World Bank report reveals ways to improve Philippine indigenous peoples' welfare

MANILA, May 27 (Xinhua) -- Increasing indigenous peoples' access to water and sanitation, education, health services, and economic opportunities while preserving their cultural identities can significantly improve their living standards, said a World Bank report released on Monday.

According to census data, approximately 9.4 million people identified as indigenous live in the Philippines, about 8.7 percent of th