▁MO A , ▁didn ' t ▁have ▁a ▁government ▁that ▁directly ▁admin ister ed ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁However , ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁first ▁set ▁of ▁council ▁officials ▁were ▁elected , ▁with ▁B agu io ▁Mayor ▁Maur icio ▁Dom og an ▁as ▁Chair man , ▁Sab lan ▁Mayor ▁Arthur ▁Bal do ▁as ▁Co - Ch air man , ▁La ▁Tr in idad ▁Mayor ▁Ed na ▁Tab anda ▁as ▁Tre as urer , ▁and ▁T ub lay ▁Mayor ▁Rub en ▁Pa o ad ▁as ▁Secretary , ▁all ▁of ▁whom ▁would ▁serve ▁for ▁a ▁one - year ▁term . ▁ ▁Transport ation ▁ ▁On ▁land ▁Three ▁main ▁access ▁roads ▁lead ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁B agu io ▁from ▁the ▁low lands ; ▁Kenn on ▁Road , ▁Asp iras - P alis pis ▁Highway ▁( former ly ▁Mar cos ▁Highway ), ▁and ▁N agu ilian ▁Road ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁Qu ir ino ▁Highway ). ▁Kenn on ▁Road ▁starts ▁from ▁Ros ario ▁in ▁La ▁Union ▁province , ▁and ▁wind s ▁through ▁a ▁narrow , ▁ste ep ▁valley . ▁Although ▁per il ous ▁and ▁being ▁pr one ▁to ▁land sl ides ▁during ▁ra iny ▁season , ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁fast est ▁route ▁to ▁B agu io ▁from ▁the ▁low lands , ▁and ▁offers ▁a ▁scen ic ▁view . ▁Asp iras ▁Highway , ▁which ▁starts ▁from ▁A go o , ▁La ▁Union ▁and ▁connect s ▁to ▁Pal is pis ▁Highway ▁at ▁Beng uet - La ▁Union ▁highway ▁border