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...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. expressed satisfaction with how the government responded to the effects of Super Typhoon Egay, saying the coordination between the national and local governments of areas affected by the typhoon would ensure their swift recovery. *President Ferdinand...
TAYUM, Abra – A 33-year-old single mother with three children became the latest to benefit from the “Pabahay Handog” program of the Abra Police Provincial Office (PPO). The recipient of the project was Roselyn Siobal of Sitio Mondoc, Barangay Cabaroan, Tayum, Abra. Police Lt. Col. Allan...
PILAR, Abra – Residents of three barangays in this town now have barangay health stations (BHS) they could call their own after the three facilities built at a cost of P11.7 million were turned over to them. The building of three health care facilities in Barangays Gapang, Nagcanasan, and Ocup...
CAMP DANGWA, Benguet – The Abra Police Provincial Office has been conferred the institutionalized status for their effective implementation of the PNP Peace and Order Agenda for Transformation and Upholding the Rule of Law (PATROL) Plan 2030. The Abra PPO received a certificate and a Silver Eagle...
BANGUED, Abra – Six former New People’s Army (NPA) rebels from this province received aid from the national government through the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP) of the End the Local Communist Armed Conflict (ELCAC). Lt. Col. Michael Bautista, commander of the Army...
An earthquake with a magnitude measuring 4.9 jolted Abra on Sunday evening, March 26, state seismologists said. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the epicenter of the quake was detected four kilometers southwest of Danglas, Abra. The seismic event was tectonic in...
LICUAN-BAAY, Abra – A 65-year-old man died, while seven others were injured, after the “kuliglig” they were riding overturned along the Abra-Kalinga Road in Sitio Nagwayan, Barangay Subagan in this town on Saturday, March 25. According to the Licuan-Baay Municipal Police Station, the...
VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur – A magnitude-4.6 earthquake rocked three provinces in Northern Luzon on Sunday morning, March 26. The moderately strong earthquake which occurred at 5:35 a.m. was tectonic in origin and caused by the movement of a fault line in the area. Its epicenter was located two...
BANGUED, Abra – A 23-year-old student was shot and wounded during a heated argument with his dormmate here on Tuesday night, March 14. Police identified the victim as John Michael Lolor Santamaria, of Ambiong, La Trinidad, Benguet, and staying at Santamaria Residence on Rizal St., Barangay...
The Makati City local government announced on Friday, Feb. 10, that it has distributed P19 million worth of financial assistance to its sister localities devastated by Typhoon Paeng in October last year and the 7.0 magnitude quake that hit Abra in July. According to Makati City Mayor Abby Binay,...
