NegOcc assures continuing support for IPs' rights, well-being
WORLD IPs DAY. Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson (center) and Executive Assistant Marie June Pavillar-Castro (3rd from right) join the observance of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples at the Manuel Y. Torres Memorial Coliseum and Cultural Center in Bago City on Tuesday (Aug. 9, 2022). Lacson assured the IPs that his government would promote their rights and well-being, particularly their access to health care services.(Photo courtesy of PIO Negros Occidental) BAGO CITY - Remoteness, continuing discrimination, and lack of infrastructure and poor access to p...