NCIP OVERHAUL

May 20, 2023 Community Billboard

Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin (left) administers in Malacanang the oath of office of Mervyn Hidalgo Espadero, an Ibaloy from Wangal, La Trinidad, Benguet as the new Executive Director of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples last May 15, 2023 as his wife Ms. Virginia Enciso Espadero, an Isnag from Kabugao, Apayao looks on. Espadero, a former military captain, was appointed by President Marcos Jr. to the NCIP on April 28, 2023.

Photo by Jorge Pawid/ MarchF.