List of Philippine musical instruments

Aerophones
- Bulungudyong – vertical & long flute (Pinatubo Ayta)
- Palendag – lip-valley flute
- Tulali – bamboo flute with 6 holes
- Tumpong – bamboo flute
- Lantoy - nose flute
- Bansik - bamboo flute with three holes of the Negrito people in Zambales.
Chordophones
- Bamboo violin – a three-stringed violin of the Aeta people.
- Butting – a bow with a single hemp 5 string, plucked with a small stick.
- Faglong – a two-stringed, lute-like instrument of the B'laan.
- Guitar – introduced by the Spanish in the 17th century, now one of the most popular instruments in lowland (Christian) areas.
- Budlong - bamboo zither
- Pas-ing - a two-stringed bamboo with a hole in the middle from Apayao people.
Lutes
- Bandurria – part of rondalya ensemble, it has a shorter neck and 14-strings compared to its Spanish ancestor.
- Buktot – a four-stringed instrument made from coconut shells originating in the Visayas.
- Kudyapi – a six-stringed boat lute from Mindanao.
- Laúd – similar to the bandurria, it is ultimately of Spanish origin. Also part of a rondalya ensemble.
- Octavina – part of a rondalya ensemble, it is of ultimately Spanish origin.
Tuned gongs
- Agung – large gong suspended from an ornate frame
- Gandingan – set of four large hanging knobbed gongs
- Kubing – jaw's harp (Maranao)
- Kulintang – set of eight tuned gongs placed horizontally in an ornate frame, tuned pentatonic scale|pentatonically.
Xylophones
- Gambang/Gabbang – bamboo blades on a frame (Yakan, Batak, B'laan, Badjao, Taus)
- Luntang – wooden beams hanging from a frame (Maguindanaon)
Metallophones
- Kulintang a tiniok – set of eight, tuned knobbed metal plates strung on a wooden frame (Maguindanaon)
- Saronay – eight tuned knobbed metal plates strung over a wooden frame (Maranao)
Membranophones
- Agung a tamlang – bamboo (slit drum)
- Dabakan – goblet drum (Maranao)
- Gandang – double-headed barrel drum (Maranao)
- Kagul – scraper
- Libbit – conical drum (Ifugao)
- Sulibao – conical drum (Ibaloy)
- Gambal- drums
Idiophones
- Babandil- small gong
- Aruding- Jew's harp (Palawan)

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