BANGUED, Abra -- The local political clans of the Someras in Pilar town, Abra crumbled and lost grip of their strongholds in the small town of more or less 10,000 inhabitants in the last election. Incumbent mayor Maro Somera lost miserably to a virtually unknown opponent in the mayoralty race,...
BANGUED, Abra – The whole Pilar town of this province has been placed under Commission on Election (Comelec) control as 30 personnel of the Pilar Municipal Police Station have been relieved in connection with the shooting incident on March 29 between the Vice Mayor and the police. Photo...
The municipality of Pilar in Abra and the entire Misamis Occidental province were declared under the control of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) due to security concerns related to the upcoming polls, Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan announced Wednesday, May 4. Comelec Chairperson Saidamen B....
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has upgraded the classification of Pilar town in Abra from orange to red, in line with the alleged killing last March 29 of the staff of Vice Mayor Jaja Josefina Somero Disono of Pilar, Abra. MB file photo "Putting a certain area under Comelec control is a...
BANGUED, Abra – Three people, including a barangay chairman and a kagawad, were shot by unidentified gunmen in separate incidents in Bangued and Dolores, Abra. On Wednesday (April 27), around 5:55 p.m., barangay captain Ronnie Bringas, 45, of Barangay Angad, Bangued, Abra was shot while on his...
In his visit to Abra province, presidential candidate Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson publicly addressed the issue of political violence that could ruin everybody’s hopes for a peaceful conduct of honest and orderly elections on May 9, 2022. Lacson acknowledged that peace and order has always been...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday, April 21, said it has dropped its plan to place Pilar town in Abra under its control. Comelec/MB On March 29, a gun battle occurred between the local policemen and escorts of an official of Pilar town in Abra. Police said the gun duel ensued after...
BANGUED, Abra - Corresponding cases have been filed against the Mayor and Vice Mayor of Pilar, Abra, including their bodyguards in connection with the shooting incident that took place after they escaped the police checkpoint on March 29. A case of violation of Republic Act 9208 as amended by RA...
BAGUIO CITY – Local candidates here, together with the Commission on Elections, on Wednesday joined the police in the Unity Walk and Pledge of Commitment for the honest and peaceful elections. Baguio Unity Walk. (Photo courtesy of Rizaldy Comanda / MANILA BULLETIN) Local candidates and their...
BANGUED, Abra -- As part of the 2022 National Women’s Month celebration, female police officers of Abra Police Provincial Office (PPO) on Thursday conducted a women empowerment program for female Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDL) of Abra Provincial Jail. (Photo courtesy of Rizaldy Comanda /...
BANGUED, Abra – Personnel of the Abra Provincial Police Office initiated a fundraising activity last Saturday at the Camp Juan Villamor, Bangued to help Children In Conflict with the Law (CICL). (Photo from Zaldy Comanda / MANILA BULLETIN) Dubbed as "Zumba for a Cause ni PD Cula at Aleng Pulis",...
Local officials of Abra province on Wednesday assured the tandem of presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and aspiring vice president Sara Duterte of their constituents’ votes to prove that there is a "Solid North." This came after Gov. Ma. Jocelyn Valero...
