First Mangyan lawyer Renato Evangelista dies at 52

CALAPAN CITY, ORIENTAL MINDORO — Atty. Renato Zosimo “Zosing” B. Evangelista, recognized as the first Mangyan lawyer and a staunch defender of indigenous peoples’ rights, has died. He was 52. Evangelista passed away Tuesday after being hospitalized at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute, according to his daughter, Angelique, in an exchange of emails on

By jvicente