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Religiosity is a basic socio-cultural characteristic that makes the Filipino
character distinct and unique as manifested likewise by Baguio residents. Over
the years, the number of religious sects in the City has been increasing. The
three most dominant are Roman Catholics to which 80.4 percent of the population
is membered, followed by the Episcopalian Church with 5.8 percent and the Iglesia
ni Cristo with 3.5 percent membership. The remaining 10.3 percent are
distributed among the other religious sects.
Ilocano is dominant dialect in the city spoken by 57.3 percent while Tagalog is
spoken by 25.8 percent. Kankanai is the most dominant tribal dialect spoken by
4.6 percent while English is the most spoken foreign language.
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