Page | 1 Evaluation of hyperglycemia and dyslipidemia among an indigenous tribe in the Philippines: the UST Graduate School community development experience Precious Jaimie Asis, Shamar Lo Lasta, Noemi Anne Paragas, Jonalyn Paz, Raphael Enrique Tiongco, and Edilberto Manahan Pharmacy/Medical Technology Cluster, The Graduate School, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines ABSTRACT The Philippines has a vast number of ethnolinguistic groups living in country, one of which are the Lumads. Currently, this tribe is being faced by various socio-economic issues against developments and conflicts on their ancestral land. Many advocates and organization support the tribe’s battle including the University of Santo Tomas (UST). A community project of the UST Graduate School Pharmacy/Medical Technology Cluster in partnership with UST’s “Ang Simbahayan” was administered which aims to give fre e lipid profile and fasting glucose test among the Lumads. Aside from that, the community project also aimed in profiling the metabolic status of the group. Overall, metabolic profiling showed that there is low incidence of hyperglycemia (13.3%) among the population, whereas, the incidence of dyslipidemia is high (33.3%). Among the Lumads, the main reason for their dyslipidemic profile is the high levels of serum triglycerides. Further studies are still needed with a larger study population of Lumads for verification since notable researches had regarded Filipinos to be at risk of developing complications such as atherosclerosis, metabolic syndrome in connection with dyslipidemia. Keywords: Lumads; dyslipidemia; hyperglycemia; UST