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  WOW Philippines :: Explore Philippines :: Description   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The Province of Abra is now known as the ""Natural Dye Capital of the Philippines"" because it is blessed with abundant natural dye-yielding plants.
Abra is an inland province bounded by Ilocos Norte and Mountain Province on the north, Ilocos Sur on the south, Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur on the west, and Mountain Province, Kalinga, and Apayao on the east.
Abra had a population of 195,964 as of May 1996, or 16.33% of the Cordillera Administrative Region's total population.
www.tourism.gov.ph /explore_phil/place_details.asp?content=description&province=69   (303 words)

  
 The Provincial Profile of Abra
In 1846, Abra was separated from the province of Ilocos Sur and established as a politico-military province.
In 1905, the province of Abra was annexed as a sub-province of Ilocos Sur.
The Abra’s arable land is concentrated in the lower flood plains region and supports a variety of crops, such as rice, tobacco, corn, banana, and coffee.
www.geocities.com /lppsec/pp/abra.htm   (1131 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The province of Abra occupies the western portion of the Cordillera region in northern Luzon.
It is bounded on the north by Kalinga-Apayao, on the east by Isabela, on the west by Abra and Ilocos Sur, and on the south by Benguet and Ifugao.
Abra's inhabitants are mostly descendants of Ilocano settlers and members of the Tingguian tribe.
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 Attack on candidate's house signals Abra poll violence - Jan. 14, 2004
In Bangued, Abra provincial governor Vicente Valera said categorizing Abra as an election hot spot was "unfair" because cases of election-related violence in the province during the past elections were "isolated."
During the 2001 elections, Abra province recorded the highest number of election-related violent incidents in the Cordillera Administrative Region.
Abra Bishop Artemio Rillera and Comelec representatives are expected to witness the signing of the peace covenant that will be held at the provincial police headquarters in Camp Juan Villamor here.
www.inq7.net /reg/2004/jan/14/reg_4-1.htm   (598 words)

  
 PhilCentral   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The cultural heritage of the people of Abra is clearly manifested in their customs and practices, especially those of the populace in the mountainous areas.
The indigenous nature of their cultural practices can be substantiated by their ethnic music, especially that of the mountain people.
Abra today is a promising province when it comes to development.
www.philcentral.com /7028/13608.html?*session*id*key*=*session*id*val*   (426 words)

  
 The Manila Times Internet Edition | REGIONS > Little-known Abra tribe gets taste of development   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Philip Tinggonong, Abra Provincial Planning and Development Office chief, told The Manila Times the main beneficiaries of the project, which started three years ago, are members of the Masadiit tribe.
The Masadiit, he said, is one of the various subtribes of Abra’s cultural minority, who are collectively known as the Tingguians, or Itnegs.
Tinggonong said the Masadiits live in the “surong,” or upland towns of Boliney, Bucloc and Sallapadan, which are mostly poor, remote and inaccessible, especially during the rainy months, because of the absence of good roads.
www.manilatimes.net /national/2004/jan/20/yehey/prov/20040120pro2.html   (833 words)

  
 Boliney, Abra   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Map of Abra showing the location of Boliney
Boliney is a 5th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines.
According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 3,340 people in 639 households.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/B/Boliney,-Abra.htm   (114 words)

  
 PHNO: Travel and Leisure
Sadly, if a tourist is looking for a sophisticated tourism infrastructure, Abra is not the place to visit since it is currently outclassed by other provinces and regions which have magnificent beaches, better shopping malls and a well-developed tourism industry.
Abra is beautiful in its own distinctive way, yet its heritage and history are the main attractions and most promising assets.
The name of the province Abra comes from the Spanish word "abre" meaning "gorge", "opening;" "breach or pass" which the Spaniards used to refer to the region above the Banawang gap (or Vigan gap) through which the Abra River flows westward out of the basin of Abra province into the China Sea.
www.newsflash.org /1999/02/tl/tl000616.htm   (715 words)

  
 Abra Province   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Abra Province, is an impoverished mountain province lives mainly from tobacco and timber from its dwindling forests.
The unequal distribution of wealth and property have turned Abra into war-zones between the New People’s Army and the regular army.
Attractive places here are the Bani hot springs, set in wild scenery near Boliney, or Lake Kimkimay near Pilar south of the provincial capital Bangued.
www.regit.com /regitour/philipin/intplace/abra.htm   (77 words)

  
 "Region 1"
Abra was a mere encomienda attached to the Ilocos region in 1619.By the year 1846, Abra had established a bishopric with its seven curacies under the Augustinians.
In 1867, Abra suffered a flood that destroyed farms and plunged the people into such desperation that the Economic society of the friends of the Country, through Governor-General Jose Basco, decided to purchase farming implements for the inhibitants.
Abra is also the historic place where Gabriela Silang made her last stand.
www.livinginthephilippines.com /region1.html   (2064 words)

  
 abra province tourist attractions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Spanning 886 meter, it is the third logest bridge in the country and affords a scenic view of Abra River.
Across the Abra River from Bangued is Lusuac Dam in Lagayan; it is a ideal for fishing and swimming.
Despite being landlocked, Abra ofers a number of swimming resorts in various towns like Bucay, Peñarrubia, Boliney and the two lakes in Villaviciosa.
home.online.no /~erfalch/abrab.htm   (252 words)

  
 Tourist Attractions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Abra River - This is the most popular river among the numerous rivers criss-crossing the valleys of the province, being the biggest and the longest.
Abra River Irrigation Project - A project of the church in Abra and the National Irrigation Administration designed to irrigate approximately 3,900 hectares of farmland in the municipalities of Tayum, Bangued, Pidigan and Penarrubia.
The occasion is cupped by a grand cultural parade depicting Abra in its historical stages starting from the early pre-Spanish era to the present time.
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 Tourist Spots in Abra   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
It symbolizes and reminisces Abra, which abound and was famous for sturdy horses in the days of old.
The now famous "Karerakit" (bamboo raft race in the Abra River), Carambola, a cock fighting involving 4-6 cocks hacking and fighting simultaneously, the horse races at ASAT oval are integral components of the Arya Abra Festival which draw people from all walsk of life to converge at the Capital Town of Bangued to celebrate.
Said bridge is strategically located between the boundaries of Tayum, Lagangilang and Dolores at a scenic portion of Abra River.
www2.mozcom.com /~denr-car/t-abr.htm   (662 words)

  
 How Tingguians protect forests - INQ7.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
According to Philip Tingonong, Abra planning and development officer, the lapat is a century-old system of regulating the use of natural resources among the upland Tingguian tribes.
He said Sallapadan, Bucloc, Boliney, Daguioman, Tubo and Luba are the Tingguian towns that actively practice this indigenous system.
In 2002, Tingonong said, two hunters who violated a lapat in Boliney were fined P2,500 and were required to feed the community in a gathering.
news.inq7.net /regions/index.php?index=2&story_id=19102&col=36   (917 words)

  
 .:Heal Toxics:.
BOLINEY, Abra, Philippines -- Honey yield in this town has dropped by at least 70 percent due to the use of insecticides in mango orchards, a local official said.
Peter, however, said the decline in the number of beehives in Boliney has helped the town's forests recover because there were fewer incidents of forest fires resulting from unattended bonfires.
Lapat is a century-old system of regulating the use of natural resources among the upland Tingguian tribes in Abra.
www.healtoxics.org /5news_htm/news5.htm   (465 words)

  
 Kalinga   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
It is landlocked and bounded on the north by the province of Apayao, east by Cagayan, west by Abra and on the south by Mt. Province.
Arya Abra Festival - held in March of each year, the event is highlighted by parades, games of show and competition, and a trade fair.
Boliney Hot Spring - located in Bani, Boliney, Abra, the place can be reached by jeepneys after traveling 32 kilometers of dirt road.
www.dti.gov.ph /contentment/9/60/64/601.jsp   (414 words)

  
 Sun.Star Baguio - Lawyer's murder not job-related: public lawyers
Records from the PAO showed that of the 49 cases Eugenia Campol had been handling prior to her death, 34 were criminal while 15 others were civil cases.
Pangan said the victim, who used to work in Boliney, Abra as a government lawyer, voluntarily sought for a re-assignment to La Trinidad in 2002, and recently to Baguio City.
It was discovered that Campol's husband filed charges against an influential public official of Abra years ago and that she handled the case.
www.sunstar.com.ph /static/bag/2005/09/12/news/lawyer.s.murder.not.job.related.public.lawyers.html   (448 words)

  
 GlobalPinoy.com, Provincial News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The Abra police made the report to Supt. Jesus Verzosa, the Cordillera region police chief, during the first meeting of Abra mayors with the police at the Abra provincial police office in Camp Juan Villamor.
Rodolfo Ebardo, Abra police chief, attributed the decrease to the arrival of the Special Action Force that temporarily took over from the local police as ordered by the PNP chief, Director General Edgardo Aglipay.
The towns of Tineg, Boliney, Malibcong, Sallapadan, Bucloc and Tubo reported zero crimes, Ebardo said, but residents scoffed at the numbers because the six towns have seen political killings and the New People’s Army (NPA) are strongest in those towns.
www.globalpinoy.com /news/provincial/02092005/prov1.htm   (541 words)

  
 The Manila Times Internet Edition | REGIONS > Centralized vote tally in Cordilleras   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
BAGUIO CITY—The counting of ballots in at least 15 towns in Abra and Kalinga will be centralized to prevent fraud, a ranking official of the Commission on Elections said Tuesday.
Velasco said the towns affected in Abra are Boliney, Pennarubia, Danglas, Licuan, Langiden, Bucay, Bangued, Dolores, Langangilang, Pidigan, Tayum and Bucloc.
These are Bangued, Danglas, La Paz, Lagayan and Tineg in Abra, and Pinukpuk, Tinglayan, Pasil and Lubuagan in Kalinga.
www.manilatimes.net /national/2004/may/05/yehey/prov/20040505pro4.html   (411 words)

  
 ABS-CBN Interactive
Campol, who had practiced law in the past four years, was first assigned at the Public Attorney’s Office in Abra province, transferred to La Trinidad, Benguet, before working in Baguio, where she handled cases on family-related issues.
Nerez told reporters that investigators are looking into various motives for the killing, including her filing of charges before the Ombudsman against the vice mayor of Boliney, Abra.
The husband is the secretary of the Boliney municipal council.
www.abs-cbnnews.com /storypage.aspx?StoryId=15535   (758 words)

  
 G.R. No. L-28327   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Over-zealous in the interest of comrade-in-arm Benjamin Abboc, Chief of Police Manawis Stimson made it appear in the municipal police blotter of Boliney, Abra that said Benjamin Abboc was sent by him to those places with Fernando Dayaoen as companion.
While Police Chief Stimson stated that Benjamin Abboc was in Boliney on January 25, 1965 for the meeting he convened, accused Abboc stated that it was on January 26, 1965 when he went to Boliney for said meeting.
D and 4 which is the police blotter for Boliney, Abra, particularly the entries marked Exhs.
www.lawphil.net /judjuris/juri1973/sep1973/gr_28327_1973.html   (1668 words)

  
 Sun.Star Baguio - Centralized ballot counting to be held in 16 CAR towns
CENTRALIZED ballot counting will be conducted in at least 15 towns in Abra and Kalinga to prevent possible fraud, said lawyer Armando Velasco, director of the Commission on Elections-Cordillera.
The towns affected by the centralized counting in Abra include Boliney, Pennarubia, Danglas, Licuan, Langiden, Bucay, Bangued, Dolores, Langangilang, Pidigan, Tayum and Bucloc.
He said putting the towns under Comelec control would mean the deployment of more policemen to these areas to ensure the continuous protection and safety of the politicians, their supporters and the voting public.
www.sunstar.com.ph /static/bag/2004/04/28/news/centralized.ballot.counting.to.be.held.in.16.car.towns.html   (297 words)

  
 Navhind Times on the Web: Opinions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
WHETHER it is unwavering determination, patience or innate strength of character, the fact is that the women of Boliney, in Philippine’s Abra province, have made rapid achievements for their community over the past three decades.
These women of Boliney - a small town about 400 km north of Manila, with a population of 3,000 - have displayed an unusual tenacity in improving community life.
It was in 1972, that the late mayor, Fred Luben, asked Ms Cariqo to organise the women of Boliney.
www.navhindtimes.com /stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=06021   (393 words)

  
 news.balita.ph: 29 - Abra politicians suspected of murdering Baguio lawyer
Nerez said a police investigation has positively established that the suspect was at the scene of the crime.
Nerez said the suspect was "very angry" with the victim, described as ready for a legal battle involving family transactions.
Sources from the victim's office alleged that Campol acted in behalf of her husband in filing the case against Sianen.
news.balita.ph /html/article.php/20050928224531069/print   (419 words)

  
 ABS-CBN Interactive
What could be a strong lead in the case is the Campol family’s feud with influential officials in Abra.
Before the PAO transferred Campol to Baguio, she had been assigned to La Trinidad, Benguet, and to Boliney, Abra.
In performing her tasks as a PAO official in Abra, Campol may have earned the ire of an official in Abra, Nerez said.
www.abs-cbnnews.com /storypage.aspx?StoryId=19497   (532 words)

  
 Abra - Freepedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Abra (traditional boat), a traditional boat made from wood used to transfer people in the Dubai creek
Abra (mollusc), a genus of bivalve mollusc belonging to Family Semelidae, Superfamily Tellinoidea, Order Veneroida
This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title.
en.freepedia.org /Abra.html   (116 words)

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