The plight of indigenous peoples (IPs) in the Philippines is often overlooked, with over 100 IP groups in the country facing high rates of unemployment and illiteracy while struggling with discrmination and the prevalence of militarization and armed conflict in their ancestral territories. To give more background and context to these issues, and to […]
Tag: Lumad
Background Mindanao is home to diverse communities, with 13 ethno-linguistic groups and around 30 Lumad groups. Of its total population of 25.73 million, some 18 percent are Muslims and approximately 5 percent are Lumad; the rest are migrants and their descendants. Females comprise half of the population. Hence, by sheer number, women are a […]



