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Filipinos in Papua New Guinea
  • Pilipino sa Papua New Guinea (Filipino)
  • Filipinos in Papua New Guinea (English)
  • Ol Filipino long Papua Niugini (Tok Pisin)
PhilippinesPapua New Guinea
Total population
30,000 (2024)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Lae, Mount Hagen, Goroka and Port Moresby
Languages
Filipino, Tok Pisin, English and others Languages of Philippines minority of Papuan languages
Religion
Christianity mainly Roman Catholicism and minority of Islam
Related ethnic groups
Overseas Filipino, Papuans

Filipinos in Papua New Guinea or Filipino Papuan are newly immigrants to Papua New Guinea or Papuan citizens who are descendants of migrants from Philippines.

According to the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines there are 30,000 nationals living and working in Papua New Guinea. This includes workers, permanent residents and Papuan citizens of Filipino ancestry.

They are employed mostly on Services and Agriculture Sectors. Working mainly of Multinational companies.[2]

Most of the Filipinos tend to live on urban areas such as Port Moresby, Lae, Mount Hagen and Goroka, with a small proportion in other places such as Kokopo, Wewak, Vanimo and Madang.

Also there is some cooperation between the Governments of Papua New Guinea and the Philippines to build schools and other educational interchanges and investment in the country.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Filipinos in Papua New Guinea".
  2. ^ "PH ready to build schools in Papua New Guinea: Duterte". www.pna.gov.ph. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  3. ^ "Foreign Affairs Minister Justin Tkatchenko announce plan to grant visa-on-arrival for Filipinos". www.pna.gov.ph. Retrieved 2024-12-01.