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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Binokid Manobo of Philippines

The Binokid Manobo of Philippines, numbering approximately 150,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Western Bukidnon Manobo people of Mindanao's Bukidnon highlands whose epic Ulahingan tradition recounts the hero Agyu leading their ancestors inland from the coast, organized in small datu-led hamlets. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Binukid is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2025). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Binokid Manobo

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Philippines
People Cluster: Filipino Tribal
Primary Language(s): Binukid (bkd)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 150,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG007641
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Pray for the Binokid Manobo of Philippines

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

60%
%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Binukid
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
%
Binukid Speakers

Media Resources in Binukid:

Films:
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JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Binukid:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Binukid bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Binokid Manobo 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 Binokid Manobo:
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 Binokid Manobo of Philippines

"And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
readJohn 8:32

Pray for those who live enslaved to sin to hear and receive the truth of the gospel and be set free.

Behold, you shall call a nation that you do not know, and a nation that did not know you shall run to you, because of the LORD your God, and of the Holy One of Israel, for he has glorified you.
readIsaiah 55:5

Pray that those who do not know God will access the gospel, run to Him, and discover that He is the one their souls have been longing for.

You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.
readIsaiah 26:3

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, the Lord will keep them in perfect peace as they trust in Him.

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
readRomans 1:16

Pray that God will raise up sons and daughters who, like Paul, will be bold to share the gospel across cultural barriers so that many might receive salvation.

Binukid Across Countries (ROP3 - 101469) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
Binokid ManoboPG007641Binokid ManoboPhilippines150,000No Longer UnreachedBinukidEthnoreligion

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