Abra lone district Rep. JB Bernos is appealing to the government to help accelerate farmland leveling for more efficient water use, even as various local government units (LGUs) remain wary of the threat of drought due to El Niño. “With the threat of drought once again upon us, we must implement...
A congressman from up north is calling for an intensified campaign against the illicit tobacco trade, which he says continues to cost the government billions in foregone revenue. According to Abra lone district Rep. JB Bernos, such continued leakage of revenue hampers the delivery of much-needed...
Abra lone district Rep. JB Bernos has described as a major boon the planned memorandum for guidance on public-private partnerships (PPP] for development projects. In a statement Thursday, May 28, Bernos, a member of the House Committees on Local Government and on Rural Development, said such...
Abra lone district Rep. JB Bernos knows a way for local government units (LGUs) to make the local agriculture sector more climate-resilient--but they must act fast. According to him, LGUs must access the government’s People’s Survival Fund or PSF to bankroll and implement climate projects....
A pro-solar energy congressman is prodding the government to protect consumers against fly-by-night solar power providers, even as the shift to this particular renewable energy (RE) becomes more palatable to Filipinos. Abra lone district Rep. JB Bernos, a member of the Committee on Appropriations,...
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) and Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp (Pagcor) are known among lawmakers as the providers of ambulances to their respective congressional districts. But what if these vehicle donations could instead become a boon for the country’s farmers? That...
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"...
