IPs get historic representation in Ilocos Norte provincial board

BAGUIO CITY—Bringing the voice of the Indigenous Peoples to the provincial government, a member of the Tingguian tribe of Nueva Era town was chosen to become the first Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative (IPMR) to the Ilocos Norte provincial board.

In a statement on Wednesday (Nov. 16), the provincial National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) said child development worker Cheryll Tabangay was selected by the majority of the Indigenous Peoples selection body in an election held on Tuesday.

Tabangay’s selection was described as historical, as she was the first to be elected by members of different Indigenous Cultural Communities (ICCs) in the province to represen…

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