The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) is located in the north central part of Luzon in the Philippines. It is comprised of 7 provinces - Abra, Apayao, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, Mountain Province, and Baguio City. The region is mostly mountainous with scattered valleys. It is home to indigenous tribes like the Igorot people. The regional economy includes mining, agriculture, tourism and industry concentrated in Baguio City. Major tourist attractions include the Banaue Rice Terraces, Sumaguing Cave, and various national parks.

1. CAr

2. The Cordillera Administrative
Region (CAR) is the Philippines’
only land-locked region located in
the north central part of Luzon. It is
consisted of the provinces of Abra,
Apayao, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga,
Mountain Province and Baguio City
(the regional center).

3. The Cordillera region encompasses
of mostly mountainous areas with small
scattered valleys especially in the
province of Abra. Highest peak is the
2,930 meter Mt. Pulag located in the
boundary of Benguet and Nueva Vizcaya
provinces. This region is home to
numerous indigenous tribes collectively
called the Igorot.

4. MAP OF CAR REGION

5. Province/
City
Capital Populatio
n(2010)
Area
(km²)
Pop.
density
(per km²)
Abra Bangue
d
234,733
3,975.6 59.0
Apayao Kabuga
o
112,636
3,927.9 28.7
Benguet La
trinidad
403,944
2,826.59 142.9
Ifugao Lagawe 191,078 2,517.8 75.9
Kalinga Tabuk
city
201,613
3,119.7 64.6
Mountai
n
Bontoc 154,187
2,097.3 73.5

6. History of
regional
formation

7. On June 18, 1966, Republic
Act No. 4695 was enacted to
split Mountain Province into four
separate and independent
provinces of Mountain
Province, Benguet, Ifugao and
Kalinga-Apayao

8. Prior to the formal creation of
Cordillera Administrative Region,
as a consequence of the
constitutional mandate under the
1987 Philippine Constitution, the
former four provinces was
loosely under Cagayan Valley
Region while the fifth province
Abra was grouped under Ilocos
Region.

9. On July 15, 1987, President Corazon
C. Aquino issued Executive Order No.
220 which created the Cordillera
Administrative Region, that
included Mountain
Province, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga-
Apayao and annexed the province
of Abra as part of the Cordillera
Administrative Region, giving the region
formal autonomy as part of her political
compromise to the Cordillera People's
Liberation Army, a rebel group operating

10. On February 14, 1995,
Kalinga-Apayao, one of the five
provinces of the region was split
into two separate and
independent provinces of
Apayao and Kalinga with the
enactment of Republic Act No.
7878.

11. Several attempts at legalizing
autonomy in the Cordillera region
have failed in two separate
plebiscites. An affirmative vote for the
law on regional autonomy is a
precondition by the 1987 Philippine
Constitution to give the region
autonomy in self-governance much
like the Autonomous Region of
Muslim Mindanao in southern
Philippines.

12. The first law Republic Act No. 6766,
took effect on October 23, 1989 but
failed to muster a majority vote in the
plebiscite on January 30, 1990.The
second law, Republic Act No. 8438
passed by Congress of the
Philippines on December 22, 1997, also
failed to pass the approval of the
Cordillera peoples in a region-wide
referendum on March 7, 1998.
At present, a third organic act of the
Cordillera is in the offing supported by
the Cordillera Regional Development

13. Regional economy

14. Regional economy of the
Cordilleras is diverse; mining,
agriculture, export processing
zone, tourism are among
economic activities in the
different provinces of the region.

15. The region is abundant with
mineral reserves. These include
metallic ores such as gold,
copper, silver, zinc, and non-
metallic minerals like sand,
gravel and sulfur. Mineral
reserves are found in all the
provinces. However, mining is
concentrated in Benguet.

16. Its timber resources has
dwindled since the introduction of
slash-and-burn method of
farming in all parts of the
Cordillera mountain range.
Vegetable crop production is
well developed in Benguet, rice
production in Ifugao and Abra,
corn production in Mountain
Province, and Kalinga.

17. Baguio City and La Trinidad are
considered as the industrial centers in
the region. Baguio City hosts Baguio
Export Processing Zone where
operations of big companies like Texas
Instruments, and MOOG are located.
The city also hosts offshore and
outsourcing companies operating call
centers.
The primary growth centers of the
region are Metro Baguio and the
Eastern Cordillera Growth Corridor.

18. CAR PROVINCES ,
CAPITAL AND CITIES/
MUNICIPALITIES AND
DESCRIPTION OF THE
LOCATION AS WELL
AS THE ETHNIC
PEOPLE

19. ABRA
 Lagayan
 Langiden
Licuan –
Baay
Luba
 Malibcong
 Manabo
Peñarrubia
Pidigan
Pilar
Sallapadan
San Isidro
 San Juan
 Tubo
 Bangued
 Boliney
 Bucay
 Bucloc

Daguioman
 Danglas
 Dolores
 La Paz
 Lacub

Lagangilang
 San
Province
Municipalities
Bangue
d

20.  -is a landlocked province of the
Philippines in the Cordillera
Administrative Region in Luzon. Its
capital is Bangued, and it borders
Ilocos Norte and Apayao on the
north, Ilocos Sur and Mountain
Province on the south, Ilocos Norte
and Ilocos Sur on the west, and
Kalinga, and Apayao on the east.
ABRA

21. ABRA
The Tingguians are
composed of sub-groups known
as the Itneg tribes which
includes Adasen, Balatok,
Banaw, Belwang, Binungan,
Gubang, Inlaud, Mabaka,
Maeng, Masadiit, and Muyadan
or Ammutan.

22. Province
APAYAO
Kabuyao
MUNICIPALITIES
 Calanasan
(Bayag)
 Conner
 Flora
 Kabugao
 Luna (Macatel)
 Pudtol
 Santa Marcela

23.  -is a landlocked province of the
Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative
Region in Luzon. Its administrative capital
is Luna and founding capital Kabugao. It
borders Cagayan to the north and east,
Abra and Ilocos Norte to the west, and
Kalinga to the south. Prior to 1995,
Kalinga and Apayao comprised a single
province named Kalinga-Apayao, until
they were split into two to better service
the needs of individual native tribes in the
provinces.
APAYAO

24. APAYAO
Isneg tribe are also known as
the Isnag which composed of the
sub-groups known as the
Ymandaya and Imallod.

25. Province
BENGUET
La Trinidad
MUNICIPALITIES
*Atok
*Bakun
*Mankayan
*Buguias
*Sablan
*Itogon *Tuba
*Kabayan
*Kapangan

26.  -is a landlocked province of the
Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative
Region in Luzon. Its capital is La Trinidad
and borders, clockwise from the south,
Pangasinan, La Union, Ilocos Sur, Mountain
Province, Ifugao, and Nueva Vizcaya.
 Baguio, a popular tourist destination in
the country, is located in the interior of the
province, however, the city is independent
of the province.
BENGUET

27. Benguet
* Ibaloi
* Kankanaey

28. Province
IFUGAO
Lagawe
MUNICIPALITIES
*Aguinaldo
*Alfonso Lista
*Mayoyao *Lamot
*Asipulo *Tinoc
*Banaue *Hingyon
*Hungduan
*Kiangan
*Lagawe

29. IFUGAO
 -is a landlocked province of the
Philippines in the Cordillera
Administrative Region in Luzon. Covering
a total land area of 262,820 hectares, the
province of Ifugao is located in a
mountainous region characterized by
rugged terrain, river valleys, and massive
forests. Its capital is Lagawe and borders
Benguet to the west, Mountain Province
to the north, Isabela to the east, and
Nueva Vizcaya to the south.

30. Province
KALINGA
Tabuk
MUNICIPALITIES
 Balbalan
 Labuagan
 Pasil
 Pinukpuk
 Rizal
 Tanudan
 Tinglayan

31.  -is a landlocked province of the
Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative
Region in Luzon. Its capital is Tabuk and
borders Mountain Province to the south,
Abra to the west, Isabela to the east,
Cagayan to the northeast, and Apayao to
the north. Prior to 1995, Kalinga and
Apayao used to be a single province
named Kalinga-Apayao, until they were
split into two to better service the needs of
individual native tribes in the provinces.
KALINGA

32. Kalinga
* Kalingan
* Banao

33. Province
MOUNTAIN
PROVINCE
Bontoc
MUNICIPALITIES

34. MT. PROVINCE
-is located in the central part of
Cordillera Administrative Region. It is
bounded on the North by Kalinga and
on the West by Ilocos Sur and Abra.
Towards the South are Benguet and
Ifugao and on the East by Isabela.
The province consist of ten (10)
towns and 144 barangays with a total
land area of 209,733 hectares.

35. Mountain Province
* Bontoc - Bontoc
* Balangao - Natonin
* Baliwon - Paracelis
Kankanaey-Sagada and
Sabangan

36. Culture
The Cordillera region is
known for its unique musical
instruments including the
gangsa kalinga, nose
flute, bamboo flute, buzzer,
bangibang, tongatong, diwdiw-
as, saggeypo, and bamboo
zither.

37. VARIOUS
FESTIVALS
OF
CORDILLERA

38. PanagbengaFestival
Panagbenga / Baguio Flower
Festival which is celebrated in
February. The festival focuses
on Baguio as the Flower
Garden City of the North.
Highlights include flower
exhibits, lectures, garden tours,
floral competition and a parade

39. Adivay Festival
Adivay festival in Benguet
which means "coming together of
people to celebrate" is celebrated
every month of November. The
month-long activities highlights
the Agro-industrial and trade fair
which showcase the different
products of Benguet

40. Ullalim Festival
Ullalim Festival/ in Kalinga which is
celebrated every February 14. It is in
celebration of the founding anniversary of
the province and the Peace acts
called Bodong. It is the poetic expression
of the heroic exploits, romance, joys,
successes as well as tribulations, and the
way of life of the Kalingas from birth to
death. The Festival highlights the weaved
clothes (laga) exhibits, world class coffee
beans and other products of Kalinga.

41. Lang-ay Festival
Lang-ay Festival in Mountain Province
celebrated every April 7. This is a week-
long agro-industrial trade, tourism and
cultural fair with tribal dances and songs.
Lang-ay is a native term which describes
the tradition of the people of Mountain
Province to celebrate festivities, share
happiness, foster family solidarity,
hospitality and nurture friendship - all with
a toast of home-brewed wine.

42. Matagoan Festival
Tabuk Matagoan Festival which
features G-String marathon
(runners wear G-String only),
cultural dances and songs. The
festival showcases the different
products of tabuk coming from the
different parts of Kalinga such as
the aromatic Kalinga coffee.

43. Tourist attractions

44. Banaue Rice Terraces

45. Sumaguing Cave

46. Mummy Caves

47. Four National Parks
Cassamata Hill
Mount Pulag
Mt. Data and
Balbalasang-Balbalan

48. Cassamata Hill

49. Mount Pulag

50. Balbalasang-Balbalan

51. Chico River At Mt. Province

52. Lion’s head in Baguio City

53. Burnham Park

54. Botanical Garden

55. Camp John Hay

56. Ifugao dances

57. People of Kalinga

58. Ifugao people

59. Thank you
Ana Marie B. Cordova