INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF THE PHILIPPINES

Indigenous Peoples of the Philippines

Indigenous Peoples of the Philippines refer to a group of people or homogenous societies identified by self-ascription and ascription by others, who have continously lived as organized community on communally bounded and defined territory, and who have, under claims of ownership since time immemorial, occupied, possessed and utilized such territories, sharing common bonds of language, customs, traditions and other distinctive cultural traits, or who have, through resistance to political, social and cultural inroads of colonization, non-indigenous religions and cultures, become historically differentiated from the majority of the Filipinos.  ICCs/IPs shall likewise include peoples who are regarded as indigenous on account of their descent from the populations which inhabited the country, at the time of conquest or colonization, or at the time of inroads of non-indigenous religions and cultures, or the establishment of present state boundaries, who retain some or all of their own social, economic, cultural and political institutions, but who may have been displaced from their traditional domains or who may have resettled outside their ancestral domains.(Sec.3(h)R.A. 8371)

Population

Region	Population
CAR	1,252,962
Region I	1,039,447
Region II	1,014,955
Region III	230,270
Region IV	714,527
Region V	185,488
Region VI and VII	175,109
Region IX	993,232
Region X	1,509,436
Region XI	1,882,622
Region XII	1,447,972
Region XIII	874,456
Total	11,320,476

Ethnolinguistic Groups

Number	Group
1	Abelling/Aborlin
2	Abiyan
3	Adasen
4	Aeta
5	Agta
6	Agta-Cimaron
7	Agta-Tabangon
8	Agutaynon
9	Alangan(Mangyan)
10	Applai
11	Ata-Matigsalog
12	Ati
13	Arumanen
14	Ayangan
15	Binongan
16	Bago
17	Bangon (Mangyan)
18	Bontok
19	Balatoc
20	Baliwen
21	Baluga
22	Batak
23	Batangan/Tao Buid
24	Buhid (Mangyan)
25	Balangao
26	Bantoanon
27	Bukidnon
28	Badjao
29	Banac
30	B'laan
31	Bagobo
32	Banwaon
33	Calinga
34	Camiguin
35	Coyonon
36	Danao
37	Dibabawon
38	Dumagat
39	Eskaya
40	Gaddang
41	Giangan
42	Gubang
43	Gubatnon (Mangyan)
44	Guiangan-Clata
45	Hanunuo (Mangyan)
46	Hanglulo
47	Higaonon
48	Itneg
49	Inlaud
50	Ibaloi
51	Ibanag
52	Itawes
53	Ikalahan
54	Ilianen
55	Isinai
56	Isneg/Apayao
57	Iwak
58	Iraya(Mangyan)
59	Itom
60	Ilongot/Bugkalot
61	Ivatan
62	Kirintenken
63	Kalinga
64	Kankanaey
65	Kalanguya
66	Kalibugan
67	Kabihug
68	Kalagan
69	Karao
70	Kaylawan
71	Kongking
72	Langilan
73	Masadiit
74	Maeng
75	Mabaca
76	Malaueg
77	Magahat/Corolanos
78	Manobo
79	Manobo-Blit
80	Mangguangan
81	Mamanwa
82	Mansaka
83	Matigsalog
84	Mandaya
85	Molbog
86	Pullon
87	Palawanon
88	Remontado
89	Ratagnon (Mangyan)
90	Sulod
91	Sama (Badjao)
92	Sama/Samal
93	Sama/Kalibugan
94	Subanen
95	Sangil
96	Tadyawan(Mangyan)
97	Tagabawa
98	Tagbanwa
99	Tagakaolo
100	Talaandig
101	Talaingod
102	T'boli
103	Tao't Bato
104	Tasaday
105	Tasaday
106	Tingguian
107	Tiruray/Teduray
108	Tuwali
109	Ubo
110	Umayamnon