Pura Sumangil

Puraperla dela Cruz Sumangil (born 1941), better known as Pura Sumangil, is a Filipino Catholic nun, educator, and social activist. She is a co-founder of Concerned Citizens of Abra for Good Governance, a non-governmental organization focused on participatory monitoring of infrastructure projects in the Cordillera Administrative Region in northern Philippines.[1]

In 2022, she received the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice award from the Holy See.[2] She was also nominated for the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Pura Sumangil". 1000peacewomen. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Filipino woman to receive papal award for her service to church". Radio Veritas Asia. Retrieved 11 March 2023.