Are the Phillipines more like south east asian countries or like south pacific countries?

Philippines is an east asian country....

The correct spelling is Philippines. And its more Southeast Asia than South Pacific. If you stand three people next to each other one Asian, one Filipino and one Samoan, the differences and likenesses will be obvious

they are part of south east asian,not in the mainland asia and located in the western part of the pacific.its always going to be an argument what are the people in that achipelago really are.filipinos can be a malays looks,pacific islanders,oriental looks and some can be eurasian look.the only country in the world i guessed filipinos has so many bloodlines from a to z.that is why filipinos living overseas are called the invincible minority.you can be standing next to chinese looking person but he iis a philippines born.or a pacific islander but he is born in samar.a white looking guy but his mother is a filipino and the father is an anglo saxon race.i have stood next to a african bloke when i'd heard him speaking filipino.so filipino are every where and can be anybody.

Do you mean south east asian or south pacific as a coutry or as a people?

As a country, it is on the west of the Pacific, but it is a SoutEast Asian country.

In looks as a people, we are a mixture of Malay, Spanish and Chinese blood. Though lately, with Filipinos going all over the world as the prime export product of the Philippines :))), and getting married with other nationalities, there are now new mixes of American, European and Japanese blood in the midst.

Neither.

The Philippines as a whole resembles (politically, culturally and economically) Central American countries such as El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Mexico.

The common link is past Spanish colonization.

These are good replies to your question, but in my opinion Filipinos are more similar to Pacific Islanders than Southeast Asians. Someone mentioned you can tell the differences between Filipinos and other pacific islanders (like Samoans), which is true, but it is also true they are very distinctive from East Asians in both physical appearance and cultural attitude. If some East Asian cultures seem quiet, humble, maybe demure in their attitude, Filipino culture is quite different, more outgoing, a little more flashy if they have money, more into partying and large gatherings, very often religious (primarily Catholic), bombastic, and forward. In Filipino culture, it would not be considered rude to ask a casual acquaintance very personal questions, which might seem rude to other Asian cultures and even too forward for Westerners. Another thing I have noticed is that western guys often misinterpret Filipinas' outgoing nature as flirtatious, which can lead to misunderstandings :)
Culturally, I would say Filipino culture is more similar to Mexican culture than any Asian culture. Just my opinion.
I apologize if this answer offended anyone, I just wanted to point out general cultural differences that might cause misunderstandings for a visitor.

Philippines is a multi-cultural country. There is no Pure Filipino. Could be a Pacific-Islander, could be American-Flip, could be Canadian-Flip, could be British -Flip. could be Japaneses-Flip, could be Chinese-Flip. But one thign I know Filipinos are faithful and honest and kind and are not witches.

Hm. I agree and disagree with a lot of the answers here.
First, since the Philippines (one L, two Ps) is an archipelago, there isn't really one single homogenous "Filipino culture." Our culture is VERY heterogenous, and has incorporated a lot of influences, not just colonial ones (from the Spanish and the Yanks). The degree of assimilation of various cultures also differs from region to region (e.g. coastal plains vs. mountainous regions--obviously coastal areas will have greater contact with different cultures).
That said, to answer your question, Philippine languages and culture are more related to insular SOUTH EAST Asia (a region which differs from South Asia --India, Pakistan, etc.--and East Asia--China, Korea, Japan). Bahasa Malay and Bahasa Indonesia have similar words (and to a lesser degree, sentence construction) with many Filipino languages such as Tagalog, Bisaya, and Kapampangan.
At the same time, because of colonization by the Spanish, lowland and coastal Filipinos have assimilated some Mexican and Spanish influences. After all, Manila and Acapulco were major ports during the Galleon Trade era, and many Mexicans worked in the Philippines as part of the colonial government.
The Spanish and Mexican influence is less in many parts of Southern Philippines and in the highlands all over the Philippines because the Spanish colonial government couldn't establish themselves there.
If you really want to learn more about Philippine culture, I suggest you read some good anthropology books about the Philippines. A new one called "Authentic, Not Exotic" by Fernando N. Zialcita, PhD was published recently, you might want to check it out. Zialcita is a cultural anthropologist.