Abra Rep. Joseph “JB” Bernos said on Monday that an outright ban on online gaming platforms will lead to the rise of underground gambling activities. “Total ban of online gaming could unintentionally fuel the growth of undergound and illegal gambling activities,” Bernos, chairman of the...
BANGUED, Abra – Gunmen killed a farmer resting in a cradle in Sitio Katungawan, Barangay Basbasa, Tayum, Abra on Sunday morning, June 22. Police Lt. Col. Daniel Pel-ey, chief of the Abra police Provincial Community Affairs and Development Unit (PCADU), said the victim Eugenio Lazarte died from a...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – A centenarian was killed in a hit-and-run incident in Barangay Cabacao, Abra de Ilog, Occidental Mindoro on Wednesday, June 18. Police identified the victim as Rosalinda “Lola Apong” C. de la Rosa, 105, of Sitio Bagong Sikat, Barangay Cabacao. Police Lt. Col....
BANGUED, Abra – A barangay kagawad or councilor was gunned down in Barangay Dalimag, San Isidro, Abra on Wednesday morning, June 18. Police Captain John L. Macli-ing, San Isidro chief of police, identified the victim as Ronald Javier, kagawad of Barangay Pantoc, San Isidro. Initial investigation...
A former mayor of Lagayan town, Abra province was gunned down in the provincial capital Bangued on Tuesday morning. Police identified the victim as Jendricks Luna, 54. He was sitting in a kiosk in his home in Barangay Dangdangla when four men onboard two motorcycles arrived and shot him. Luna,...
Rosal proclaimed in Albay; Azanza wins in Catanduanes BANGUED, Abra – This province has elected a new set of officials, although old names in local politics, led by congressman-elect Joseph “JB” Santo Niño Bernos. CONGRESSMAN-elect JB Bernos leads May 12 winners in Abra. (FB ) Bernos, who...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – Three individuals allegedly engaged in vote-buying were apprehended through citizen’s arrest in Barangay Cuenca, Pugo, La Union, on May 12. Police Major Lester Tannagan, Pugo chief of police, said concerned citizens informed them that the suspects were holding...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) said the security situation in Abra province has returned to normal after two poll watchers were caught in a now-viral video while assisting elderly voters in shading their ballots during the midterm elections on Monday, May 12. Police personnel responded to a...
BANGUED, Abra – Authorities arrested 12 individuals and confiscated several firearms and ammunition in an operation in Pidigan town, this province, over the weekend. A lawyer who tried to intervene was likewise arrested and may be charged with obstruction of justice. Police Col. Daniel Pel-ey,...
BAGUIO CITY – The Department of Education (DepEd) and Commission on Elections (Comelec) have joined hands to prepare the three classrooms that remained after a fire hit the Dangdangla Elementary School in Bangued, Abra on Wednesday, for the May 12 polls. The classrooms will serve as voting...
A voting center caught fire in Bangued, Abra before dawn on Wednesday. The Bureau of Fire Protection-Bangued said the fire at the Dangdangla Elementary School started around 4 a.m. Nobody was injured as the school was empty at the time. Arson investigators have yet to determine the cause and how...
BAGUIO CITY – The Abra Police Provincial Office (PPO) has deployed more personnel to areas classified as “problematic” weeks ahead of the May 12 election. “Ito binabantayan natin, ang mga augmentation personnel at mga sasakyan natin dito sa Abra from other PPOs na nasa mga munisipyo ng...
