Apayao creates barangay to honor founder Bulut
>> Thursday, March 16, 2017
By
Redjie Melvic Cawis
KABUGAO, Apayao-- The celebration of
the 22nd founding anniversary of Apayao was highlighted with the creation of an
administrative barangay in this town named after the its founding father, the
late Elias K. Bulut.
The provincial board unanimously
approved an ordinance creating the Elias K. Bulut (EKB) Administrative Barangay
in Kabugao during a special session at the site Feb. 12.
The
barangay was named in honor of the “Old Man of Apayao” who made possible
the long cherished dream of an independent Apayao in 1995 through Republic Act
7878 he lobbied when he was a congressman.
Board members acknowledged the
accomplishments of the late Bulut which started development and envisioned a
well-developed and progressive province for its people.
The creation of the EKB
Administrative Barangay was an offshoot of popular clamor, desire and
aspirations of the inhabitants, mostly indigenous peoples from the sitios in
Barangay Lenneng and recommended by the Sangguniang Bayan of
Kabugao.
Sitio Buyucan in Lenneng which
composes EKB Administrative Barangay is the sixth administrative barangay in
Apayao since its separation in 1995 from the Province of Kalinga.
The new barangay is located along
the Luna-Pudtol-Kabugao Road along the famous Paco Valley. This newly opened
road inter connects the municipalities of lower and upper Apayao without
passing thru Region 1 or Region 2 and connects the province to the rest of the
Cordillera provinces.
Resolution author Jeofrey Blas,
chairman of committee on barangay and community Affairs, said the creation of
EKB administrative barangay will bring development to aid locality through
enhanced delivery of basic services.
After the declaration of the
EKB administrative barangay, Gov. Bulut and Rep. Eleanor Begtang
with provincial and municipal officials led the ground breaking of the EKB
Tourism Park, which will be developed into a
tourism destination due to its rich natural resources and accessibility.
In behalf of the Bulut family, the
governor expressed gratitude to the people behind the creation of the EKBs.
“It is a great honor for the late
founder of Apayao to have barangay named after him,” the governor said.
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