Historical Background of Cordillera Administrative Region

Creating a big province called MOUNTAIN PROVINCE to cover the whole mountainous region of central northern Luzon. (Date and R.A.)

August 19, 1908 Act No. 1876

1st Governor of NCR

Samuel Cane

Capital of NCR during 1908

Bontoc

Old mountain province was abolished

April 7, 1967 Republic Act No. 4695 (Division Law)

4 Independent Provinces

Benguet (La Trinidad) Ifugao (Lagawe) Kalinga-Apayao (Tabuk) Mountain Province (Bontoc)

Region 1 of the Old Mountain Province

Benguet and Mountain Province

Region 2 of the Old Mountain Province

Kalinga-Apayao and Ifugao

CAR was established by President Corazon Aquino during (Date and EO No,220)

July 15, 1987

What provinces become separated during 1995

Kalinga and Apayao became separate provinces

Exchange of peace tokens in the Cordillera (When)

September 13, 1986

President Corazon C. Aquino met with representatives of what and under who?

Cordillera Bodong Administration and the Cordillera People’s Liberation Army (CPLA) under Fr. Conrado Balweg.

Exchange of peace tokens to signify what?

"Sipat" (peace pact) and acknowledgment of Cordillera autonomy aspirations.

A joint memorandum of agreement was signed between who?

Armed Forces of the Philippines and the CPLA, leading to a cessation of hostilities between the two groups.

The new Philippine Constitution was ratified in?

February 1987

What article provided for the creation of an autonomous region in the Cordillera. (1987)

Article X

President Corazon Aquino signed what, creating the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).

Executive Order 220

Baguio is a?

Chartered City

What are the provinces of Cordillera according to the Executive Order 220?

1.Abra

2.Benguet

3.Kalinga- Apayao (still one province then)

4.Mountain province

5.Ifugao

What is IPRA and its Republic Act?

Indigenous Peoples' Rights Act (R.A. 8371)

When was the IPRA signed?

October 29, 1997

Who signed the IPRA?

President Fidel V. Ramos.

Provides the foundational legal framework recognizing and promoting the rights of indigenous cultural communities.

1987 Constitution

An international treaty recognizing the rights of indigenous and tribal peoples.

ILO Convention 169

Landmark legal case (Cariño vs. Insular Government) affirming indigenous land rights in the Philippines.

Native Title (Mateo Cariño Case)

An Act to Recognize, Protect and Promote the Rights of Indigenous Cultural Communities/Indigenous People,

Creating a National Commission of Indigenous People, Establishing Implementing Mechanisms, Appropriating Funds

Therefor, and for other Purposes.

Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1997

Section 22 of Article II (Declaration of Principles and State Policies)

The State recognizes and promotes the rights of indigenous cultural communities within the framework of national unity and development.

LEGAL FRAMEWORK: 1987 CONSTITUTION

The State, subject to the provisions of the Constitution and national development policies and programs, shall protect the rights of indigenous cultural communities to their ancestral lands to ensure their economic, social, and cultural well-being.

The Congress may provide for the applicability of customary laws governing property rights and relations in determining the ownership and extent of ancestral domain.

Section 5 of Article XII (National Economy and Patrimony)

The State shall recognize, respect, and protect the rights of indigenous cultural communities to preserve and develop their cultures, traditions, and institutions. It shall consider these rights in the formulation of national plans and policies.

Section 17 of Article XIV (Education, Science and Technology, Arts, Culture and Sports)

Principal Author of IPRA and when?

Senator Juan Flavier, Approved on October 29, 1997