东南亚国家的华侨在这些国家的经济中占据有重要的地位乃是一个众所周知的事实,菲律宾的华侨也不例外。他们被认为对菲律宾进行了经济支配,这在菲律宾人当中引起了许多妒忌与敌意,他们当中有许多人觉得华侨压制了菲律宾经济;但也有另一些人认为菲律宾的华侨曾经对菲律宾的经济发展与进步作出了重大的贡献。本文拟探讨菲律宾华侨经济活动的量度并与菲律宾人的经济活动量度进行比较。华侨在菲律宾的经济地位可能不会象华侨在其他亚洲国家(如马来西亚、印度尼西亚、泰 It is a well-known fact that overseas Chinese from Southeast Asian countries have an important place in the economies of these countries. Overseas Chinese in the Philippines are no exception. They are considered to have dominated the Philippines, which has caused much jealousy and hostility among Filipinos, many of whom feel that overseas Chinese have suppressed the Philippine economy; but others have argued that Filipino overseas Chinese have long expressed their concern over Philippine economic growth and Progress made a significant contribution. This article intends to examine the measure of the economic activity of overseas Chinese in the Philippines and compare them with the measure of economic activity of Filipinos. Overseas Chinese’s economic status in the Philippines may not be the same as overseas Chinese in other Asian countries (such as Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand