On September 13, 1986, the Cordillera People’s Liberation Army (CPLA), led by Fr. Conrado Balweg, heeded the call for peace by then President Corazon C. Aquino through the forging of a “sipat” or a peace agreement at the Mount Data Hotel in Bauko, Mountain Province. The Sipat Peacetalks led to the signing of Executive Order 220 and the Constitutional provision for an autonomous Cordillera.
Day: September 13, 2021
Team dispatched by Governor Dr. Melchor Daguines Diclas clears Apunan Road in Amlimay, Buguias recently closed due to landslide.
September 13, 2021 is a special (non-working) day in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) to commemorate the 1986 Sipat Peace Talks.