The Philippine Native (or Philippine cattle) is an indigenous breed or group of breeds of cattle of the Philippines. It is one of six local breeds reported to the DAD-IS database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the others are the Batanes Black, the Batangas, the Ilocos (small and large types), the Iloilo and the Philamin, which is extinct.

It is a small breed with mature bulls weighing about and mature cows weighing about . The color ranges from grey to brown to fawn, with white spotting on some animals. The females are humpless, while males have a low hump. The breed is used for draught work and milk and beef production, although the carabao is often preferred for draught work.

Four breed types have been recognized:

• Ilocos (northwestern Luzon)

• Batangas (southwestern Luzon)

• Iloilo (Panay Island)

• Batanes Black (the Batanes Islands between Luzon and Taiwan).

References

Barbara Rischkowsky, Dafydd Pilling (editors) (2007). List of breeds documented in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources, annex to: The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Rome: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. . Archived 23 June 2020.

Valerie Porter, Lawrence Alderson, Stephen J.G. Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016). Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding (sixth edition). Wallingford: CABI. .

Breed data sheet: Philippine Native / Philippines (Cattle). Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed September 2025.

Breed data sheet: Batanes Black / Philippines (Cattle). Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed September 2025.

Breed data sheet: Batangas / Philippines (Cattle). Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed September 2025.

Breed data sheet: Ilocos / Philippines (Cattle). Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed September 2025.

Breed data sheet: Iloilo / Philippines (Cattle). Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed September 2025.

Breed data sheet: Philamin / Philippines (Cattle). Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed September 2025.

[s.n.] (2003). Status of the Philippines' Animal Genetic Resources (A Country Report); annex to: The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Rome: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. . Archived 23 June 2022.

Marleen Felius (1995). Cattle Breeds: An Encyclopedia. Doetinchem, Netherlands: Misset. .