 According to Lobel (2013), if the Katabangan did in fact speak one of the Philippine Negrito languages before, it would have been related to Agta of the Lopez-Guinayangan area (see Inagta Alabat language) or to Manide based on its present-day location.Louward Allen Zubiri reports that there are 670 individuals in the Katabangan community.There are also families living in Mulanay, Gumaca, Lopez, and Alabat.