Can these two politicians pass as Filipinos?

@prau123 

My bad. Are you surprised the first politician is from Madagascar considering he look much more South Asian and don't show African features?

@tristan-cruz 

Nope. Just search the origin of these two politicians if you want. 

@qamzardaan 

He's atypical from what I've seen so far in Madagascar and likely he's viewed by several of his countrymen as a foreigner at first glance which is similar to what I've seen in some areas in Philippines where I see South Indians are viewed as foreigners even though they were born and raised in Philippines.  

@prau123 

You been to Madagascar before or seen in pictures from there?

Well he belongs to the Merina, which is the most Austronesian/Mongoloid and the least Negroid/African admixed ethnic group in Madagascar. The average Merina is like around 70-75% Austronesian and 25-30% African and very minor amounts of Euro/Caucasoid input (depending on the individual). Many Merinas look pure SE Asian and don't show any Negroid influence in their phenotypes. I'm not sure how typical/common his look is among the Merina.

Would you say him or those South Indians that you ever met are more likely to pass/viewed as local in the Philippines by the Pinos?