By Tetch Torres-Tupas, INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales on Wednesday ordered the filing of criminal case against a former mayor in Abra province and a treasurer for their failure to remit municipal employees’ contribution to the Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF) or Pag-ibig and the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS).
By Maria Teresa B. Benas BANGUED, Abra, June 19 (PIA) — The Health Emergency Management staff of the Abra Provincial Hospital (APH) Rescue Team and Bureau of Fire Protection initiated the 3rd Batch Special Training on Basic Life Support Program last week at the Provincial Capitol here.
PHILIPPINES – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) continues to strengthen small-scale fishing and the income of small scale farmers with the launch of techno-demonstration projects on tilapia pond culture and the rollover of Barangay Fish Terminal (BFT) in two barangays of Tayum and Peñarrubia in Abra.
twit from Jim Paredes after the first the first ever People’s Meeting de Avance in Penarrubia. The event was sponsored by Restoring Electoral Integrity in Abra Mayor Geraldine Balbuena seems uninterested in this project. “Talo ka Mayor”, according to Paredes. Jim @Jimparedes 5 May. It was a gd meeting & exchange between voters & candidates in … Continue reading
There was an article we posted in February ( https://news.abrenian.com/2013/02/28/comelec-signs-moa-with-abra-concerned-groups-for-peaceful-orderly-polls/). In this story, a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with CCAGG, the COMELEC and Transparency and Accountability Network (TAN) to pilot the project in Penarrubia, Abra. “What we want to do in Penarrubia is set the elections right, to see if we can make elections work for … Continue reading
BY MIKHA FLORES A social experiment in a town in Abra province aiming to educate and empower voters and track the causes of election violence and vote-buying has hit a brick wall. Local leaders, whose participation is crucial to the success of the project, have rejected it. The project called ‘Restoring Electoral Integrity in Abra … Continue reading