If you consider each regional dialect its own separate language, I’d say most Filipinos speak at least 3 - 4 languages by default.
I’ll give you a friend of mine:
He speaks:
1. English - most Filipinos do.
2. Tagalog - the national language. Yes, I know the national language is technically “Filipino,” but it’s mostly really Tagalog.
3. Visayan (Bisaya) - he currently lives in Cebu
4. Waray - Eastern Visayan dialect. He grew up in Tacloban where this is spoken.
Add to that:
Chinese-Filipinos will typically speak some form of Chinese language.
Many well-traveled Filipinos and overseas workers speak a foreign language, whether it is German, Spanish, Italian, French, etc.
There are over 100 spoken dialects in the Philippines, making most Filipinos natural linguists.
