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The B'laan Davao of Philippines

The B'laan Davao of Philippines, numbering approximately 112,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a people of the Philippines. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Koronadal Blaan is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: B'laan Davao

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Philippines
People Cluster: Filipino Tribal
Primary Language(s): Koronadal Blaan (bpr)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 112,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG043178
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Pray for the B'laan Davao of Philippines

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

60%
%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Koronadal Blaan
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
%
Blaan, Koronadal Speakers

Media Resources in Koronadal Blaan:

Films:
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1 film

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Bible Resources in Koronadal Blaan:

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1 entry

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Or check out the Koronadal Blaan bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The B'laan Davao are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the B'laan Davao:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the B'laan Davao of Philippines

Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.
readJohn 3:18

Pray for those who are living under the burden of their sin to believe in Jesus, the only Son of God, and receive freedom.

Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.
readMark 10:14b

Praise Jesus for the way He loves children, asking that many will learn the truth about Him and come to Him unhindered.

And many nations shall join themselves to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people. And I will dwell in your midst, and you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me to you.
readZechariah 2:11

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have a heart that longs to see all people from all parts of the world worshiping Jesus as He deserves.

Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked. But others said, “We will hear you again about this.”
readActs 17:32

Ask God to give those He sends to cross cultures wisdom and discernment as they engage in spiritual conversations with those who are curious about the gospel.

Blaan, Davao Across Countries (ROP3 - 115694) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
B'laan DavaoPG043178B'laan DavaoPhilippines112,000No Longer UnreachedKoronadal BlaanEthnoreligion

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