MANGYAN OF MINDORO

MYTH AND MEANING: Senator Loren Legarda is joined by some Mangyans during the opening of the exhibit “Mangyans of Mindoro: Myth and Meaning” at the Senate. Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Cultural Communities, organized the exhibit to showcase the Mangyan people’s craftsmanship and rich heritage, to encourage Filipinos to preserve and promote indigenous culture, and to support the livelihood and education of our Mangyans and other Indigenous Peoples in the country.