BAUKO, MOUNTAIN PROVINCE—The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) has certainly come a long way since the signing of the Mt. Data Sipat Peace Accord in 1986 and is expected to continue moving forward in its quest for greater peace, progress and autonomy.
According to Presidential Peace Adviser Sec. Carlito G. Galvez, Jr., the national government stands behind the people of Cordillera as they lay the foundations where all their hopes and aspirations for their homeland will come into fruition.
“The national government remains steadfast in its efforts to support our Cordilleran brothers and sisters’ continued march towards long-lasting peace and sustainable development through the implementation of various peace programs, projects, and activities,” Galvez said in his keynote message during the commemoration of the 38th Anniversary of the Mt. Data Sipat (Peace Accord).
It has been almost four decades since the Philippine Government, under the administration of then President Corazon C. Aquino, and the CBA-CPLA, led by Fr. Conrado Balweg, heeded the clarion call for peace that paved the way to the signing of a ceasefire agreement on September 13, 1986.
The ceasefire ended the decades-long armed conflict between both parties and resulted in the issuance of Executive Order No. 220 s.1987 on July 15, 1987 that established the CAR.
