<<Brief History

To implement initially the provision of Sec. 15, Art. X of the Philippine Constitution creating an autonomous region in the case of the Cordilleras which consists of local government units sharing common and distinctive historical and cultural heritage, economic and social structures, and other relevant characteristics, then President Corazon C. Aquino issued Executive Order No. 220, series of 1987 providing for the creation of the Cordillera Administrative Region. Two months later, on September 23, 1987, Administrative Order No. 36 was signed by the President establishing the Regional Offices of National Line Agencies in the Cordillera including the Department of the Interior and Local Government - Cordillera Administrative Region.

The DILG-CAR’s operational coverage originally comprised five provinces and one city, namely: Abra, Benguet, Mt. Province, Ifugao, Kalinga-Apayao and the lone City of Baguio. The first three (3) provinces and Baguio City were formerly under Region 1, while Ifugao and Kalinga-Apayao were part of Region 2. With the conversion of the sub-provinces of Kalinga and Apayao into regular provinces by virtue of Republic Act 7878 enacted on February 14, 1995 and the conversion of the Municipality of Tabuk into a Component City by virtue of Republic Act 9404 on June 23, 2007, the DILG-CAR now covers six (6) provinces, two (2) cities, seventy five (75) municipalities and one thousand one hundred seventy six (1,176) barangays.

The DILG-CAR was first headed by Director Alejandrino C. Valera until 1993. He was succeeded by Dir. Safiro A. Vinarao in 1994. In January 11, 1995, the Department’s first lady Bureau and Regional Director, Ms. Everdina Echalar-Doctor assumed as Regional Director until September 14, 2007. At present, DILG-CAR is headed by Dir. Patrick D. Onus.

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REGIONAL OFFICE
Upper Session Road cor. North Drive
Engineer's Hill, Baguio City
Tel. No. (074)442-3515, (074)443-9840 (fax)
E-mail Address : dilg_car@greendot.com.ph, car@dilg.gov.ph, car_dilg@yahoo.com.ph

FIELD OFFICES

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