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Christianity is the predominant religion in the Philippines, [1] with the Catholic Church being its largest denomination. Sizeable minorities adhering to Islam, Dharmic religions (Buddhism and Hinduism), and indigenous Philippine folk religions (Anito or Anitism) are also present. The country is secular and its constitution guarantees freedom ...
The Rizalist religious movement ranged from colorums which were prevalent during the 1920s up to the 1930s to Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association, which was led by Ruben Ecleo. [4] Among these movements are the Iglesia Sagarada Familia (lit. ' Church of the Holy Family '), Lipi ni Rizal (lit. ' Clan of Rizal '), Pilipinas Watawat (lit.
The earliest archaeological findings believed to have religious significance are the Angono Petroglyphs, which are mostly symbolic representations and are associated with healing and sympathetic practices from the Indigenous Philippine folk religions, [1] of which the earliest examples are believed to have been used earlier than 2000 BC ...
Ancient Filipinos and Filipinos who continue to adhere to the indigenous Philippine folk religions generally do not have so-called "temples" of worship under the context known to foreign cultures. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] However, they do have sacred shrines , which are also called as spirit houses . [ 2 ]
The Philippine Statistics Authority notes in the 2020 national census, that 0.23% of the Filipino national population are affiliated with indigenous Philippine folk religions, which they wrote as "tribal religions" in their census. [6] This is an increase from the previous 2010 census which recorded 0.19%. [7]
The Rural Missionaries of the Philippines is a national organization in the Philippines composed of female and male religious clergy and laypeople. The organization engages in missionary and advocacy work among rural communities of farmers, fisherfolk, and indigenous people on the improvement of their lives and on their human rights. [1]
The majority of Cebuanos are Roman Catholic, with many in rural areas synchronizing Catholicism with indigenous Bisayan folk religion. A minority of Cebuanos (specifically those in Mindanao ) are Muslim (due to their contact with the Moro people), or in mixed Chinese-Cebuano families, incorporate Catholic beliefs with aspects of Buddhism or ...
The early history of the Ilocanos is rooted in animistic and polytheistic religious practices, with a belief that anitos (spirits) resided in the natural environment. [15] Key deities in the Ilocano belief system included Buni, the god of the earth; Parsua, the creator; and Apo Langit, the lord of heaven. However, due to the dispersed nature of ...