Manila, Jan. 27 -- Indigenous Peoples (IP) leaders in the Caraga region have condemned the activities of the Federal Tribal Government of the Philippines (FTGP), an organization labeled as illegitimate by the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples in Caraga (NCIP-13).

In a phone interview on Monday, Datu Rico Maca, the IP Mandatory Representative (IPMR) of San Miguel, Surigao del Sur, and head of the regional IPMR association, criticized Jorgeto Corpuz Santisas and other FTGP members for disrupting residents in Surigao City.

Last Friday, Santisas' group padlocked two business establishments in the city and set up a checkpoint on the highway near their office in Barangay Sabang.

The Surigao City Police Station responded to the incide...