Profile of The Filipinos As A People

PROFILE OF THE FILPINOS AS
A PEOPLE
Reporter: Jhea B. Cawayan

FIRST MAN IN THE PHILIPPINES
 The "Dawn Man" (appeared in the dawn of time)

was the first man who came to the Philippines
about 2.5 million B.C. during the Ice Age through
the land bridges connecting the archipelago with
Asia.
 The Dawn Man is a cousin of the "Java Man"

and "Peking Man“, the earliest men in Asia.
FIRST MAN IN THE PHILIPPINES
 The human fossils of the "Dawn Man" (with

browny and thickly hair) were found in
Pangasinan and Cagayan Valley.
 The oldest human fossil which has a skull-cap of
a "Stone- Age Filipino" about 22,000 years old
was found in Tabon cave in Palawan. It is
evident that ancient men lived in the Philippines
as early as 50,000 years ago.
THE EARLIEST SETTLERS
The Negritoes were the first
inhabitants of the Philippines. They
came from the Asian Mainland
through the ancient land bridge from
Borneo. They are also called Aetas,
Atis or Balugas. They are identified
as proto-Malay.
The "modern" Negritoes are already
educated and have occupied high
positions in the government and
private sectors.
The Indonesians arrived
in the Philippines after the
Negritoes. They came in
two waves: first wave
(3000 BC) and second
wave (1000 BC). They
belonged to the
Mongoloid race with
Caucasian affinities.
THE MALAYS
The Malays were the last settlers in the Philippines. They
came in three waves. The first wave (200 BC) were the
head-hunting Malays who were the ancestors of
Bontoks, Ifugaos, Ilongots, Kalingas, Tingguians. The
second wave (13th century A.D.) were the alphabet-
using Malays and were the ancestors of the Tagalogs,
Ilocanos, Pampangas, Bicolanos, Visayans, and other
Christian Filipinos. The third and last wave (13-16th
century AD) were the Muslim Malays and their
descendants are the Muslims in Mindanao.
GENERAL CLASSIFFICATION OF
THE FILPINO PEOPLE
1. Christian Filipinos, that

constitute the majority
and include the Ilocanos,
Pangasinenses,
Zambals,
Kapampangan, Tagalog,
Bicolanos, Warays,
Cebuanos, Ilonggos,
Aklanons and others;
THE FILPINO PEOPLE
MUSLIMS
THE FILPINO PEOPLE
2. Muslim Filipinos which include the
Maranaos of Lanao, Tausogs of Jolo,
Yakans of Basilan, Samals of Sulu, Ilajons
and Sanguir of Southern Mindanao and
Jama Mapun of Cagayan islands. The
people in Mindanao were converted into
Islam in the 13th century. Their Holy Book is
Q'uran and their Holy Law is the Shari’ah.
THE FILPINO PEOPLE
Indigenous Filipinos
THE FILPINO PEOPLE
3. Indigenous Filipinos or cultural communities
which comprised 9% of the population. Some of
them are the Tingguians, Agtas, Mangyans,
Tagbanuas, Gaddangs, Palawanos, Bontocs,
Manobos, Bukidnons, Bagobos, Bilaans,
Tirurays, Subanons. Most of them lived in the
highlands and have retained their ethnicity in
spite of the influx of Western and Asian culture.
THE FILPINO PEOPLE
4.Chinese Filipinos
who belonged to the
minority because they
constitute only 1-2% of
the population. Most of
them reside in urban
areas because they
engage in trade and
business activities.
POPULATION
POPULATION
2003 There were about 88.5 million people.
2009 There were 98 million people.
2010-11
There were approximately 99.5 and 101 million
Filipinos respectively in the Philippines.
There are about 103 million Filipinos. Southern

2012
Tagalog, National Capital Region (NCR), and Central
Luzon are the most populous regions. Quezon City
has the largest population in NCR with 2,390,668
(2005).
LANGUAGES
LANGUAGES
The major regional languages are
Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano,
Hiligaynon, Bikol, Waray-Waray,
Kapampangan, Kinaray-a, Maranao,
Ilonggo, Maguindanao, Tausug.
RELIGION
Ninety percent of the people are
Roman Catholics; the rest are Muslims,
Protestants, Aglipayans, Iglesia ni Kristos,
Seventh-Day Adventists, Mormons, Saksi ni
Jehova, Methodists, Baptists, Episcopalians,
Evangelists, United Brethrens,
Congregationalists, Church of Christ, Born-
Again Christians.
THE COMING OF ISLAM TO THE
PHILIPPINES
 Having successfully established Islam in
Malacca, Mudum or Mahdum, an Arab
missionary went to Sulu and there laid the
foundation of Islam.
 Ten years after Mudum's death, Rajah
Baginda, a prince from Sumatra, went to
Sulu and preached the doctrines of Islam to
the natives.
PHILIPPINE RELATIONS WITH
FOREIGN COUNTRIES
Trade relations with China began in the

9th century. The Arab traders were very
active in bringing Chinese goods to the
Philippines. Chinese traders established
themselves in some parts of Luzon,
especially in Metro Manila.
FOREIGN COUNTRIES
Philippine relations with the Arabs
started in the 13th century when they
later established their trading post in
Palawan, Mindoro, and Pangasinan.
FOREIGN COUNTRIES
The Japanese also made some important

contributions to Philippine life too. They
taught the early Filipinos the manufacture
of arms and tools, deer skin tanning and
artificial breeding of ducks and fish.
QUESTIONS/
CLARIFICATIONS
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PROFILE OF THE FILPINOS AS

Reporter: Jhea B. Cawayan

 The "Dawn Man" (appeared in the dawn of time)

 The Dawn Man is a cousin of the "Java Man"

 The human fossils of the "Dawn Man" (with

1. Christian Filipinos, that

2009 There were 98 million people.

There are about 103 million Filipinos. Southern

Trade relations with China began in the

The Japanese also made some important

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