Philippine Eagle
One of the largest and most powerful eagles in the world, it lives only in the forests of the Philippines and can have a wingspan as wide as a grown adult is tall.
Flag of Philippines
Field Report
The Philippines is a nation of more than 7,000 islands scattered across the western Pacific Ocean in Southeast Asia, sitting between the South China Sea and the Philippine Sea. About 115 million people call it home, living on tropical islands filled with mountains, rice fields, and coral reefs. While many Filipinos have grown up hearing the name of Jesus, millions of others — in remote mountains and southern islands — are still waiting for someone to bring them the good news.
From the Field Notebook
Philippine Eagle
One of the largest and most powerful eagles in the world, it lives only in the forests of the Philippines and can have a wingspan as wide as a grown adult is tall.
Tarsier
This tiny primate has enormous eyes — each one is actually bigger than its brain — and it clings to trees in the rainforests of Bohol and Mindanao.
Sailfin Lizard
The male of this striking reptile grows a tall, sail-like fin along its back and can run across the surface of water on its hind legs to escape danger.
Adobo
Considered the national dish, adobo is meat — usually chicken or pork — slow-cooked in vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, and bay leaves until deeply savory and tender.
Halo-Halo
A layered cold dessert piled with shaved ice, sweetened beans, jellies, fruit, and a scoop of purple yam ice cream — each spoonful is a little different from the last.
Sinigang
A sour, tamarind-based soup filled with vegetables and pork or shrimp that Filipino families often eat together over steamed rice on rainy afternoons.
The Philippines is made up of 7,641 islands, making it one of the largest archipelago nations on Earth — you could visit a new island every day for more than twenty years and still not see them all.
More than 180 languages are spoken across the Philippine islands, which means a person from one region can sometimes not understand a person from another region at all.
The Philippines is one of only two predominantly Christian nations in Asia, with more than eighty percent of its people identifying as Catholic — but millions of Filipinos in the south and in tribal communities have never heard the gospel.
The city of Manila was once surrounded by thick stone walls built by Spanish colonizers in the 1500s, and you can still walk along parts of those walls today in a neighborhood called Intramuros.
Jeepneys — brightly painted, elaborately decorated vehicles originally built from leftover U.S. military jeeps after World War II — became the most iconic form of public transportation in Philippine cities.
Daily Life
70
Years life expectancy
98%
Can read and write
94%
Kids go to school
Missions Field Report
Philippines is home to 200 distinct people groups — 28 of them haven’t yet heard about Jesus.
Most Philippines's people follow Christianity (88.2%). Evangelical Christians make up about 11.3% of the population.
What People Believe
Unreached People Groups
These are communities of people who haven’t had the chance to hear about Jesus yet. They need missionaries — and they need kids like you to pray for them.
Maranao, Lanao
1,800,000 people
Tausug, Moro Joloano
1,616,000 people
Maguindanao
1,389,000 people
Deaf
540,000 people
Iranun
333,000 people
Prayer Journal
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