For school year 2018-2019, DepEd-Abra said that its performance indicator increased through the efforts of the field personnel, teachers, and school heads delivering quality education every Abreño needs. The aligned programs for the school year were implemented in accordance to the DepEd Mantra. Senior Education Program Specialist Jan Nowel Peña said that DepEd personnel… Read more »
READ MOREDILG, COMELEC, and PNP tapped barangay assemblies to promote peace and transparency
The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), Commission on Elections (COMELEC), and Philippine National Police-Abra joined the simultaneous barangay assemblies with the theme “Barangay Natin, Sama-Samang Paunlarin”. This is to promote transparency and accountability of public officials at the barangay level. DILG-Abra Provincial Director Millicent Cariño said barangay assemblies were simultaneously held on… Read more »
READ MOREPHO continues immunization to prevent measles
The Provincial Health Office through the Rural Health Units continues to immunize children in the province ages 6 months and above. As of today (April 5, 2019), there are already 2,414 children in the province who are given anti-measles vaccines under the Project Baby Come Back to Bakuna. For 6-8 month-old there are already… Read more »
READ MOREPSA-Abra uses CAPI in Labor Force Survey
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)-Abra provides Labor Force Survey training seminar to eight statistical researchers on April 3-5, 2019, at PSA Office, Bangued. Statistical researchers are being trained to use the Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI) tablet for more efficient data gathering for the Labor Force Survey compared to traditional paper-based surveys. According to Chief… Read more »
READ MOREBangued moves towards the reformation of drug dependents in the municipality
On April 3, 2019, 11 drug dependents from Zones 1, 2, and 3 completed the two-day Katatagan Kontra Droga sa Komunidad (KKDK), a community based rehabilitation program of the Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office. KKDK is a program of MSWDO in partnership with the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of… Read more »
READ MORESeal of Good Local Governance season begins
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) continues to encourage more Local Government Units (LGUs) to move toward good governance in providing better performance and service delivery in their localities through the Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) implementation. The SGLG implementation kicked off with the orientation by the Municipal Local Government… Read more »
READ MOREPSMEDC keeps an eye on SME development
The Provincial Small and Medium Enterprise Development Council (PSMEDC) chaired by Gov. Joy Bernos focused on the improvement of the priority industries in Abra such as bamboo, coffee, cacao, processed fruits and nuts, wearables, and homestyle products during their quarterly meeting at the Negosyo Center Conference Room, DTI-Abra, Bangued on March 28, 2019. The… Read more »
READ MOREPHO and RHUs join forces to combat Tuberculosis in the province
According to Provincial National Tuberculosis Program Coordinator Virginia Lalin, there are already four drug resistant cases of tuberculosis in the province for the first quarter of 2019. For 2018, the three retreatment cases were from Bangued, Lagayan, and Pidigan while the 2019 cases are from Manabo, Lacub, La Paz, and Tayum. Tuberculosis is an… Read more »
READ MOREPGA, LGUs support DOLE-SPES 2019
The Provincial Government of Abra headed by Gov. Joy Bernos in partnership with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-Abra supports the implementation of the Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES) 2019. Lagangilang, Luba, Malibcong, Dolores, Bangued, Sallapadan, San Juan, and Abra Mountain Development Educational Center in Bucloc were co-implementers of SPES… Read more »
READ MOREPGA, PESO-Abra provide assistance to job seekers
The Provincial Government of Abra headed by Gov. Joy Bernos through the Provincial Employment Services Office (PESO) encourages new graduates to apply for the 650 job vacancies submitted at the office. PESO-Abra Officer Constancia Trongco said they are continuously accepting job applications to cater to the job vacancies from national government agencies and private… Read more »
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