means western people or guava :D joke. That means "it seems or looks like" example Parang kilala na kita It seems that I do know you

seems like ,, like

synonymous translation would be: look / seem / appear. another Tagalog (formal yet classic) version of "parang" is "tila". The most to equal is "mukha" (to appear). to translate in different version: "you appear / seem / look to be in trouble": 'mukhang nababagabag ka.' 'parang nababagabag ka yata. 'tila yatang nababagabag ka' :)

in Indonesia, "parang" is the name of one of the traditional weapon. :D