Autonomy and Indigenous self-government
Dated events associated with this case. Each event is a shared record: the same event appears identically wherever it is relevant.
· Agreement
The CPLA and the Philippine government agreed to a cessation of hostilities, opening the path to constitutional autonomy provisions.
Significance here: The event that ended the CPLA insurgency and opened the path to the constitutional Cordillera autonomy process.
· Referendum or popular consultation
Only one province voted for autonomy, and the Supreme Court barred a single-province autonomous region.
Significance here: The first failed attempt to establish Cordillera autonomy under the 1987 constitutional provision.
· Referendum or popular consultation
A second plebiscite again failed to meet the multi-province threshold for autonomy.
Significance here: The second and, as of the sources reviewed, most recent failed attempt to establish Cordillera autonomy.
Dates show their real precision. Approximate or uncertain dates are labelled and never converted into an exact day.