1998 Cordillera autonomy plebiscite

March 2021 1998 Cordillera Autonomous Region creation plebiscite 1986 Cordillera Administrative Region, Philippines 1998 3 7 1990 1990 Cordillera autonomy plebiscite 1998 CAR plebiscite result.png locality On the map, the darker shades of a color indicate a larger majority for (green shades) or against (red shades) autonomy. Autonomy rejected in Baguio and all provinces save for Apayao; rejection of measure. Retention of Cordillera Administrative Region The 1998 Cordillera Autonomy plebiscite was held on March 7, 1998. In the plebiscite, the people of Cordillera were asked if they wanted to be autonomous region under Republic Act No. 8438. The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) consists of the provinces of Abra, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, Mountain Province and Apayao. Results Majority of Cordillera voters rejected the plan to be an autonomous region. For them, it will affect their families, livelihood, and cause terrorism due to Conrado Balweg and the New People's Army (NPA). Only Apayao voted for autonomy, but due to the Supreme Court decision in 1990 disallowing an autonomous region composed of only one province, the autonomous region was not created. Because of the plebiscite, President Fidel V. Ramos amended the autonomous region proposal to a regular administrative region before he finished his term of office. Per locality +Summary of resultsDizon Alfred Santos Joya March 12, 1998 Militants Seek "Real Autonomy" for Cordillera Philippine Daily Inquirer http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/54a/083.html January 9, 2015LocalityFor Against TotalRatified?Total%Total%Abra22,68436.25%39,89763.75%62,581Apayao23,20174.98%7,74125.02%30,942Baguio19,20514.41%114,04385.59%133,248Benguet15,34518.02%69,82381.98%85,168Ifugao16,41747.05%18,47652.95%34,893Kalinga21,84146.01%25,63153.99%47,472Mountain Province16,15438.34%25,98261.66%42,136Valid votes436,440— See also Commission on Elections Politics of the Philippines Philippine elections References External links Republic Act No. 8438 Category:Regional plebiscites in the Philippines Category:1998 elections in the Philippines Category:1998 referendums Category:Autonomy referendums Category:Presidency of Fidel V. Ramos Category:Elections in the Cordillera Administrative Region