The Philippines is a diverse country made up of over 170 languages and many ethnic groups. While over 70% of Filipinos are Roman Catholic, Protestant Christianity has grown dramatically from 3,000 churches in 1975 to over 55,000 churches in 2005. Over 10 million Filipinos work overseas, many in countries that are still largely unreached by the gospel. The Philippine government aims to send 200,000 more workers overseas in the next 15 years, presenting a major opportunity for Filipino Christians to share the gospel as tentmaker missionaries in these unreached areas. The Philippine Missions Association's vision is for Filipinos to contribute significantly to worldwide evangelization by focusing on tentmaking, development work, and church planting.

1. The Philippines

2. Philippines: Diverse country
Others , 25.30% Tagalog , 28.10%
Waray , 3.40%
Bikol , 6% Cebuano , 13.10%
Ilonggo , 7.50%
Bisaya , 7.60% Ilocano , 9%
• 8 major languages
• 170 total languages
• 189 people groups (Joshua project)
• 7107 islands; 17 regions, 81
provinces; 299,764 sq. km.
• Cultural blend: Indonesian, Malay,
From: SIL International
Chinese, Spanish
• Official language: Filipino, English

3. Reached Progress by Nation, Southeast Asia
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No. of People Groups
600
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4. Progress of Christianity
% Evangelical among major tribes
(Pop ≥ 30,000)
Manobo, Cotabato
Sambal, Botolan
Manobo, Obo
Isnag
Manonob, Camiguin
Subanon, Western
Ifugao, Mayoyao
Bolinao
Subanon, Tuboy
Bagobo, Tagabawa
Tiruray
Subanun, Lapuya
Kalagan
Sambal
Blaan, Sarangani
Agta, Bicol
Butuanon
Kamayo
Itawit
Ibanag Based on data from Philippine Missions Association (PMA) Tribal Ministry Team
0 100000 200000 300000
Population % Evangelical

5. Progress of Christianity
Unreached / Least-Reached Established Church
< 2% Evangelicals and 2 > 10% Evangelicals
< 5% Christian Adherents
Formative or Nominal Church Significant Church
< 2% Evangelicals and > 10% Evangelicals
> 5% Christian Adherents
Based on data from Joshua Project data 2007

6. Churches in the Philippines
Christianity segments
4% 2%
Roman Catholic
16%
Protestant
7% Independent
Others
71%
Anglican
Foreign ministries in the Philippines (80)
10%
20%
1975 – 3,000 churches Small (16)
Medium (56)
2005 – 55,000 churches Large (8)
2,734 foreign missionaries from 35 countries 70%
Based on data from Joshua Project data 2007

7. The remaining task
(Philippine Missions Association)
Demographic Task (people)
70 million still have to become true disciples of Jesus Christ.
39 million in 26,000 Barangays still have no evangelical
church within their midst (out of 41,995).
50% of the Philippines are under 20 years old – YOUTH
Geographic Task
26,000 barangays are still without a church
43 municipalities do not have a church (35 are Muslim
municipalities; total of 1,494)
Urban “under churched” barangay (113 cities with 48% of
population)

8. Population
• Population (2009): 97,976,603 Male 2009 Female 2009 Male 2020 Female 2020
(Top 12)
80 - 84
• Median age: 22.7
– 0-14 years: 34.5%
70 - 74
– 15-64 years: 61.3% 60 - 64
– 65 years and over: 4.1%
50 - 54
• Population below poverty line:
30% 40 - 44
• Literacy rate, adult total (2003) 30 - 34
95.1 20 - 24
• 3rd-5th Largest English-speaking
10 - 14
country
• Percent urbanization: 65% 0-4
-1,500 -1,000 -500 0 500 1,000 1,500
in 10,000
Rich human resource! Based on data from US Census Bureau (IDB)

9. A nation in Diaspora
Deployment of OFWs (2007) Landbased, by Country (2007)
Saudi Arabia (238,419)
ASIA (218,983) United Arab Emirates
(120,657)
Hong Kong (59,169)
MIDDLE EAST
(487,878)
Qatar (56,277)
20% EUROPE (45,613)
25% 21%
29% Singapore (49,431)
AMERICAS (28,019) 1%
2% Taiwan (37,136)
1%
TRUST TERRITORIES 2%
1%
1% Kuwait (37,080)
(6,674) 2% 4%
3% 4%
AFRICA (13,126) 4% Italy (17,855)
15%
45% 6%
OCEANIA (10,691) 7% 7% Brunei (14,667)
SEABASED (266,553) Korea (14,265)
Japan (8,867)
Other (171,512)
Total: 1,077,623 (2007) Total: 194 countries
Overall: 11 million (12% of population)
(31% of entire labor force)
Based on data from Philippine Overseas Employment Agency (POEA)

10. The Filipino OFW (Overseas Foreign Worker)
Male Female (67%)
Professional and Technical
4% Workers (専門職) 2%
13% 0% Administrative and Managerial 15%
14%
3% Workers （経営・管理職） 0%
0%
2% Clerical Workers （事務）
6%
Sales Workers （販売）
4%
13%
Service Workers （サービス
業）
Agricultural Workers （農業）
1%
64%
Production Workers （生産）
59%
Others （その他）
Based on data from Philippine Overseas Employment Agency (POEA)

11. Effects of Diaspora
- improved quality of life
- social mobility
- fuel national economy
- erosion of family
- deterioration of marriage
- underemployment, abuse
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Can something good come out of this?

12. Filipino OFW Destination countries
Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Kuwait
4%
4% 2%
Level 1 - Unreached 2%
7% 12%
20%
Level 2 - Nominal 6%
Church 1%
Level 3 - Established
Church
Level 4 - Significant 78% 77%
87%
Church
Brunei Japan
Qatar Taiwan 0%
1%
0%
2% 2%
13%
20%
42%
1%
29%
54% 58%
77% 99%
2% 0%
Unreached countries mostly in the 10/40 window – ripe mission fields!

13. Dramatic recent progress
* Philippines *
1975 – 3,000 churches
2005 – 55,000 churches
2010 – Expect to send out 200,000 contract
workers into the 10/40 Window in the
next 15 years as tentmaking
missionaries … the most of any
country! Based on Joshua Project data 2007
Vision of PMA:
Filipino Christians are contributing significantly to the
evangelization of the whole world in the most
effective, strategic way possible, focusing on
tentmaking, transformational development, and
multiplication of churches

14. Prayer needs
• Evangelism of the youth
• Raising up and training of young church
leaders and missionaries
• Shift from a purely economic-driven
Diaspora to a gospel-driven migration
• Building up of tentmakers sharing the
gospel through secular work overseas.