Answer:
True
Explanation:
Islam reached the Philippines in the 14th century[1][2] with the arrival of Muslim traders from the Persian Gulf, southern India, and their followers from several sultanate governments in the Malay Archipelago. The first Muslims to arrive were traders followed by missionaries in the late 14th and early 15th centuries.[3] They facilitated the formation of Sultanates and conquests in Mindanao and Sulu.
