Cotabato’s first ‘Lumad’ governor sworn in as NCIP chair

GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Philippines — Cotabato Rep. Nancy Catamco, a proud daughter of the Bagobo-Manobo ethnic group, has officially assumed the position of chair of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP). Catamco, who was governor of Cotabato until 2022, took her oath of office on Monday before Cotabato Gov. Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza at the provincial