.jpg) President Rodrigo Duterte meets with Filipino community in Indonesia during his working visit in 2016 | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 7,400 (2022)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Jakarta Metropolitan Area,Manado,Bandung,Surabaya,Makassar,Nunukan,Tarakan,Balikpapan | |
| Languages | |
| Filipino,Indonesian,Hiligaynon,Cebuano,Chavacano,Sama–Bajau,Tausug,English | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity,Islam[2] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Overseas Filipinos |
Filipinos in Indonesia were estimated to number 7,400[3] individuals as of 2022, according to the statistics of the Philippine government. Most are based inJakarta, though there is also a community inSurabaya and other major cities in Indonesia.[2][4] This represented growth of nearly five times over the government's 1998 estimate of 1,046 individuals.[5]
Unlike many other overseas Filipino communities, Filipinos in Indonesia consist largely of skilled professionals, especially in the advertising industries and as teachers ininternational schools where their English skills are most needed.[6] 20% also work in finance, especially as accountants.[2]
Some Filipinos also work as fishermen on Indonesian waters. However, some have fished illegally and have faced a crackdown with the consequence of deportation by Indonesian authorities.[7]
Filipinos in Indonesia generally maintain good interethnic relations with their Indonesian neighbours, with whom they feel culturally closer than Europeans or Americans; Indonesians stereotype Filipinos as being gregarious and cheerful.[6] However, there are fears that Filipinos in Indonesia may become the targets of kidnappings by local militant groups such asJemaah Islamiyah in an attempt to secure the release of JI members imprisoned in Philippine jails.[8]
Filipinos in Indonesia have formed eight different community associations, including three sports teams, one teachers' association, and two Christian groups.[2] The annualPhilippine Independence Day celebrations attract numerous participants.[4][6][9]
More traditional communities of Filipino descent had migrated to thepre-independence Indonesian territory, which was then still called theDutch East Indies. Most of them have kinship across the borders of the two countries, like theSangir people also have their relatives inSarangani andDavao, the Philippines, but their homeland is in theSangihe Islands, Indonesia.[10] Another case is theTausug andBajau peoples who have long inhabited the east coast ofKalimantan, inhabiting the formerSulu Sultanate, such asNunukan andTarakan inNorth Kalimantan,[11] as well asMalay nobles such as Berau and Tidung also have mixed Sulu blood.[12]
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