Barlig is one of the 10 Municipalities in the Mountain Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Philippines. The Government census describe it as a 5th class municipality with a population of 6,168 people in 1,425 households in 2007. It has a number of registered voters of 4,069 as of 2009.
Barlig is divided into (11) eleven barangays under (3) three cluster areas namely:
1. Barlig –
Bgy. Gawana-Poblacion or Central Barlig (The Seat of the Municipal Government)
Bgy. Fiangtin
Bgy. Macalana
Bgy. Latang
Bgy. Lingoy
2. Lias –
Bgy. Lias-Kanluran
Bgy. Lias -Silangan
3. Kadaclan –
Bgy. Chupac
Bgy. Lunas
Bgy. Kaleo
Bgy. Ogo-og
Barlig was earlier called as Eastern Bontoc when it was still a subprovince of Bontoc (906-1966), the capital of Mt. Province. This was later separated and had it’s own government and officially named Barlig. In local term, Barlig is called “Fiallig”, from the root and original name “Fialikia”.
Barlig is located on the eastern side of Mt. Province, together with the Municipality of Natonin and Paracelis. Barlig can be reached through a 2 hour Jeepney ride in a distance of about 30 Kms from Bontoc.
PEOPLE
The people of Barlig are Igorot, a tribe named for the Indigenous People of the Cordillera Administrative Region in the North Central of the Philippines. The mountains surrounding Barlig are connecting to Bontoc, Sadanga, and closely to Natonin of which we associate our subtribe as the Balangaos. Barlig Mountains are also closely joined to the Mountains and boundaries of Banaue, Ifugao Province. With these location, the practices and culture have influence each other and thus sharing the common characteristic, beauty and pride of the Igorot Tribe.
Locally, the people of Barlig call themselves “Ifiallig”, referring to someone who was born, or have roots, or sometimes lived or grown in the village. Sometimes the people from Lias call themselves as “I-Lias”, and those from Kadaclan call themselves “Ekachakran”. Nonetheless, they all belong to the whole municipality of Barlig. Interestingly, there are some differences among them, especially on the language they speak, probably little differences on customs as well.
LANGUAGE
The people of Barlig speak their own dialect different from the Bontoc, the Kan-kana-ey, the Ifugao or the Balangao. Although there are similarities and even can understand each other, there is huge differences that uniquely differentiate them. The Barlig dialect could be classed into three: “Finallig”-as spoken by the town poblacion Barlig; “Linias”- as spoken by the tribe of Lias; and “Kenachakran”- as spoken by the people of Kadaclan. Major differences vary on the word that is used and on the meanings; minor differences could be the intonations. Whatever the degree of complexity on these language differences, it has never been a barrier and they understand each other almost perfectly!
Ilocano is also spoken by the locals, including English and some Tagalog. That means you can’t get lost when you are in Barlig!
ECONOMIC SOURCE
The main source of living is Agriculture, mainly rice cultivation and vegetable growing for household consumption. As a village covered by thick forest, hunting was widely practiced in the past, and so thus fishing. Now, these resources are scarce so Illegal Logging and Illegal Fishing is prohibited in the area. The now declining eels of Lias are now especially fished for special meal or treat to visitors. We used to be one of the main exporters of weaven Rattan Backpack or what we call “Pasiking”. Other significant source of income support is employment of permanent or casual workers in the local government. The overseas employment has also improved their own families locally.
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yahoooooooo,,, lol,,, i want to go home now,,,,, i miss my home town,,,,,
ay now i know that im an “ikachakran”,,, wow!!!!! im proud that i’ve read this article—now i’m feeling nostalgic. i’ve in kadaclan 4 times and i must say that i really enjoy my stay and journey there……..
yowwwwww yowwwww. aychud man paat nan tourist destinations assa.. ongor nan assignment nan eefiak. hehehe. happy to nkow that there are websites about barlig.
ongor ya nan tourist spots ad Barlig… ahehheheh visit our place if u have time..
Hi there I am researching my family root which enclosed is a message from my cousin. can I get some help from anyone who can probably give me any informations concerning my great grandfathers parents??? my father Bonifacio Lomiac was born in Natonin but thier Grandfather came from Barlig!! please help anyone who can help!!! thank you!!
( .Lammagan and Lagasi came from Barlig so it is hard to locate who their Parents are.However we are related to the Domalsins,Paculans and Ayeona etc.My mom and the Late Nick,Damian Domalsin are 2nd Degree Cousins.Manong Jerome Paculan is my 3rd Degree cousin.)
is there anybody who can probably give me some clue on where to start????
hi, i’m one of John Paculan’s grandchildren, i asked my mom and aunts regarding your query but sorry to say they do not know those great grandfathers of yours…
My uncle is nick domalsin and my father is nick SALI from Barlig first cousin are the Wadsilang and the CAWAON are you related into these families
i think, yes we are realted to the dumalsins…
Hi, I do not know any of those named great grandfather of yours but your query will be posted in Barlig facebook as there will be people who might know. My best advice is start asking from your 3rd cousins or 2nd cousins.. goodluck
is there any fables about barlig. please have one. its nice read fables……
hi. just want to ask if you know a name Flordeliza adcamang.. who has 1 daughter and two sons. twins… thank you so much..
I know her.pm me on fb. Eagle Pin my fb acct. .
yaheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeyyyyyy, it helped me doing my project..
To Eve A Nichols: Hi! My Father (Eugene Saliw-an) knows your father.. Uncle Bonifacio stayed at our house when he came to visit in Barlig.. I’ve been searching Uncle Bonifacio through the net since we haven’t heard from him for quite a while. Pls extend our regards to him, especially from my father. Thanks!
i miss barlig..^_^
WHAT A LOVELY PLACE… I MISS MY MOTHER’S HOMETOWN… HOPING TO HAVE A CHANCE FOR A LONG HOLIDAY NEXT YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!! REGARDS TO EVERYONE…
My friend says Barlig is even more beautiful than Sagada. Aside from the rice terraces what else can we se there? thanks for any info
I am doing a research on the oral literature particularly the folktales of Barlig (inclusive of Lias and KAchakran). I would appreciate anyone who could help me out here. I was able to gather some but I would like to have more for comparison. Thanks
@Ms Girlie Castillo-Jimenez.. My sister (Joan Saliw-an – Dalilis) had a research on the oral literature of Barlig and Lias.. if you are interested, i have the hard copy oh the research but i have to ask permission from her and her groupmates (Leilani Forosan and Maricel…)
yes pls. pabulod man dayta garud pls…pls notify me through my email ad if ever you could lend me that book…girlie071883@yahoo.com po email ad q.thanks
it’s been 7 years since i last go to barlig.. i miss the place it was so different and refreshing… love to go back to see the place again … =)
nice.;)
hi lammakian at anak chinangtaran ay asawan linukiay. hi lammakian at hi pausfukun nan ifia na ya hi senangsangkiap.
hi pausfukun nakianak ad fiallig at anak na cha maafinta, chinmayyo ya hi inkiamad. Hi senangsangkiap at hi tuyuub nan anak na ya hi inwagsuy. Mo apu yu chana at chakayo nan kanan cha un apon ligwatan tay nan aman chinangtaran at ligwatan nan ngachana.
Just curious to see if any of my distant relatives might be reading this. I’m US (California) born and raised, by my mother is from Barlig. Her father’s family name was “Padiangan”, and hailed from Kadaclan. Her mother’s family name was “Inchanum”, and hailed from Barlig proper. I just visited Barlig for the first time last month, and having a blast learning about my heritage and ancestors.
Hi Randy! We are relatives. Who are your parents? I only remember Rico.
Hi. What’s the jeepney schedule from Bontoc to Barlig? Thanks! Planning to climb amuyao next month.