as the Philippines? Any PoD will do.

Would it end up like Singapore/Hongkong in a larger scale? A UK/British Isles clone (Palawan = New Ireland, Luzon = New Scotland, Mindanao = New England... not)? Or the SEA equivalent of Zimbabwe?

Thoughts?

Edit: Grammar
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