The First Peoples Foundation Inc. (FPF) was fully conceived on August 06, 2024 upon its registration with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

It is an auspicious date because it marks the 80th year commemoration of the legal union of two descendants of first peoples, Pablo Danugan Panganiban & Felicidad Abbagu Panganiban. Pablo Panganiban is a descendant of the Yogad tribe while Felicidad Abbagu came from the Gadang tribe.

They come from different tribes, albeit with close cross-cultural compatibility. Some Gadang descendants migrated to Echague, Isabela, adopting a new culture and assimilating into the Yogad culture.

FPF is set up in honor of both spouses and put up by their direct descendants.

We envision the First Peoples Foundation to be a credible and sustainable agent committed to preserving tangible and intangible aspects of indigenous culture.

• To aid in filling identified current and future gaps in ethnographic, cultural, and literary records of the Gadang and Yogad peoples through research;
• To facilitate the sustainability and financial management of livelihood projects supporting underrepresented tangible and intangible indigenous cultural heritage; and
• To advocate indigenous arts, crafts, music, and historical appreciation among descendants of first peoples and the general public.