People group profile · PG007760
The Remontado Agta of the Philippines
The Remontado Agta of the Philippines, numbering about 4,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Indigenous Negrito people of the Sierra Madre highlands of Luzon formed through connections between Agta and Remontado communities, maintaining a distinct upland identity rooted in ancestral territories, hunting, farming, and forest traditions.
They are an indigenous people in the Filipino Tribal people cluster of the Malay Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak Tagalog.
Fast facts
- Country
- Philippines
- Population
- 4,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Filipino Tribal
- Primary language
- Tagalog (tgl)
- Primary religion
- Animism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5%
- GSEC ?
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Minimally Reached People Group
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Remontado Agta are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 2% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Remontado Agta
- 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
76% adherents
Primary language
Tagalog · Austronesian family
100% speak Tagalog
Gospel resources in Tagalog
- Bible available, published 2014
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- Magdalena (Tagalog)
- The Savior (Tagalog)
Bibles
- 1905 Ang Dating Biblia · text
- 2012 Magandang Balita Biblia · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Remontado Agta
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
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