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The Tagbanwa/Tagbanua people (Tagbanwa: ᝦᝪᝯ), or "people of the world," are one of the oldest ethnic groups in the Philippines, and can be mainly found in the central and northern Palawan. Research has shown that the Tagbanwa are possible descendants of the Tabon Man , thus making them one of the original inhabitants of the Philippines.
The culture of the Philippines is characterized by cultural and ethnic diversity. [1] Although the multiple ethnic groups of the Philippine archipelago have only recently established a shared Filipino national identity, [2] their cultures were all shaped by the geography and history of the region, [3] [4] and by centuries of interaction with neighboring cultures, and colonial powers.
The first census in the Philippines was held in the year 1591 which counted 667,612 people. [8] The majority of Filipinos are lowland [broken anchor] Austronesians, [9] while the Aetas , as well as other highland groups form a minority. The indigenous population is related to the indigenous populations of the Malay Archipelago.
Various genetic studies on Filipinos have been performed, to analyze the population genetics of the various ethnic groups in the Philippines.. The results of a DNA study conducted by the National Geographic's "The Genographic Project", based on genetic testings of Filipino people by the National Geographic in 2008–2009, found that the Philippines is made up of around 53% Southeast Asia and ...
Filipinos (Filipino: Mga Pilipino) [50] are citizens or people identified with the country of the Philippines.The majority of Filipinos today are predominantly Catholic [51] and come from various Austronesian peoples, all typically speaking Tagalog, English, or other Philippine languages.
The Maguindanaon people are an Austronesian ethnic group from the Philippines. The Maguindanaon are part of wider political identity of Muslims known as Moro , who constitute the third largest ethnic group of Mindanao , Sulu and Palawan .
Ethnicity of Chinese Filipinos, including Chinese mestizos. Most Chinese Filipinos in the Philippines are Hokkien people, historically speaking Hokkien. Many Chinese Filipinos are either fourth-, third-, or second-generation; in general natural-born Philippine citizens who can still recognize their Chinese roots and have Chinese relatives in ...
Although the modern Philippines does not have a huge majority or minority of Ethnic Malays today, (Filipinos who identified as Ethnic Malay make up 0.2% of the total population), the descendants of Ethnic Malays have been assimilated into the wider related Austronesian Filipino culture, characterized by Chinese and Spanish influence, and Roman ...