7 former rebels given new lives through E-CLIP

December 5, 2018 – Gov. Joy Bernos with the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG)-Abra Provincial Director Millicent Cariño, 24IB Battalion Commander Jearie Boy Faminial, Abra PPO Provincial Director Wilson D. Soliba, and Sallapadan Mayor Nenita Cardenas handed over cash assistance, livelihood assistance, immediate assistance, and firearms remuneration to seven former rebels at the… Read more »

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ASIST brings CARASUC on the top list for PASUC 2018

On November 27, 2018, Philippine Association of State Universities and Colleges (PASUC) Olympics was held in Davao City attended by sixteen State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) in the Philippines. Representing the Cordillera Administrative Region Association of State Universities and Colleges (CARASUC), graduating students from the Abra State Institute of Science and Technology (ASIST) Mikko Osana… Read more »

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BFP: Christmas is a season for Oplan Paalala.

During the first-Monday flag raising ceremony this December, Abra Provincial Fire Marshall Alex Testado of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) presented to his fellow public servants the bureau’s fire prevention campaign. “Christmas is a season of get-together for friends, families, and communities. But for firefighters, Christmas is a season for Oplan Paalala, the season… Read more »

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Young Abreños win First place twice in 2018 Division Science and Math Festival

Young Abreños won first place in two different categories in the recently concluded 2018 Division Science and Math festival with the theme “Science and Math for the People; Innovation for collective Prosperity” on November 21-22 in Bontoc, Mt. Province. In the Secondary Life Science Team Category, team Abra was awarded first place in “Antiagiogenic Activity… Read more »

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Department of Agriculture and ENRO team up for CHARMP2 monitoring

On behalf of the Department of Agriculture, Environmental Specialist Febelyn Blaze with Villamor Gumanab of ENRO-Abra is on the continuous monitoring of the three highland barangay beneficiaries of the CHARMP2 Scale Up project. The Second Cordillera Highland Agricultural Resources Management Project (CHARMP2) is a program of the Department of Agriculture (DA) which aims to alleviate… Read more »

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Abra’s Brian Kurt Barbosa wins MVP and Rookie of the Year in TKD

“Brian Kurt Barbosa is the most promising player for Taekwondo”, Training Director Glenn Buenafe said on Monday in an exclusive interview at the Abra State Institute of Sciences and Technology, Bangued Campus. Kurt Barbosa is awarded as the Most Valuable Player (MVP) and Rookie of the Year during the Taekwondo (TKD) battle in the University… Read more »

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OFWs Receive P20,000 from OWWA

Six Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) came home and received P20,000 from the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA)-Abra on Thursday at Atrium Capitol Bangued, Abra. According to OFW in-charge Fredelina Biato, the cash assistance was released upon completion of documentary requirement under the Balik Pinas, Balik Hanapbuhay Program. The recipient of P20,000 under the Balik Pinas,… Read more »

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PGA, Bangued LGU team up for the Christmas Lighting Ceremony

On November 20, 2018, the Provincial Government of Abra headed by Gov. Joy Bernos and LGU Bangued headed by Mayor Dominic Valera held its annual joint lighting ceremony at the Provincial Capitol and Bangued Town Plaza. Gov. Joy Bernos delivered her message to the public and announced the release of Christmas bonuses for all PGA… Read more »

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Education Specialist Peña shares DepEd’s 3 Education Mantras for Abra

The Philippine Information Agency (PIA) in partnership with the Journalist of Abra for Truth and Transparency (HUJATT) conducted the Kapihan sa Abra on November 20, 2018, where Education Specialist Jan Nowel Peña and Principal I Stanley P. Millare discussed the programs, mandates, and activities of the Department of Education. During the Kapihan sa Abra, Peña… Read more »

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