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{{WikipediaQuote|URL=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuli_(rite)|title=Tuli (rite)}}
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'''Tulì''' is a Filipino rite of male [[circumcision]]. It has a long historical tradition and is considered an obligatory rite of passage for males;<refname="gma2014">{{REFnews
|url=http://www.gmanews.tv/story/219779/nation/tuli-a-rite-of-passage-for-filipino-boys
|title=Tuli a rite of passage for Filipino boys
|publisher=GMA News Online
|accessdate=2014-04-02
}}</ref> boys About 93 percent of Filipino males are circumcised.<ref name="gma2014" /> Boys who have not undergone the ritual are labelled ''supót'' and face ridicule from their peers.<ref>{{REFnews
|title='Circumcision season': Philippine rite puts boys under pressure
|url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/-circumcision-season---philippine-rite-puts-boys-under-pressure--11640442
|accessdate=2019-06-20
|publisher=Channel News Asia
}}</ref>
[[Circumcision]] is not considered a religious rite as some four-fifths of Filipinos profess Roman Catholicism, which does not require it. Rather, circumcision is a social norm rooted in tradition that is followed by society at large. Most boys usually undergo the procedure not shortly after birth but prior to reaching puberty or before high school (around ages 10–14).