The Lumad are a group of Austronesian indigenous peoples in the southern Philippines. It is a Cebuano term meaning 'native' or 'indigenous'. The term is short for Katawhang Lumad (lit. 'indigenous people'), the autonym officially adopted by the delegates of the Lumad Mindanao Peoples Federation (LMPF) founding assembly on 26 June 1986 at the Guadalupe Formation Center, Balindog, Kidapawan, Cotabato. Usage of the term was accepted in Philippine jurisprudence when President Corazon Aquino signed into law Republic Act 6734, where the word was used in Art. XIII sec. 8(2) to distinguish Lumad ethnic communities from the islands of Mindanao.
Mindanao is home to a substantial part of the country's indigenous population, comprising around 15% of the Philippine population.
UBOS Releases Schedule for Publication of Key Survey and Census Reports
The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) has announced a release calendar for several completed national surveys and census reports that will be published between March and May 2026.
In a public statement issued in Kampala...
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