Filipinos of Malay descent

Ethnic group Ethnic group Malays in the PhilippinesOrang Melayu di FilipinaMalay sa PilipinasMalayu lu sa PilipinasMalayu ha PilipinasRegions with significant populationsLuzon, Mindanao, Visayas, Sulu ArchipelagoLanguagesOld Malay (historically), Malay, Visayan languages, Arabic, Maguindanao, other languages of the Philippines, Chavacano, Filipino language, Ilocano, CebuanoReligionIslam, also Animism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism and ChristianityRelated ethnic groupsMalays, Moro people, Visayans Part of a series on the History of the Philippines Timeline Prehistoric period (pre-900) Early hominin activity Homo luzonensis Tabon Man Austronesian expansion Angono Petroglyphs Lal-lo and Gattaran Shell Middens Sa Huỳnh culture Precolonial barangay Maritime Silk Road Events/Artifacts Balangay Cordillera Rice Terraces Grave goods Kalanay Cave Maitum anthropomorphic pottery Manunggul Jar Prehistoric beads Shell tools Precolonial period (900–1565)Historically documented states/polities (north to south) Pangasinan (historical polity) Caboloan Cainta Tondo Namayan Maynila Pila (historical polity) Kumintang Ibalon Ma-i Pulilu Sandao Madja-as Cebu Bo-ol Butuan Sanmalan Kingdom of Kumalarang