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The Sambal of Philippines

The Sambal of Philippines, numbering approximately 110,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Indigenous people of western Luzon whose homeland extends from the Zambales Mountains to the coast and north into western Pangasinan, with Tina, Botolan, and Bolinao subgroups. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Sambal is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Tina Sambal

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Philippines
People Cluster: Filipino Tribal
Primary Language(s): Sambal (xsb)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 110,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG007792
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

70%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Sambal
Language Family: Austronesian

69%
%
Sambal Speakers

Media Resources in Sambal:

Films:
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1 film

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Bible Resources in Sambal:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

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Or check out the Sambal bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Sambal are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Sambal:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Sambal of Philippines

When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
readMatthew 9:36

Pray that those who have no hope and are in need of a Savior will be comforted by the Good Shepherd, who seeks to gather the lost and weary into His care.

Greet also the church in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in Asia."
readRomans 16:5

Pray for houses to be meeting places for Christians and that God will advance the gospel and grow His Church through natural familial and community relationships.

I will sing of the steadfast love of the Lord, forever; with my mouth I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.
readPsalm 89:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will declare and record His faithfulness and love to be passed on from generation to generation.

Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst. But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe."
readJohn 6:35-36

Praise God for the things such as bread that He has provided as natural conversation bridges to the gospel. Pray that believers will use any bridges He provides to share the gospel with those who do not yet know the good news.

Sambal, Tina Across Countries (ROP3 - 110067) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▲LanguageReligion
SambalPG007792SambalPhilippines110,000No Longer UnreachedSambalRoman Catholicism

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