the estimated total number of indigenous peoples (IPs) was 6.3 million persons, compressing more than 80% of the total household population of the country ask revealede in the 2000 census of population and housing. (IPs) in the philippines where distributed by region
❣️There are 134 ethnic groups in the Philippines, the majority of which are indigenous, though much of the overall Philippine population is constituted by only 8-10 lowland ethnic groups.
