Palawano

The Palawano are a tribal group inhabiting the mountains in the south of Palawan.

AFM has ministered to the Palawano since 1991.

About the People

The Palawano are a tribal group inhabiting the mountains in the south of Palawan. They are cultivators, forest-foragers, and hunters who somewhat resemble Malaysians. The Palawano language varies from region to region but seems to have similarities to Malay. Palawanos live in huts that they make from materials found in the jungle surrounding them. They live in family groups instead of typical villages and tend to live with the wife’s family group rather than the husband’s. These animistic people are controlled by their fear of the spirits, and the children are taught to fear them from their youngest days. Mainly illiterate but bright people, their youngsters have a yearning to learn. On the other hand, the adults have a fear of change and cling tenaciously to the ways of their forefathers.

Serving this Project

  • Ella Foster

    Student Missionary from 2022–2023

  • Gabriel Pontes

    Student Missionary from 2022–2023

  • Carolina Brooks

    Student Missionary from 2022–2023

  • Kari Remmers

    Student Missionary from 2022–2023

  • Yanina Bjeate Catalon

    AFM Short-term missionary for 2021-2022

  • Emory Kelley

    Student Missionary from 2021–2022

  • Janelle Alder

    Student Missionary from 2021–2022

  • Ezelma Taut

    AFM-SAT Short-Term Missionary for 2020

  • Justina Thomas

    Career missionary since 2020

  • Sophie Clark

    Student Missionary for 2016-2017.

  • Seth & Sonya Miller

    Career Missionaries since 2014

  • Brenden Teal

    Student Missionary from 2013-2016.

  • Kent & Leonda George

    Career Missionaries since 1995.

Project Update

Entered area in 1991.

  • Churches planted — 3
  • Members — 125

2022 Update

  • Churches — 7
  • Companies/Groups — 20
  • Members — 200

Previously served here

  • Marcos Alexandre Bueno Soledade

    AFM-Brazil Short-term missionary for 2020.

  • Jacqueline Molina

    Student Missionary from 2019–2020

  • Janna Albano Que

    Student Missionary for 2019-2020

  • Laressa Farnsworth

    Student Missionary from 2019–2021

  • Kyle Govender

    AFM-SAT Short-Term Missionary for 2018

  • Ivan Navarrete

    Student Missionary from 2018–2020

  • Janelle Lira

    Student Missionary from 2018–2019

  • Karina Lucar

    Student Missionary for 2019-2020

  • Andre Rodrigues

    AFM Brazil Volunteer Missionary Candidate for 2020

  • William Silva

    Short-Term Missionary for 2018

  • Casey Lao

    Student Missionary from 2017–2018.

  • Floyd Counsell

    Student Missionary from 2017–2018.

  • Morne Viljoen

    Short-Term Missionary for 2017

  • Samantha Clark

    Student Missionary for 2017-2018.

  • Denys Felipe Dos Santos

    Short-Term Missionary for 2017

  • Jeffrey Carl

    AFM-SAT Short-Term Missionary for 2017-2018

  • Michael Hess

    Student Missionary from 2016–2018.

  • Sophie Clark

    Student Missionary for 2016-2017.

  • Andrea WIlliams

    Short-Term Missionary for 2017-2018

  • Louis Rautenbach

    AFM-SAT Short-Term Missionary for 2019

  • Robert Kyle

    Student Missionary for 2015-2016

  • Matthias Aeschbacher

    Student Missionary for 2016-2017

  • Brandon von Dorpowski

    Student Missionary for 2015-2016.

  • Noelani Blackwood

    Student Missionary from 2014-2015.

  • Amy Nagasawa

    Student Missionary from 2014-2015.

  • Rachel Wilson

    Student Missionary from 2014-2015.

  • Elias Luis

    Short-Term Missionary in 2014.

  • Ray & Dawn Spoon

    Career Missionaries from 1991-1998.

  • Manny Romero

    Short-term Missionary from 2014-2015

  • Brenden Teal

    Student Missionary from 2013-2016.

  • Boris Brajnikoff

    Student missionary in 2004.

  • Kiana Binford

    Student missionary from 2007-2012.

  • David & Tammy Aguilar

    Short-term missionaries in 2006.

  • Keirsta Mackey

    Student Missionary from 2013-2014.

  • Julie Glass

    Student Missionary from 2013-2014.

  • Kaylin King

    Student Missionary from 2012-2014.

  • Kiley Thompson

    Student Missionary from 2012-2013.

  • Alison Világ

    Student Missionary from 2012-2013.

  • Lerina Stander

    Short-term Missionary from 2012-2014.

  • Yesenia Gonzalez

    Student Missionary from 2012-2015.

  • Kasia Nephew

    Student Missionary from 2012-2014.

  • Rachel Perry

    Student Missionary from 2012-2014.

  • Andrew Griffin

    Student Missionary from 2012-2013.

  • Elias Groft

    Student Missionary from 2011-2013.

  • Christopher & Amy Kinney

    Student Missionaries from 2011-2012.

  • Alanna Zackrison

    Student Missionary from 2011-2012.