Though schools were first established in Mountain Province in Mountain Province as early as 1881-1886, the Division of Mountain Province officially started on July 1, 1967 by virtue of Republic Act Number 4695, otherwise known as the Mountain Province Division Law. This law divided the old Mountain Province into Ifugao, Kalinga-Apayao, Benguet and Bontoc, now the new Mountain Province. With this, Mountain Province together with Ifugao, Apayao and Kalinga-Apayao existed as the BIAK (Bontok, Ifugao,Apayao, Kalinga) Division till 1972. In 1972 though, Mountain Province, Baguio and Abra became part of Region 1, known as the Ilocos Region and Kalinga-Apayao and Ifugao of Region 2, or the Cagayan Region.

        The signing of then President Corazon Aquino of Executive Order 220, “Creating a Cordillera Administrative Region, Appropriating Funds Therefore and for Other Purposes” enabled Mountain Province, formerly called Bontoc; Abra; Baguio City; Kalinga-Apayao; and Ifugao to be separate provincial divisions under one region - the Cordillera Administrative Region. Though Mountain Province existed under a division before, it was not until September 23, 1987 that it officially started as a separate provincial division under the Department of Education - Cordillera Administrative Region (DepEd-CAR) when Administrative Order No. 36 provided for the establishment of Regional Offices in CAR.

Key Officials:

BENILDA M. DAYTACA, CESO V​
Schools Division Superintendent
benilda.daytaca@deped.gov.ph

PIO D. ECUAN​
Assistant Schools Division Superintendent
pio.ecuan@deped.gov.ph

KHAD LAYAG
Chief Education Supervisor
Curriculum Implementation Division
khad.layag@deped.gov.ph

ROSENDO CACAP
Chief Education Supervisor
School Governance and Operations Division
rosendo.cacap@deped.gov.ph

Contact Information:

          Email Address: mt.province@deped.gov.ph
          Website: http://www.depedmp.ph/
          Address:  Bontoc, Mt. Province