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The Central Cagayan Dumagat of Philippines

The Central Cagayan Dumagat of Philippines, numbering approximately 1,200 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Indigenous Agta community of northern Cagayan Province in Luzon, associated with inland areas east and northeast of Baggao. They mostly adhere to Animism and Central Cagayan Agta is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Central Cagayan Dumagat

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Philippines
People Cluster: Filipino Tribal
Primary Language(s): Central Cagayan Agta (agt)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 1,200
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG007655
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

92%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Central Cagayan Agta
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
%
Agta, Central Cagayan Speakers

Media Resources in Central Cagayan Agta:

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Bible Resources in Central Cagayan Agta:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Central Cagayan Dumagat 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 Central Cagayan Dumagat:
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 Central Cagayan Dumagat of Philippines

The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know over what they stumble.
readProverbs 4:19

Pray that lost people will accept salvation through Christ, turn from destruction, and experience joy in the way of righteousness.

Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, the fruit of the womb a reward.
readPsalm 127:3

Pray that God will bless this generation of children, that they will come to know Jesus early in life and follow Him always.

Praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.
readActs 2:47

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, God will use their faith and their church community as a testimony to the watching world and grow His Church.

And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!”
readRomans 10:15

Pray that God will call many believers who will obediently go and share the gospel with those who desperately need it.

Dumagat, Central Cagayan Across Countries (ROP3 - 101914) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group ID ▼NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Central Cagayan DumagatPG007655Central Cagayan DumagatPhilippines1,200No Longer UnreachedCentral Cagayan AgtaAnimism

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