BANGUED, Abra – A candidate for kagawad or barangay councilor in Barangay Bangbangcag, Bucay, Abra, was shot dead by motorcycle-riding gunmen in Sitio Nagpasingan, Barangay Bangbangcag, Bucay on Tuesday, October 17. MAP of Bucay, Abra. Police Corporal Vicsyd D. Manuel, Bucay police investigator,...
BANGUED, Abra – The Armed Forces Northern Luzon Command has called on remaining members of the New People’s Army-Komiteng Larangang Guerilla North Abra to lay down their arms and peacefully surrender to the government. THE Armed Forces-Northern Luzon Command urges members of the New...
(Courtesy of 5th Infantry Division) A suspected New People's Army (NPA) rebel died during an armed encounter with troops from the Northern Luzon Command (NOLCOM) in Abra on Friday, Oct. 13. Lt. Gen. Fernyl Buca, commander of NOLCOM, said the still unidentified male fighter was a member of the NPA's...
BAGUIO CITY (PNA) – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Abra province on Monday, October 9, said 44 teachers have withdrawn their intent to serve as Board of Election Inspectors (BEIs) for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKEs) while at least 122 candidates for different...
BANGUED, Abra – A New People’s Army rebel was killed in an encounter with soldiers in Sitio Lamunan, Barangay Gacab, Malibcong, Abra on Tuesday, October 3. AN NPA rebel was killed in an encounter in Abra on Tuesday, October 3. (Photo via Freddie Lazaro) Capt. Bryan Albano, head of the...
BANGUED, Abra – Police are preparing charges against the two suspects in the murder of lawyer Maria Saniata Liwliwa Alzate here last week. Police Col. Froilan Lopez, Abra police director, said on Friday, September 22, they have identified the owner of the motorcycle used in the killing and are...
BANGUED, Abra – Police have formed a Special Investigation Task Group on the murder of lawyer Maria Saniata Liwliwa Gonzales-Alzate. Probers are focusing on the identification of the two gunmen seen fleeing after the incident in a surveillance camera, said Police Col. Froilan Lopez, Abra police...
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...
Abra Gov. Dominic B. Valera on Friday, September 15, condemned the murder of Atty. Maria Saniata Liwliwa Gonzales Alzate. “Our deepest and sincerest condolences to the bereaved family of Atty. Maria Saniata Liwliwa Gonzales Alzate,” Valera said in a Facebook post. “We strongly condemn the...
BANGUED, Abra – Fifty Police Commissioned Officers (PCOs) from the Police Regional Office-Cordillera are now fully trained investigators after completing the Investigation Officers Basic Course (IOBC) from May 30 to August 17. These officers who composed Class 232-2023 received their...
BANGUED, Abra – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. visited Abra on Saturday, July 29, and distributed assistance to victims of typhoon “Egay.” Abra was one of the areas worst hit by the typhoon, with 252,408 people or 74,789 families affected in 27 towns. The Chief Executive was accompanied by...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. decided to enliven the mood of those involved in the distribution of assistance to Abra residents affected by Super Typhoon Egay by joking that he might be the harbinger of tragedy since he only visits the province when disaster strikes. *President Ferdinand...
