1. History
Barangay Dilag is a member of the first Barangay triplets of Tabuk born on January 26, 1973 by virtue of Resolution No. 15 of the Provincial Board of Kalinga-Apayao. The other sister barangays are Laya East and Laya West (now Jose Anniban).
Dilag was formerly a sitio of Barrio Laya. It is the location of a 16-hectare municipal public cemetery of Tabuk which is on the second plateau portion of the area. When a strong typhoon hit Tabuk in the early 1960s, a large portion of Barrio Laya was inundated by flash flood from the Chico River. Many homes of light materials were destroyed and washed down by the strong flood causing many affected residents to seek refuge at Sitio Dilag greatly increasing the population of the place.
In 1962, the Municipal Council of Tabuk adopted a resolution recommending the creation of three separate, distinct and independent barrios out of the existing Barrio Laya, to be named Dilag, Laya East and Laya West. The Resolution, however, was returned by the Provincial Board of Mountain Province with out action because there were important requirements which were lacking. When the resolution was received back in Tabuk it was kept in the filing cabinet of the Municipal Secretary instead of complying with the requirements.
It must be mentioned here that after the passage of the resolution by the Municipal Council, the Municipal Mayor, without waiting for the action of the Provincial Board thereon, went on appointing the Barrio Officials of these proposed new barrios. So that, Barrio Dilag, Laya East and Laya West had their complete set of Barrio Officials who religiously performed their official duties.
With the change of the administration of the municipal government in 1972, it was by accident that the new Municipal Secretary came across the 10-year old Municipal Resolution which was returned without action by the Provincial Board of Mountain Province. It was only then that it was discovered that Barrio Dilag, Laya East and Laya West were not officially created. This matter was presented by the Municipal Secretary to the Municipal Council which immediately took action by adopting a new resolution re-creating Barrio Dilag, Laya East and Laya West, defining therein the metes and bounds of each Barrio which lacking in the earlier resolution of 1962.
That is how Barangay Dilag was created formally and officially, after informally existing for ten long years. Dilag is a Tagalog word meaning “beautiful lady” According to an early tale popularized by old folks living in the area, there was a beautiful lady believed to be a fairy who such appearance was to seek justice for a wrong done to her. It was from this old tale that the place was named Dilag by the early settlers.
The persons who served as local chief executives of this Barangay were:
Ipifanio Panis- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1962 – 1966
Domingo Baggay- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -1966 - 1970
Benigna C. Baac- - - - - -- - - - - - - - - -1970-1988
Henry Bangao- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1988-1987
Ernesto C. Baac, Jr.- - - - - - - - - - - - -1997- to date
II. Land Area – 1,716 hectares
III. No. of sitios/puroks – 7 sitios
IV. Population (2007 NSO census) – 3,465
V. Major Products – Rice, legumes & vegetables
