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Barangay Captain – Saturnino Fana-ang

Barangay Kagawad

1. Jose Komicho

2. Francis Limog

3. Napoleon Linmayog

4. Pascual Ofo-ob

5. Octavia Kumalao

6. Rosa Angngannoy

7. Santos Fuman-eg

Area (ha): 2,469

Population – 4,973

Number of Families – 1,160

Number of Registered Voters – 2,741

Number of Precincts – 19

2007 International Revenue Allotment – P1, 541,021

The lord of barangays , Bontoc Ili even if it is not the largest in terms of land area, still it hovers above the rest as having the most cultural and political prominence. This is also is notwithstanding the fact that it had to part ways with a portion of its territory for the creation of the barangays Callutit and Poblacion. And as a legend has it, people who become the original settlers in the other barangays like Samoki are said to have originated from there.

It is the original “fabfey”. Understandably, it is the keeper of the traditions and other cultural practices. And as indigenous institutions are recognized today and play a significant part in social and political development, the role of this barangays in the affairs of government is sizeable to be ignored.

Even in matters of peace keeping and development of natural resources by national government, the impact and participation of these institution, always resorted to. If not, it is the elders themselves who thrust themselves into the issue, as in cases involving insurgency and the exploitation of natural resources has shown in the recent past.

As in other barangays, Bontoc Ili has its version of “the great flood,” a lore that has a striking biblical reference as to the origin of the world.

After “the great flood” mountains arose and what used to be valley is now bisected by a great river (Chico River). The other half located on the eastern part of the river bore the name “Kidla-a” (now Samoki) and the other named “churya-a” now known as Bontoc Ili. These two barangays bearing such names have the unconsumed- for churya-a and Kidla-a shall remain apart without lovers embrace because the great Chico River shall always stay in between.

It is the facility of personifying objects and romanticizing them that truly makes one essentially an “e-fabey” and not by being”primirive or uncivilized” because of ones affinity to traditions.

Reference : Mountain Province Exponent (Sept. 14, 2008 issue)