The Cordillera Administrative Region is located in the north-central part of Luzon in the Philippines. It comprises six provinces: Abra, Apayao, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, and Mountain Province. The region is known for its ancient cultures, indigenous tribes like the Igorots, and tourist attractions like the Banaue Rice Terraces. It is a mountainous region hosting several major rivers and is the site of festivals celebrating the region's culture. Major industries include farming and small-scale production.
The Cordillera Administrative Region is located in the north-central part of Luzon in the Philippines. It comprises six provinces: Abra, Apayao, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, and Mountain Province. The region is known for its ancient cultures, indigenous tribes like the Igorots, and tourist attractions like the Banaue Rice Terraces. It is a mountainous region hosting several major rivers and is the site of festivals celebrating the region's culture. Major industries include farming and small-scale production.
The Cordillera Administrative Region is located in the north-central part of Luzon in the Philippines. It comprises six provinces: Abra, Apayao, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, and Mountain Province. The region is known for its ancient cultures, indigenous tribes like the Igorots, and tourist attractions like the Banaue Rice Terraces. It is a mountainous region hosting several major rivers and is the site of festivals celebrating the region's culture. Major industries include farming and small-scale production.
• Regional center: BAGUIO CITY also known as “summer capital of the Philippines” • CAR is one of the least populous region in the Philippines SHORT BACKGROUND OF REGION CAR • Comprises six (6) provinces: ABRA, APAYAO, BENGUET, IFUGAO, KALINGA, and MOUNTAIN PROVINCE • Officially created on July 15, 1987 through executive order No. 220 issued by Pres. Corazon Aquino • Located at North-central part of Luzon • Dubbed as “watershed cradle of north Luzon” as it host nine (9) major rivers that provide continuous water for invitation • Majority of the population of this region is engage in FARMING and SMALL-SCALE PRODUCTION • Also rich in Ancient cultures • It is the home of indigenous tribe called IGOROTS • Also known as the PRIME TOURISTSPOT DESTINATION IN PHILIPPINES CAR ALSO HAS A VARIOUS FESTIVALS: • Panagbenga or Baguio flower festival celebrated every February • Ulilam Festival in Kalinga • Lang-ay Festival in Mountain Province • Banaue Imbayah Festival and • Tabuk Matagoan Festival PROVINCES INCLUDED IN THIS REGION: • Abra • Apayao • Benguet • Ifugao • Kalinga and • Mountain Province BRIEF HISTORY OF REGION CAR • On July 15, 1987, President Corazon Aquino issued Executive Order 220 which created the Cordillera Administrative Region. The provinces of Abra, Benguet and Mountain Province (of the Ilocos Region), and Ifugao and Kalinga-Apayao (of the Cagayan Valley) were annexed as part of the newly created region. • The word “cordillera” is a Spanish word which means “mountain chain” and is derived from the Spanish word “cordilla” meaning “string" or "rope", first used in 1704 as a reference to the mountainous region. CULTURAL HERITAGE/ TOURISTSPOT IN REGION CAR 1. BATAD, BANAUE RICE TERRACES
Tourist attraction in Banaue. The Banaue
Rice Terraces are terraces that were carved into the mountains of Banaue, Ifugao, in the Philippines, by the ancestors of the indigenous people. The terraces are occasionally called the "Eighth Wonder of the World". It is commonly thought that the terraces were built with minimal equipment, largely by hand. 2. BURNHAM PARK
Burnham Park, officially known as the
Burnham Park Reservation, is a historic urban park located in downtown Baguio, Philippines. It was designed by eponymous American architect and Baguio city planner, Daniel Burnham. 3. MOUNT PULAG Mount Pulag is Luzon's highest peak at 2,928 metres above sea level, third- highest mountain in the Philippines, and the 26th-highest peak of an island on Earth. It is second-most prominent mountain in the Philippines, it is a dormant volcano. 4.MINES VIEW OBSERVATION DECK
Tourist attraction in Baguio. Mines View Park is
an overlook park on the northeastern outskirts of Baguio in the Philippines. It is five kilometers away from the Heart of Baguio, passing through the Botanical Garden, the Mansion House, Wright Park, and the Pacdal Circle. 5. BENCAB MUSEUM Museum in Tuba, Benguet. Artworks by BenCab & other noted Filipino artists, plus indigenous northern highlands exhibits.Personal museum which houses the collection of Ben 'BenCab' Cabrera, Philippine National Artist for Visual Arts. BenCab's collection of Philippine contemporary art and ethnography. The Museum is set in the midst of an organic farm with natural water features, highlighting indigenous architecture of the Ifugao, Kalinga, and Bontoc. 6. ECHO VALLEY Ecological park in Sagada.Natural area with lush greenery, trails, caverns & Sagada's famous hanging coffins. Echo valley is the valley in which you need to hike through to get to the most famous of the sagada hanging coffins. 7. PANAGBENGA PARK Park in Baguio. This family- friendly outdoor space has trees, flowers & stone sculptures, plus a butterfly preserve. A small park in Baguio City which features the indigenous plants of the northern Luzon. 8. BONTOC MUSEUM Museum in Bontoc, Mountain Province. Bontoc Museum was founded by a Belgian nun to preserve the history and heritage of the indigenous peoples of the Cordillera region. There you can see traditional houses of the people of the Mountain Province, especially the Bontocs. 9. OUR LADY OF ATONEMENT CATHEDRAL Cathedral in Baguio. Our Lady of the Atonement Cathedral, better known as Baguio Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral located at Cathedral Loop adjacent to Session Road in Baguio, the Philippines, and is the see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Baguio. The majestic church located on top of a hill in the heart of the city. 10. IGOROT PARK Igorot Park, Park in Baguio. The Igorot Park is a smaller park within Burnham Park which is a place where locals often play chess as early as the 1980s. The Garden is dominated by a Statue. DREXCELJANE SUMBLINGO GUION REPORTER