A traditional dance is performed as the symbolic Unity Gong, which made the rounds of the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), returns to Ifugao province, host of this year’s 31st Cordillera Foundation Anniversary celebration on June 15. CAR was created through Executive Order 220 in 1987 as a transition government towards regional autonomy. It covers the provinces of Abra, Benguet, Mountain Province, Ifugao and Kalinga-Apayao, and Baguio City. The creation of the Autonomous Region of the Cordillera are pending before both chambers of Congress under Senate Bill No. 1678 and House Bill 5343.
