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Ignacio Daoas
Ignacio "Koyaw" Sarmiento Daoas, a.k.a. "Biag", (born February 2, 1926 in Sagada, Mountain Province) was a Filipino politician who served as Municipal Mayor of Sagada from 1987 until 1992. He was a first-generation politician, and previously served as OIC Vice Mayor of Sagada after the 1986 EDSA People Power revolution. He was formerly a janitor, then public school teacher, prinicpal, and retired as Sagada District Supervisor on February 2, 1986.

After the 1986 EDSA revolution, his older brother Bartolome Daoas Sr., was appointed as OIC Mayor, while he was appointed as OIC Vice Mayor. On March 1, 1988, he succeeded his brother as Mayor after having been elected in January, earlier that year. He served for one term until 1992. He saw himself being a part of the post-EDSA transition, which he believed stabilised by the 1992 elections. He was succeed by Maximo B. Daw-as.

As part of his post-retirement activities, he cultivated different fruit trees in his farms.

=Early Life and Education=

Ignacio "Koyaw" Sarmiento Daoas was born on February 26, 1926, He is the fourth of the five children of Felipa Sarmiento Daoas and Juan Daoas. He had two older brothers, Bartolome and Justin, as well as an older sister, Josephine. He also had a younger brother named John. His mother also bore two children by Eduardo Ganga, whom she married after the death of Juan Daoas. Their names are Eduardo and Francis. He attended the Sagada Mission School for his elementary education. He attended the Mountain State Educational College (MSAC), now Benguet State University (BSU), during high school and college. Just after high school, he worked as a janitor to help finance his education.

=Education Career=

Ignacio was a first-generation teacher, along with his brothers Bartolome and John. Bartolome taught in the public elementary school and retired as Division Superintendent of Mountain Province. John taught in the tertiary level and was head of the newly created | Mountain Province State Polytechnic College.

Ignacio began his teaching career in Ambasing Elementary School, which is one of the first public schools in Sagada. He climbed the ranks until he became Principal of the school. After a few years as head of Ambasing Elementary School, he was pulled out to become principal of Sagada Central School. Eventually, he was promoted to Sagada District Supervisor. He retired from this position on his 60th birthday in February 2, 1986.

=Political Career=

After the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution, Ignacio Daoas was appointed OIC Vice Mayor while his older brother Bartolome, was appointed OIC Mayor. He served as OIC Vice Mayor until March 1, 1988.

Mayor
Daoas was elected Mayor in the 1988 elections, the first under the 1987 Philippine Constitution. It was during his stint that the insurgency problem regarding the communist New People's Army reached its height in Sagada. On October 28, 1988, drunk government soldiers fired from the Presidencia (Town Hall) and killed 4 year old Hardy Bagni Jr. and 17 year old Kenneth Bayang. On November 11, 1988, a 12-year old pupil named Benito Tumapang Jr., fell victim to the bullets of the contending New People's Army and the Armed Forces of the Philippines at the Sagada Central School.They were but a few of many who fell victim to the skirmishes in the community.

After the death of the children, Ignacio and other community leaders initiated a petition to demilitarize the town. With the help of Saint Mary the Virgin parish priest Fr. Alexander Wandag, Saint Theodore's hospital attending physician Dr. Andrew Tauli, Saint Mary's School faculty member Soledad Belingon and the rest of the Municipal Government, a petition was forwarded to both the Armed Forced of the Philippines and the New People's Army calling for them to stop combat operations within the boundaries of Sagada. This led to the eventual declaration of Sagada as a Peace Zone in 1989.

Sagada Peace Zone
As part of the Peace Zone proposal, a twelve-point delineation was proposed. This included 1)banning all "operations, patrols, checkpoints and meetings" within the municipality of Sagada, Sagada as a sanctuary for the wounded of all sides, the banning of alcohol and the respect for tribal customs. These were enumerated in a resolution signed by twenty-seven municipal leaders from the church, civil society and the tribal elders.

Aside from the leaders of the populace, the rest of the population also mobilized to help effect the proposal. Peace leaders sent letters to government leaders and visited the headquarters of the Department of National Defense to gain support and help effect the concept to Sagada. All these proved fruitful when the national government recognized Sagada as a "Peace Zone" in 1989.

=Post-Retirement=

Business
After his term as Mayor ended on June 30, 1992, Ignacio spent most of his time tending to his fruit orchard, as well as managing his small inn, which he began in the 1950's. He expanded his Inn and managed the establishment of more tourist establishments by helping to create an association in which they can meet.

Family Awards
In 1998, the family of Ignacio and Veronica Daoas was awarded the Centennial Huwarang Pamilyang Pilipino at the Provincial and Regional levels. They were also awarded as finalists in the pamilya category of the 1999 Gawad Gina Lopez Bayaning Pilipino Awards.

Stroke
In mid-2009, Ignacio was rushed to Saint Theodore's Hospital after he complained of being unable to move. He tried to urinate but could not get up from bed. He called his wife Veronica for assistance but he still could not move. This prompted them to instruct Berting Piluden, whom they employed to watch their Inn, to call his grandson-in-law to rush him to the hospital. He was stabilized in Saint Theodore's Hospital and then referred to Notre Dame de Chartres in Baguio City later that day. The left side of his body remained paralyzed until his death.

Death
At the end of February 2014, Ignacio suffered a minor stroke which prompted his children to rush him to the hospital. He remained there for a few days, during which he suffered a series of strokes. He died a few minutes past 11 AM on February 26, 2014. Interestingly, his granddaughter Marilou Bolinget had given birth to a boy just 10 minutes before Ignacio died.

Wake and Funeral
Ignacio's body was held in wake from his death until March 3, 2014. Traditional Sagada prayers and rituals, as well as Episcopalian blessings were conducted. On March 3, 2014, his body was brought to the entrance of the new Sagada Town Hall, where the municipal employees conducted a Necrological Service for around 10 minutes. Afterwards, his coffin was carried by his grandchildren to the Church of Saint Mary the Virgin where a mass was offered. His coffin was then carried to the Anglican Cemetery, located near the church, where he was buried with all the accompanying ceremony required for a former head of a Municipal Government.

Personal Life
Ignacio was married to Veronica "Wanay" Agpad Daoas. They had seven children, 17 granchildren and 16 great grandchildren at the time of his death.