Amerasian is a term coined by author Pearl S. Buck for a person fathered abroad by U.S. servicemen to women of Asian nationalities. Approximately 10,000 Amerasians were left behind after the Vietnam War. Thousands more were born to women during World War II and the Korean War, fathered by both U.S. and non-U.S. servicemen, throughout Asia, including the various islands which dot the Pacific.

The Atis were one of the ancient inhabitants of the Philippines even before the arrival of the Malay in the 10th century and the Spanish in the 15th century. The Atis had a complex social strata with a datu that had the role of king, judge, and protector of the band of extended families or villages in a given area.

The Bajau are an indigenous ethnic group residing in Sabah, eastern Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia. the Philippines and parts of Sarawak. They are the second largest ethnic group in Sabah, making up 13.2% of the total population of the state. They were sometimes referred to as the Sea Gypsies, although the term has been used to encompass a number of non-related ethnic groups with similar traditional lifestyles. The Bajau of Indonesia live primarily on the islands and in the coastal districts of Sulawesi. The outward spread of the Bajau seems to have been associated with the development of sea trade in trepang.

Bangsamoro is the name of the area claimed by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in the Philippines. The MILF seeks to establish an independent Islamic state in the southern Philippines. Bangsamoro covers the provinces of Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao, Cotabato, South Cotabato. Davao del Sur, Sarangani, Sultan Kudarat, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte, Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi. It also includes the southern portion of the province of Palawan.

The Batak are one of about 70 indigenous peoples of the Philippines. They are located in the northeastern portions of Palawan, a relatively large island in the southwest of the archipeligo. There are only about 500 Batak remaining. Also called Tinitianes, the Batak are considered by anthropologists to be closely related to the Ayta of Central Luzon, another Negrito tribe. They tend to be small in stature, with dark skin and short curly or "kinky" hair, traits which originally garnered the "Negrito" groups their name. Still, there is some debate as to whether the Batak are related to the other Negrito groups of the Philippines or actually to other, physically similar groups in Indonesia or as far away as the Andaman islands.

The Bicolanos are the fifth largest Filipino ethnic group.

The Butuanon people are the least populated Visayan tribe. As with the Surigaonons, the Butuanons are also previously considered as Cebuanos.

A Chinese Filipino is a person with Chinese blood born in the Philippines. Chinese Filipinos, make up one of the two most significant minority groups in the Philippines, the other being the Filipino Muslims.

There are over 100 distinct native ethnic groups in the Philippines, all of which are descended from Austronesian-speaking migrants who arrived from Southern China via Taiwan during the Iron Age - the same source that provided for the peopling of the entire Malay Archipelago ( Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and East Timor). The Aeta minority, the only people that predate them and who are regarded as the aboriginal inhabitants of the country, are estimated between 20,000 to 30,000 people (0.03%), and are more closely related to other aboriginal minorities found throughout the Malay Archipelago and Papua. Further immigration and interaction with other peoples - such as the northward migration of proselytising Muslim Malays from what is today Malaysia, Chinese traders and settlers, and the Spanish conquest - have immensely contributed to the culture and make up of the country.

There are about nine indigenous Ethnic Groups in Palawan.

Filipino Mestizos, or Filipino Mestizos, are Filipinos of mixed ethnic background.

Filipino Muslims form the largest non-Christian group in the country, comprising 5 percent of the total Philippine population as of 2005. Also known as Moros, a term which originated from the Spanish colonizers, Filipino Muslims mostly live in the southern Philippines, in the island of Mindanao, southern Palawan and the Sulu Archipelago.

The Filipinos or the Filipino people are the native inhabitants and citizens of the Republic of the Philippines located in Southeast Asia.

The Hiligaynon people, or HIligaynons, are the indigenous inhabitants of the large coastal plain if East Panay island. Over the years, intermigrations and intramigrations have contributed to the diaspora of the Hiligaynon to different parts of the country. Now, the Hiligaynon form the majority in Iloilo province, Negros Occidental province, Guimaras province, and Sultan Kudarat province.

There are about twenty general Hilltribes of Mindanao, all of which are of Austronesian descent.

The Ibaloi or Nabaloi is an indigenous ethnic group found in the northern Philippines. The Ibaloi are one of the peoples collectively known as Igorot, which live in the mountains of the Cordillera Central on the island of Luzon. There are approximately 55,000 Ibaloi; most of them can be found in the southern part of the province of Benguet.

The Ibanags are an ethnic minority numbering a little more than half a million people, who inhabit the provinces of Cagayan, Isabela and Nueva Vizcaya. They are one of the largest ethnic minorities in the Philippines. However, due to the Philippine government's attempts at displacing minority languages and imposing Filipino as a lingua franca, the Ibanag language is no longer taught in schools. Thus while there may still be Ibanags around, the language is slowly being displaced. In addition to this, many if not most Ibanags speak Ilocano, which has over the years, supplanted Ibanag as the more dominant language in the region.

The Igorot Global Organization (IGO) is an organization of persons who trace their roots from the Central Cordillera (mountains) of Northern Luzon, Philippines, who choose to maintain the ethnic identity, Igolot or Igorot, literally meaning people of the mountains.

The Ilocano people are the third largest Filipino ethnic group. Aside from being referred to as Ilocanos, from "i"-from, and "looc"-bay, they also refer to themselves as Samtoy, from the Ilocano phrase "sao mi ditoy", meaning 'from our language'.

The Isneg (also known as the Isnag and Apayao) are a tribe living in Luzon, the Philippines. The Isneg and other tribes of Luzon are collectively known as Cordillerano.

The Japanese Filipinos are ethnic Japanese born in the Philippines. The first group includes descendants of the Japanese traders/merchants who settled there in pre-Spanish territorial period and the second group includes descendants of Japanese Catholics who fled from the religious persecution imposed by the shoguns and settled during colonial period.

The history of the Philippines' first Jewish presence spans back to the 16th century, to a few individuals during the Spanish colonial era. It was then that the earliest Jews in the Philippines are historically documented, when two Sephardic brothers (Jews of Spanish origin), Jorge and Domingo Rodríguez, are recorded as having reached Manila in the 1590's. By 1593 both were tried and convicted as Judaizantes (practicing Jews) at an auto de fe at the Mexico City office of the Spanish Inquisition. Known as Marranos or nuevos cristianos ("New Christians"; newly converted to Christianity), the two brothers had accompanied the Spanish conquistadors who colonised the Philippines. Eight other marranos in the Philippines were subsequently tried and convicted.

The Kapampangans are the seventh largest Filipino ethnic group.

The Karay-as, or Southwestern Visayans, or, Hamtikanon, form the seventeenth largest Filipino ethnic group. The name of their tribe was derived from the word "iraya", which means "upstream".

The Maguindanao are the ninrth largest Filipino ethnic group. Their name means 'people of the plains'.

Malays ( Dutch, Malayo, ultimately from Malay: Melayu) are a diverse group of people inhabiting the Malay archipelago and Malay peninsula in Southeast Asia.

Mangyan is the generic name for the eight indigenous groups found in Mindoro island, each with its own tribal name, language, and customs.

(Mangyan/Temp) Mangyan is the generic name for the eight indigenous groups found in Mindoro island, each with their own tribal name, language, and customs.

Maranao is the term used for the people of Lanao, a predominantly Muslim region in the Philippine island of Mindanao. They are famous for their artworks, sophisticated weaving, wood and metal craft. The word Maranao means "People of the Lake", the title for the people who inhabited around the Lake Lanao in Marawi City. Maranaos are the tenth largest Filipino ethnic group.

The Masbatenyo people form the thirteenth largest Filipino ethnic group.

Mestizo ( Portuguese, Mestiço; French, Métis: from Late Latin mixticius, from Latin mixtus, past participle of miscere, "to mix") is a term of Spanish origin used to designate the people of mixed European and indigenous non-European ancestry. The term has traditionally been applied mostly to those of mixed European and indigenous Amerindian ancestry who inhabit the region spanning the Americas; from the Canadian prairies in the north to Argentina and Chile's Patagonia in the south.

The Negritos include the Ati, the Aeta and at least 4 other tribes of the Philippines, the Semang of the Malay peninsula, and 12 Andamanese tribes of the Andaman Islands. The Malay term for them is orang asli, or original people. They are likely the indigenous people of south-east Asia, including New Guinea. Pygmy-sized, they are numerically and physically among the smallest as well as among the least-known of all living human races.

The Pangasinense people are the eighth largest Filipino ethnic group. Pangasinense sometimes referred to as Panggalatok, however, this term is considered offensive by many Pangasinense.

Ratagnon (also transliterated Datagnon or Latagnon) is one of the eight indigenous groups of Mangyan in the southernmost tip of Occidental Mindoro and the Mindoro Islands along the Sulu Sea. The Ratagnon language is nearly extinct.

The Romblomanon people are the indigenous inhabitants of Romblon province.

The Sambal people, also spelled Zambal form one of the most important Filipino ethnicities. The Sambal people are vague. Until recently, it was not clear about 'Who is the Sambal?' Answers to this may be: 'The Aetas of Zambales', 'The Ilocanos of Zambales', or anything. However, in this article, Sambal people are considered collectively to be known as the people of Zambales, regardless of race and language.

Sangley (Sangleye, Sangley Mestizo, Mestiso ng Sangley, Mestizo de Sangley or Chinese-mestiso; plural: "Sangleys/es") , is a term used to describe a Filipino-born Chinese mixed with native Malay ancestry, Spanish ancestry, or both. It was widely used in the 15th to 19th century Philippines to differentiate them from other types of Mestizos (such as those of mixed native Malay and Spanish ancestry).

According to recent survey, the number of South Asians in the Philippines are approximately 32,500 people. Not included in this list are the mixed Filipino-South Asian people. The presence of South Asians in the Philippines have been ongoing since the Prehistoric times, predating even the coming of the Europeans by at least two centuries. However, this is a paradox, since there is still an absence of Tagalog words for the South Asians. The term Bumbay, loosely applied to all South Asians in the country, regardless of ethnicity or religion, was borrowed from the Bahasa Malaysian term Bombay. It is considered derogatory.

The ‘’’Surigaonon’’’ people form the eighteenth largest Filipino ethnic group. Although traditionally grouped with the Cebuanos, the Surigaonons are a distinct ethnicity.

The Tagalogs are the largest Filipino ethnic group. The name Tagalog comes from the terms taga-ilog, meaning 'riverine people'.

The Tasaday (pronounced Ta SAH dye) are a group ( cf. tribe) of the deep and mountainous rainforests of the southern Philippine island of Mindanao who, up until the mid- 20th century, were living as close to Stone Age lifeways as any people known in modern times.

The Tausug people are the eleventh largest Filipino ethnic group. The term tau sug means 'people of the current', referring to their homelands in the Sulu Archipelago. Tausugs are called suluk in Sabah, Malaysia.

The Tbolis are one of the indigenous peoples of South Mindanao. From the body of ethnographic and linguistic literature on Mindanao they are variously known as Tboli, T'boli, Tböli, Tiboli, Tibole, Tagabili, Tagabeli, and Tagabulu. They term themselves Tboli or T'boli. Their whereabouts and identity is to some extend confused in the literature; some publications present the Tboli and the Tagabili as distinct peoples; some locate the Tbolis to the vicinity of the Buluan Lake in the Cotabato Basin or in Agusan del Norte. The Tbolis, then, reside on the mountain slopes on either side of the upper Alah Valley and the coastal area of Maitum, Maasim and Kiamba. In former times, the Tbolis also inhabited the upper Alah Valley floor. After World War Two, i.e., since the arrival of settlers originating from other parts of the Philippines, they have been gradually pushed onto the mountain slopes. As of now, they are almost expelled from the fertile valley floor.

Tornatras is a term denoting a Eurasian person of mixed Spanish and Chinese descent in the Philippines. It was used in the Spanish colonial period, and has since fallen into disuse.

The Waray people form the sixth largest Filipino ethnic group.