BLAAN

THE BLAAN, ONE OF THE INDIGENOUS GROUPS OF SOUTHERN MINDANAO, CAN PRESENTLY BE FOUND IN THE PROVINCES OF SOUTH COTABATO, SULTAN KUDARAT, SARANGANI, DAVAO DEL SUR AND DAVAO OCCIDENTAL, AND THE CITY OF GENERAL SANTOS. TRADITIONALLY, THEY INHABIT THE HILLS BEHIND THE WEST COAST OF DAVAO GULF AND THE WATER - SHED OF DAVAO AND COTABATO. IN VERY RECENT TIMES, THEY HAVE MOVED TOWARD THE COASTAL AREAS.