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People group profile · PG007639

The Eastern Tawbuid of the Philippines

The Eastern Tawbuid of the Philippines, numbering about 1,600 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of the Phillipines, Central Mindoro.

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

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AI-generated illustration, not a photograph. Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Eastern Tawbuid

Fast facts

Country
Philippines
Population
1,600
Affinity group
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
People cluster
Filipino Tribal
Primary language
Eastern Tawbuid (bnj)
Primary religion
Ethnoreligion
Strategic Progress Index ?
No Longer Unreached
Evangelical
5% or Greater but Less than 10%
GSEC ?
5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
Lostness priority ?
Moderately Reached People Group
Region
South-Eastern Asia, Asia

Where they live

Gospel status

The Eastern Tawbuid are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 5% evangelical.

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

Next steps for the Eastern Tawbuid

  • 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

Ethnoreligion

Primary language

Eastern Tawbuid · Austronesian family

69% speak Eastern Tawbuid

Gospel resources in Eastern Tawbuid

  • Bible available, published 2023
  • JESUS Film available
  • Radio programs not available
  • Gospel recordings available
  • Audio resources available
  • Bible stories not available

Films

  • JESUS (Tawbuid, Oriental)

Bibles

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

Pray for the Eastern Tawbuid

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

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