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The Pulangiyen Manobo of Philippines

The Pulangiyen Manobo of Philippines, numbering approximately 10,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Western Bukidnon Manobo people named for their settlement along the Pulangi River, documented since the early 1800s as forest-dwelling hunter-gatherers who retreated deeper into the mountains during tribal wars. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Western Bukidnon Manobo is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Pulangiyen Manobo

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Philippines
People Cluster: Filipino Tribal
Primary Language(s): Western Bukidnon Manobo (mbb)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 10,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG046612
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Pray for the Pulangiyen Manobo of Philippines

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

75%
%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Western Bukidnon Manobo
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
%
Manobo, Western Bukidnon Speakers

Media Resources in Western Bukidnon Manobo:

Films:
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JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Western Bukidnon Manobo:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2001 WPS✓✓✓
Is Lalag te Megbevayà✓✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Western Bukidnon Manobo bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Pulangiyen 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 Pulangiyen 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 Pulangiyen Manobo of Philippines

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
readPsalm 51:17

Pray that those who want to achieve salvation through their works will be unsettled in their pursuit and that, with a broken spirit and contrite heart, they will trust in Christ.

Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head and fell on the ground and worshiped. And he said, ‘Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.’ In all this Job did not sin or charge God with wrong.
readJob 1:20-22

Pray that those who mourn will worship God in the midst of their suffering and loss, recognizing He is the source of all good things and that He is worthy of their praise and trust.

And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.
readPhilippians 1:6

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be assured that God will complete the good work He has begun in them until the day of Christ's return.

Oh give thanks to the LORD; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples!
readPsalm 105:1

Pray that many among them will call on the name of Jesus, develop a heart for the nations, and go to places where the gospel has not yet been received.

Manobo, Pulangiyen Across Countries (ROP3 - 115480) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▲LanguageReligion
Pulangiyen ManoboPG046612Pulangiyen ManoboPhilippines10,500No Longer UnreachedWestern Bukidnon ManoboEthnoreligion

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