 | This article appears to be slanted towards recent events. (December 2020) |
Eufemia Cullamat | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Cullamat portrait during the 18th Congress | |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives for Bayan Muna party-list | |
| In office June 30, 2019 – June 30, 2022 Serving with Carlos Isagani Zarate and Ferdinand Gaite | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Eufemia Campos August 13, 1960 Lianga, Surigao del Sur, Philippines |
| Political party | Bayan Muna |
| Children | Jevilyn Cullamat (deceased) Jikson Cullamat |
| Profession | Politician Human rights activist Lawyer |
Eufemia Campos Cullamat[1] (born August 13, 1960), also known as Ka Femia, is a Filipina farmer, activist, and politician. She was a member of the Philippine House of Representatives for the 18th Congress under the Bayan Muna party-list group. She is the second Manobo to serve in Congress after former Cotabato Representative Nancy Catamco.[2]
As a tribal leader and activist, she has been active in movements to fight for the rights of indigenous peoples in the Philippines since the 1980s. She was chair of Lumad organization Kahugpungan sa Lumadnong Organisasyon sa Caraga (Kasalo Caraga).[3][4]
- ^ "Lawmaker's daughter killed in Surigao del Sur clash". CNN Philippines. November 29, 2020. Archived from the original on November 30, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ^ Mascariñas, Erwin M. (June 9, 2019). "'Lumad' takes IP struggle to Congress". Inquirer. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
- ^ Umil, Anne Marxze (2018-10-31). "UP community slams Uson's red-tagging of Lumad schools". Bulatlat. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
- ^ Panganiban, Chris V. (October 1, 2018). "'Lumad' vow to testify vs Duterte at ICC". Inquirer. Retrieved 2020-06-02.