Do you feel the heat? Abra lone district Rep. JB Bernos does, that 's why he 's prodding the government to brace for the onset of El Niño or the dry season, so as not to add to Filipinos ' current economic woes. "Ngayon pa lang, kailangang tutukan na natin ang strategy natin sa...
Police vowed tighter security measures after 40 shooting incidents were recorded from Jan. 1 to Dec. 29, 2024 in the province of Abra. ABRA policemen stand in attention at their headquarters in Bangued. (FB) Abra police chief Police Col. Gilbert Fati-ig said that only six out of the 27 towns in the...
BANGUED, Abra – La Paz town Mayor JB Bernos, alarmed over the spate of shootings in this province, called on authorities to institute thorough measures to plug gun-related violence. BERNOS (FB) The national president of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines urged the police...
BANGUED, Abra – Thousands of residents living in the southern part of this province will benefit as the “life-changing” Salnec-Madalipay-Dugong Bridge in Bucay spanning the mighty Abra River recently opened to traffic. Built under two years starting in 2022, the 390-lineal meter bridge was...
BANGUED, Abra – The Department of the Interior and Local Government has appointed senior provincial board member Russel Bragas as acting vice governor following the final ruling of the Office of the President suspending Vice Gov. Maria Jocelyn Valera-Bernos for 18 months. Bragas received his...
Malacañang has confirmed that it has ordered the suspension of Abra Vice Governor Maria Jocelyn "Joy" Valera-Bernos for ordering a hospital locked down during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 when she was the province's governor. Abra Vice Governor Maria Jocelyn "Joy"...
BANGUED, Abra – Abra Vice Gov. Maria Jocelyn Valera-Bernos said that her 18-month suspension by the Office of the Deputy Executive Secretary for Legal Affairs under the Office of the President was politically motivated and seeks destroy her reputation. The suspension order stemmed from the...
Carlos Yulo Citing Carlos Yulo's "unprecedented victory" in the 2024 Paris Olympics, Abra lone district Rep. Ching Bernos has filed a resolution to commend and congratulate the gymnast. Bernos, a vice chairperson of the Committee...
BANGUED, Abra – Abra Rep. Ching Bernos has condemned the murder of lawyer Maria Saniata Liwliwa Gonzales Alzate here on Thursday, September 14. “We send our deepest sympathies and sincerest condolences to the grieving family of Atty. Ma. Saniata Liwliwa Gonzales Alzate on her untimely and...
Miss Universe Philippines 2021 Top 16 finalist Ayn Bernos couldn't help but share her two cents about netizens throwing shade at aspiring beauty queens. On Twitter, she lamented: "Grabe we have to do something about the toxicity of the Filipino pageant fanbase/community. The comments about...
A lawmaker in the 19th Congress has filed a measure dubbed the Strengthening Public Health Emergency Response (SPHERE) Bill amid worries of future pandemics and similar health threats. Abra Rep. Ching Bernos (middle) is sworn in by Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) “The Covid-19 pandemic caught us...
Just when President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. was about to conclude the situation briefing in Bangued, Abra on Thursday, July 28, a local official took the floor and voiced out the province's long-standing concern on emergency response, imploring the President to act on them. President...