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Eufemia Cullamat

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'''Eufemia "Ka Femia" C. Cullamat''' (born August 13, 1960) is a Filipino activist and politician. She is a member of the [[18th Congress of the Philippines|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]].<ref name=":0"></ref>

As a tribal leader and activist, she has been active in movements to fight for the rights of [[Indigenous peoples of the Philippines|indigenous peoples in the Philippines]] since the 1980s. She was chair of [[Lumad]] organization Kahugpungang sa Lumadnong Organisasyon sa Caraga (Kasalo Caraga).<ref name=":0" />

== Biography ==
Cullamat is a member of the Manobo people from the mountains of Barangay Diatogon in [[Lianga, Surigao del Sur]]. She has been active in movements to fight for the rights of indigenous peoples in the Philippines since the 1980s.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>

She was a community development worker at the Tribal Filipino Program of Surigao del Sur (TRIFPSS).

She helped found Malahutayong Pakigbisog Alang sa Sumusunod (MAPASU) in 1996 and served as one of its council members. She was also chair of Lumad organization Kasalo Caraga.<ref></ref>

[[Category:1960 births]]
[[Category:Party-list members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines]]
[[Category:Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines for Bayan Muna]]
[[Category:Women members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines]]
[[Category:21st-century Filipino politicians]]
[[Category:21st-century women politicians]]
[[Category:21st-century Filipino women politicians]]



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