there are several meanings to the word "filo"
1. an individual of
filipino heritage, often 1/8th another nationality eg. chinese or spanish.
2. an individual who can survive on the following foods for their entire life- spam, corn beef, rice, vienna
sausage and sardines in a can.
3. an individual who speaks one of the following languages: cebuano, tagalog, ibunug, visayan etc. when speaking in their provincial dialect, they speak quickly and are almost impossible to understand to an outsider filo. however, to those
outside of the provinces they are limited in their language and so often use
english for obscure words.
4.an individual in a multicultural community, they often speak in tagalog when swearing or when conversing with a fellow filo may also be called
flip, flipster, etc
5.can also be referred to as a "freshie" however this term is only in proper use when the individual has migrated from the phillipines in less than two years