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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Cebuano of Philippines

The Cebuano of Philippines, numbering approximately 23,460,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Filipino ethnolinguistic group indigenous to the Visayas, the southernmost islands of Luzon and a significant portion of Mindanao. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Cebuano is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Philippines
People Cluster: Filipino, Central
Primary Language(s): Cebuano (ceb)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 23,460,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG042429
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

66%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Cebuano
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
%
Cebuano Speakers

Media Resources in Cebuano:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Cebuano:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Cebuano Bible Version✓
Revised Popular Version✓✓✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Cebuano bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Cebuano 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 Cebuano:
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 Cebuano of Philippines

He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him
readLuke 10:34

Pray that the lost among them will experience the kind of compassion Jesus taught His followers to show others, and that they will trust in Him because He is the one who brings healing to the broken and lost.

As for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty.
readMatthew 13:23

Pray that their hearts will have good soil that receives the Word, understands it, and bears fruit for God's kingdom.

No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God.
readRomans 4:20

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will not waver but will grow strong in their belief, knowing that the Lord rewards those who seek Him.

For so the Lord has commanded us, saying, “‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”
readActs 13:47

Pray that as people come to faith, they will follow the Lord's leading to go to their neighbors and share the treasure they found in Christ.

Visayan Across Countries (ROP3 - 110577) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
CebuanoPG047252CebuanoUnited States58,000No Longer UnreachedCebuanoRoman Catholicism
CebuanoPG042429CebuanoPhilippines23,460,000No Longer UnreachedCebuanoRoman Catholicism

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