“Mailak kit makaturung naoy atdi pannaka-recognize da amin e tribo atdi Pilipinas ya babain naoy ot ma-unite da te napapigsa di ibil di add-adu nu sa sasa’an” (I can see that the [UPAKAT] can help in the recognition of all ethnic groups in the Philippines and that, through this network, indigenous peoples can unite as the voice of many is louder than that of only one).
Rico Sumalag, officer of Ganak da iLicoy, commented on the benefit of joining the Ugnayang Pambansa para sa Katutubong Kaalaman at Talino (UPAKAT), Inc. during the UPAKAT orientation in Casicallan, Paracelis, Mountain Province on March 24, 2023, conducted with support from SwedBio.