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The Dupaninan Agta of Philippines

The Dupaninan Agta of Philippines, numbering approximately 1,800 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an indigenous Agta community of northeastern Luzon in the Philippines, associated particularly with northern Cagayan and Isabela. They mostly adhere to Animism and Dupaninan Agta is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Dupaninan Agta

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Philippines
People Cluster: Filipino Tribal
Primary Language(s): Dupaninan Agta (duo)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 1,800
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG007610
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Pray for the Dupaninan Agta of Philippines

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

95%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Dupaninan Agta
Language Family: Austronesian

69%
%
Agta, Dupaninan Speakers

Media Resources in Dupaninan Agta:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Dupaninan Agta:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Dupaninan Agta 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 Dupaninan Agta:
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 Dupaninan Agta of Philippines

The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you.
readPsalm 9:9-10

Pray that God will help those who are oppressed and without hope to hear the good news of Jesus and trust in Him, for He has never forsaken those who seek Him.

Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!
readPsalm 34:8

Pray that the gospel will advance and that many will have the opportunity to taste and see the goodness of God and entrust their lives to Him.

But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.
readHebrews 10:39

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, and faithfully follow God, they will share Christ boldly with those around them.

Being then God's offspring, we ought not to think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of man.
readActs 17:29

Pray that God will send out laborers to tell people of the one true God and, as the good news is shared, bring about repentance and belief as they turn from idols and follow Jesus.

Agta, Dupaninan Across Countries (ROP3 - 100120) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▼Religion
Dupaninan AgtaPG007610Dupaninan AgtaPhilippines1,800No Longer UnreachedDupaninan AgtaAnimism

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