Total population | |
---|---|
Currently none; 10,000–15,000 (c.1900) | |
Founder | |
Dios Buhawi | |
Regions with significant populations | |
(Visayas) | |
Religions | |
Folk Catholicism | |
Scriptures | |
Bible, texts relating to Philippine mythology | |
Languages | |
Visayan languages, Spanish, Tagalog |
The Pulahan (literally "those wearing red" in Cebuano; Spanish: pulajanes), also known as dios-dios, were the members of a religious revival of Philippine beliefs that developed in the Visayas prior to the Philippine Revolution. At its peak, it numbered around 10,000–15,000 adherents. The movement was severely crippled during the Philippine Revolution after the Philippine Constabulary took over patrols in Samar, when the U.S. military declared the island as "pacified".