by Redjie Cawis


BAGUIO CITY, March 26 - The people of Natonin in Mountain Province support the renewed bid for regional autonomy in the Cordillera Region.

Natonin Vice Mayor Abel Bagsao, in a kapihan forum here to launch Natonin’s Sas-alliwa Festival in May, said that more than 75 percent of the people in the far-flung municipality of Mountain Province are supportive of the region having autonomous status.


Bagsao said that a series of Information and Education Campaign were conducted in the municipality and people were encouraged to join and understand the issue.

The IEC forums were conducted by the provincial government in the different municipalities for people to be informed and be enlightened on the issues on regional autonomy.

He added that the local government officials are conducting their own IECs to let their constituents know and be informed and that they would continue to support the autonomy bid.

Bagsao believes that once the Cordillera becomes autonomous, it will also bring development in the poor municipalities such as Natonin. He hopes that the roads leading to Natonin will be improved and other basic services would be availed by indigenous folks once the Cordillera is autonomous.

Bagsao stressed that ever since the issue on autonomy came about, the people of Natonin have been very supportive of it. ( PIA CAR)