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Native musical Instruments in the philippines?

Here are some native musical instruments in the Philippines:

- Kulintang: A set of small gongs that are played in pairs using specialized mallets.

- Agung: Large gong used in various forms of traditional Philippine music.

- Gabbang: A bamboo xylophone with wooden hammers that are played by striking them with two mallets.

- Kudyapi: A boat-shaped plucked string instrument with a thin wooden body.

- Banduria: A 14-stringed plucked instrument that serves as the country's national instrument.

- Plaute: A bamboo nose flute.

- Tongali: A bamboo nose flute with holes in the side.

- Batiwtiw: A single stringed instrument.

- Kalaleng: A nose flute made of wood or bamboo.

- Suling: A type of bamboo flute that is played by blowing across a hole in its side.

- Bungkaka: A large brass gong.

- Dabakan: A drum made from a hollowed out log with one end covered with animal skin.

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