MANILA, Philippines — The former head of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP), who still acts as a commissioner within the agency, was criticized by a lawmaker for skipping the agency's budget deliberations as a lot of questions were pointed at him. During the late Monday night hearing of the House committee on appropriations on NCIP's proposed 2024 budget, Abang Lingkod party-list Rep. Joseph Stephen Paduano asked current NCIP Chairperson Jennifer Sibug-Las where former chair Allen Capuyan was.

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