BAGUIO CITY: Tribal groups have revived the autonomy movement in the highland Cordillera and they are drafting their own organic act based on the results of an autonomy caravan.

“Having learned from past mistakes, the fervor for autonomy still lives within our hearts,” said Tingguian (Abra) Melchor Balance of the Maeng tribe who, together with a group of “dreamers,” jumpstarted an “autonomy caravan” in Apayao province to once again drum up interest in their “long-sought dream” of self-governance.

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