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People group profile · PG007629

The Giangan Bagobo of the Philippines

The Giangan Bagobo of the Philippines, numbering about 88,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an indigenous ethnolinguistic group in the southern Philippines, primarily located on the eastern slopes of Mount Apo in Davao del Sur and in parts of Davao City.

They are an indigenous people in the Filipino Tribal people cluster of the Malay Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak Giangan.

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AI-generated illustration representing the Giangan Bagobo people
AI-generated illustration, not a photograph. Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Bagobo Giangan

Fast facts

Country
Philippines
Population
88,500
Affinity group
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
People cluster
Filipino Tribal
Primary language
Giangan (bgi)
Primary religion
Animism
Strategic Progress Index
No Longer Unreached
Evangelical
10% or Greater but Less than 15%
GSEC
10% or Greater Evangelical
Lostness priority
Moderately Reached People Group
Region
South-Eastern Asia, Asia

Where they live

Gospel status

The Giangan Bagobo are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 10% evangelical.

  • Congregations exist Yes
  • Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted

Next steps for the Giangan Bagobo

  • Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
  • Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
  • Send out laborers from this people to the nations

Primary religion

Animism · Ethnoreligion

63% adherents

Primary language

Giangan · Austronesian family

69% speak Giangan

Gospel resources in Giangan

  • Bible not available
  • JESUS Film available
  • Radio programs not available
  • Gospel recordings available
  • Audio resources not available
  • Bible stories not available

Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.

Pray for the Giangan Bagobo

  1. Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
  2. Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
  3. John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
  4. Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.

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