Indonesians in the Philippines
Total population

10,000[1]
Regions with significant populations
Mindanao[1]
Languages
Various languages of Indonesia and of the Philippines[1]
Religion
Islam[1]

There are estimated to be 10,000 Indonesians in the Philippines, largely in the Muslim-dominated region of Mindanao.[1]

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Migration and settlement

Some Indonesians came to Mindanao as early as the 1970s, settling down and married local women.[2] However, the largest influx, consisting of fishermen and petty traders, began settling illegally in the early 1980s.[3] They continue to maintain consciousness of their separate ethnic identity, as well as material links with Indonesia.[1] Illegal entry and settlement is easy due to the Philippines' long coastline and insufficient personnel in the Border Crossing Office. More recently, many of the fishermen in fact have landing permits which allow them to move freely around the area where their boats are docked.[4]

Registration, residency, and deportation

As early as 1999, the Philippine government had been attempting to get Indonesians to register with the authorities, holding out the possibility that they might be granted citizenship as an incentive.[5] However, a survey the next year, which counted 7,200 Indonesians living illegally in the area, found that few wanted to be naturalized in the Philippines, though they hoped to obtain permanent residency in order to regularize their living situation, while 30-35% hoped to be repatriated to Indonesia. That survey found the largest community of Indonesians in Sarangani province, with others in South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Davao City, Davao del Norte, Davao Oriental, and North Cotabato. At that time, they planned to deport 1,738 of them.[2] In 2002, the Philippine government, alarmed by the number of Indonesian nationals implicated in recent Jemaah Islamiyah bombings in the Philippines, drew up a plan to deport a further 12,000 Indonesians from Mindanao; however, the implementation of the plan stalled due to disagreements between the Philippine and Indonesian governments over who would pay for it.[3] Indonesians in the Philippines are often stereotyped as terrorists as a result.[6]

In 2003 and again in 2005, the Philippine government initiated another survey and registration drive; that one registered 2,448 Philippine-born Indonesians, including 247 in General Santos, 371 in Glan-Sarangani, 265 in Davao del Sur, 108 in Davao City, 339 in Kiamba, Tupi and Malapatan, another 253 in Sarangani Island, 341 in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat and Kidapawan, and an additional 154 in Sarangani and Davao del Sur.[7] The Indonesian government is also attempting to convince them to register with the local Indonesian consulate and with the Philippine government, and offered to pay their registration fees for identity documents.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Miralao, Victoria A.; Makil, Lorna P. (2007), Exploring transnational communities in the Philippines, Philippine Social Science Council, pp. 18-19, ISBN 971-8514-26-0, http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001530/153053e.pdf 
  2. ^ a b Ramirez, Jun (3 August 2000), '1,738 Indons to be repatriated', Manila Bulletin, http://www.articlearchives.com/international-relations/national-security/197975-1.html, retrieved on 7 October 2008 
  3. ^ a b 'Manila to send back 12,000 Indonesians', Gulfnews, 22 September 2002, http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/02/09/22/63741.html, retrieved on 8 October 2008 
  4. ^ Regalado, Edith; Mendez, Christina (11 April 2003), '300 JI members operating in RP', The Philippine Star, http://www.intellnet.org/news/2003/04/10/19511-1.htm 
  5. ^ Canuday, Jowel F. (11 July 1999), 'RP citizenship proposed for Indons', Philippine Daily Inquirer 
  6. ^ 'Jangan Labelkan Kami Teroris', Kompas (Indonesia), 21 July 2003, http://www2.kompas.com/kompas-cetak/0307/21/sorotan/439481.htm, retrieved on 7 October 2008 
  7. ^ 'Native-born Indonesians in Mindanao Registered', Official Government Portal of the Republic of the Philippines, 11 May 2005, http://www.gov.ph/news/printerfriendly.asp?i=9576, retrieved on 7 October 2008 
  8. ^ Gerundio, Aurea A. (27 January 2005), 'Most Indonesians in Mindanao are illegal residents', Davao Sun-Star, http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dav/2005/01/27/news/most.indonesians.in.mindanao.are.illegal.residents.html, retrieved on 7 October 2008 
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