Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)

• Cordillera


  A name given by the Spanish Conquistadors Juan de Salcedo when they first saw the mountain ranges, meaning "knotted rope"
• Cordillera Central


  A massive mountain range situated in the northern central part of the island of Luzon, in the Philippines
• Provinces and ethnolinguistic groups in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)

  • Abra (Tingguian)
  • Apayao (Isneg)
  • Benguet (Kankanaey and Ibaloi)
  • Ifugao (Ifugao)
  • Kalinga (Kalinga, Isneg)
  • Mountain Province (Kankanaey)
• Cordillerans


  A group of indigenous people of Cordillera, also called "Igorot"
• The Cordilleras is dubbed the "Watershed Cradle of North Luzon"
• Major rivers in the Cordillera region

  • Chico River
  • Ahin River
  • Siffu River
  • Abra River
  • Amburayan River
  • Agno River
• Major festivals in the Cordillera region

  • Panagbenga or Baguio Flower Festival
  • The Ulalim Festival in Kalinga
  • Lang-ay Festival in Mountain Province
  • Banaue Imbayah Festival
  • Tabuk Matagoan Festival
• Major industries in the Cordillera region

  • Mining
  • Agriculture
  • Tourism
• Abra Province


  Capital is Bangued City, total land area of 397,555 hectares, population of 230,953 (2007), languages spoken are Ilocano, Tinguian/Itneg, Tagalog
• Major industries in Abra Province

  • Bamboo and Rattan craft making
  • The natural dye industry
  • Loom weaving
  • Embroidery
  • Piggery and poultry
  • Garment craft
  • Needlecraft
• Tourist attractions in Abra Province

  • Don Mariano Marcos Bridge
  • Tangadan Tunnel
  • Tugot ni Angalo (looks like a footstep of a giant)(angalo is a mythical giant)
  • Don Teodoro Brillantes Family Museum
  • Abra River
  • Sibud-Sibud Cave
• Apayao Province


  Dubbed as "Cordillera's Last Frontier for Nature Richness" (highest province in car) due to its underground rivers, majestic waterfalls, and magnificent lakes
• Major industries in Apayao Province

  • Furniture
  • Garment craft
  • Food processing
  • Gifts and housewares
  • Agricultural support
• Tourist attractions in Apayao Province

  • Apayao River
  • Lussok Crystal Cave
  • Lizardo Brooks
  • Spanish Church Ruins
• Festivals in Apayao Province

  • Annual Apayao Day Celebration (February 14) - cultural and sports activities as well as pageants
  • Say-Am-Talip-Tadoc - a festival featuring ethnic songs, dance and rituals
  • Pudtol Town Fiesta (every last Thursday, Friday, and Saturday of May) - agro-trade fair, pageant and sports activities. Agricultural
• Major industries in Benguet Province

  • Agriculture
  • Mining
  • Tourism
• Baguio City


  An independent city within Benguet, the regional center of CAR, founded by the Americans in 1900 at the site of an Ibaloi village known as Kafagway, the name derived from the Ibaloi word "bagiw" meaning "moss"
• Basic facts about Baguio City

  • Total land area of 57.51 km²
  • Total population of 318,676 (2010)
  • 120 barangays
  • Languages spoken are Ibaloi, Kankana-ey, Tagalog, English, Pangasinense, Ilocano
• Tourist attractions in Baguio City

  • Baguio Cathedral (official seat of the Roman Catholicism in CAR)
  • Burnham Park (Designed and architected by Daniel Burnham, he also designed the Luneta Park)
  • BenCab Museum
  • Camp John Hay (found the manor, five star hotel and restaurant in Baguio)
  • The Mansion (the official summer resident of the president of the Philippines)
  • Mines View Park
  • Philippine Military Academy
  • Session Road
• Panagbenga Festival


  A month-long Flower Festival in Baguio held during February, created as a tribute to the city's flowers and as a way to rise from the devastation of the 1990 Earthquake
• Kalinga Province


  Capital is Tabuk City, total area of 3,231.3 km², languages spoken are Ilokano, Kalinga, Filipino, and English. Prince of the Highland - declared as the whitewater rafting capital of the North Philippines
• Major industries in Kalinga Province

  • Loom weaving
  • Rattan basketry
  • Banana chips
  • Processing animal feeds
  • Production of rattan furniture
  • Gold jewelry
  • Manufacturing coffee pre-processing
• Tourist attractions in Kalinga Province

  • Mt. Mating-oy Dinayao (Sleeping Beauty)
  • Tinglayan Rice Terraces
  • Lubo and Mangali Rice Terraces
  • Mabilong Weavers Village
• Festivals in Kalinga Province

  • Ullalim Festival / Kalinga Day (Feb 13-16) - A highlight of the province’s founding anniversary, this cultural festival showcase the life of the kalinga's through sports, craft and indigenous food.
  • Salidummay Festival - feature the ethnic songs, dances and rituals of the municipality of Lubuagan, Kalinga. Celebrated every February 25
• Mountain Province


  Capital is Bontoc, total area of 2,097.3 km², languages spoken are Kankana-ey, English, Ilocano, and Tagalog, known as the "Weaver's Paradise" and for its traditional parliamentary/participatory form of governance (as evidence by the presence of pay-ay/ato, a traditional form of governance leb by the respected elders on the community) and hanging coffins
• Major industries in Mountain Province

  • Furniture industry
  • Bamboo and rattan
  • Backstrap weaving
• Oldest form of parliamentary governance in the Philippines

  • Dap-ay/
• Mountain Province has a high incest rate as part of their culture