A college student was shot and wounded by a fellow student outside the University of Abra main campus in Barangay Poblacion, Lagangilang, Abra, on Friday afternoon, Aug. 22. The victim as Prince Albert Barbosa, 18, from Dolores, Abra. Initial investigation said the suspect, Jave Talaga Bragas, 24,...
Over 2,000 boxes and sacks of relief goods were brought to three remote cyclone-hit towns in Abra by the Philippine Air Force (PAF). PAF utilized a W-3A Sokol and a S-70i Black Hawk helicopter to transport the relief goods to the towns of Tineg, Lacub, and Malibcong on Monday and Tuesday. "In...
CAMP JUAN VILLAMOR, Bangued, Abra – Police Col. Charles Domallig was appointed as new Abra Police Provincial Office chief. Domallig assumed the position in turnover ceremony in this camp on Tuesday. He replaced Police Col. Froilan Lopez. Police Regional Office-Cordillera head Police Brig. Gen....
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,...
