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The culture of the Philippines is characterized by great 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 Philippines was a former American colony and during the American colonial era, there were over 800,000 Americans who were born in the Philippines. [54] As of 2013, there were 220,000 to 600,000 American citizens living in the country. [55] There are also 250,000 Amerasians scattered across the cities of Angeles City, Manila, and Olongapo. [56]
Chapter II, Section 3h of the Indigenous Peoples' Rights Act of 1997 defines "indigenous peoples" (IPs) and "indigenous cultural communities" (ICCs) as: . A group of people or homogenous societies identified by self-ascription and ascription by others, who have continuously lived as organized community on communally bounded and defined territory, and who have, under claims of ownership since ...
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The first census in the Philippines was held in the year 1591 which counted 667,612 people. [8] The majority of Filipinos are lowland 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.
The Tagalog people are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the Philippines, particularly the Metro Manila and Calabarzon regions and Marinduque province of southern Luzon, and comprise the majority in the provinces of Bulacan, Bataan, Nueva Ecija, Aurora, and Zambales in Central Luzon and the island of Mindoro.
The Pangasinan people (Pangasinan: Totoon Pangasinan), also known as Pangasinense, are an ethnolinguistic group native to the Philippines. Numbering 1,823,865 in 2010, they are the tenth largest ethnolinguistic group in the country. [2] In the 2020 census Pangasinan speaking households made up roughly 1.3% of Phillipine households. [3]
Intangible cultural heritage (ICH) includes traditions and living expressions that are passed down from generation to generation within a particular community. The Philippines, with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts [1] as the de facto Ministry of Culture, [2] ratified the 2003 Convention after its formal deposit in August 2006. [3]