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People group profile · PG043178

The B'laan Davao of the Philippines

The B'laan Davao of the Philippines, numbering about 112,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a people of the Philippines.

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

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AI-generated illustration representing the B'laan Davao people
AI-generated illustration, not a photograph. Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: B'laan Davao

Fast facts

Country
Philippines
Population
112,000
Affinity group
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
People cluster
Filipino Tribal
Primary language
Koronadal Blaan (bpr)
Primary religion
Ethnoreligion
Strategic Progress Index
No Longer Unreached
Evangelical
15% or Greater but Less than 20%
GSEC
10% or Greater Evangelical
Lostness priority
Moderately Reached People Group
Region
South-Eastern Asia, Asia

Where they live

Gospel status

The B'laan Davao 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 B'laan Davao

  • 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

60% adherents

Primary language

Koronadal Blaan · Austronesian family

100% speak Koronadal Blaan

Gospel resources in Koronadal Blaan

  • Bible available, published 2010
  • JESUS Film available
  • Radio programs not available
  • Gospel recordings available
  • Audio resources available
  • Bible stories not available

Films

Bibles

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

Pray for the B'laan Davao

  1. Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
  2. Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
  3. 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
  4. Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.

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