With a 2023 gross regional domestic product of 6.9 percent, the Cordillera has sufficient momentum for growth as an autonomous government, according to Apayao Gov. Bulut chairs the Regional Development Council (RDC), and delivered the Sora alongside Kalinga Gov. “Our unwavering commitment to autonomy as enshrined in the 1987 Constitution will persist, and we remain steadfast and tireless in this pursuit,” Bulut said. Upland infrastructureThe Cordillera Administrative Region was formed on July 15, 1987, through Executive Order No. But as of 2023, 95 percent of national roads in every province of the Cordillera have been paved, the governors said.
