Bai Bibyaon Ligkayan Bigkay

Bai Bibyaon Ligkayan Bigkay

Bai Bibyaon Ligkayan Bigkay (died 20 November 2023) was a Filipino Lumad leader and environmentalist. She was the first and only female chieftain in the history of the Manobo people and has been described as "Mother of the Lumads". She was an advocate of indigenous peoples' rights and had been a defender of Manobo ancestral lands and the Pantaron Mountain Range from 1994. Most Lumad elders do not know the exact date of their birth, but Bigkay was estimated to be around 80 years old as of 2019, though upon her death on 20 November 2023, it was stated that she was 90. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Bai Bibyaon Ligkayan Bigkay is the 939th most popular social activist, the 162nd most popular biography from Philippines and the 9th most popular Filipino Social Activist.

Bai Bibyaon Ligkayan Bigkay was a Filipina environmentalist and community leader known for her advocacy in protecting indigenous rights and the environment in the Philippines. She gained recognition for her leadership in the Lumad community and her efforts against mining and land exploitation.