New NCIP chief implements consultative, transparent and participative type of leadership

By Gideon C. Corgue

GENERAL SANTOS CITY, October 12 – The newly appointed chief of the National Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP) said that her administration is implementing a consultative, transparent, and participative type of leadership.

In an exclusive interview with Chairperson Jennefir Sebug-las during her recent visit to the city of General Santos, she disclosed that under her current administration she strictly implements the "consultative, transparent and participative" type of her leadership --- where no one is left behind and everyone has a voice in our government.

Sebug-las, the former ethnological commissioner for Central Mindanao replaced Allen Capuyen who stepped down from his position as chairperson on September 5, this year.

Sebug-las spent enough time to talk to some tribal leaders from regions 12 and 9 who brought up issues and concerns from their respective Indigenous People cultural communities.

Oliver 'Jokjok" Tumbao, the Indigenous People Mandatory Representative (IPMR) of the municipality of Lakewood, is one of those who admire the good qualities of Sebuglas where he observed that she is a very humble person and has a heart to listen to the tribal leaders. .

Tumbao said that the chairperson is also very simple where the tribal leaders do not hesitate to approach her and it is easy for them to convey their problems. “Her consultative leadership style is built on mutual respect between (her) as our leader and the IP leaders, as followers,” he said.

In the same development, Datu Radin Iguas, the former IPMR of Kidapawan City was very happy in his meeting with Sebug-las because he personally witnessed the good quality traits of her as being a consultative leader.

Iguas described the chairperson as "a female leader who does not do what she wants, but does what the Indigenous People want". (jcc/Pagadian Times)