MANILA – Bayan Muna Representative and Lumad leader Eufemia "Ka Femia" Cullamat will be wearing the traditional Manobo attire bearing the calls of indigenous peoples for this year’s State of the Natio
MANILA – Bayan Muna Representative and Lumad leader Eufemia "Ka Femia" Cullamat will be wearing the traditional Manobo attire bearing the calls of indigenous peoples for this year’s State of the Nation Address .
It reflects her constituents’ stand against the reopening of mining operations previously closed down by the late Environment Secretary Gina Lopez for rights violations and destruction of the environment.Moreover, a red facemask bearing the calls “Defend National Minorities!” and “#StopTheAttacks” will accentuate Cullamat’s Manobo garb.“Ang kulay itim ay sumisimbolo sa madilim na sulok na aming kinalalalagyan.
President Rodrigo Duterte will physically deliver his annual address at the Batasang Pambansa on July 27.
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