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  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)

  
 Manila Bulletin Online
I think it was he who drew the first map of Bucay where he indicated areas for schools, a courthouse, the town jail and an imposingly majectic fort, the name of which remains to be rediscovered.
Bucay is an early example of the "cuadricula" which was the urban design implemented all over the vast Spanish empire, since the reign of Charles V. From Mexico to Uruguay, from the Philippines to Cuba, one finds evidence of what is probably the earliest urban planning artifice of the Western world.
Nestled in the foothills of the Cordillera mountain range, Bucay has a population of twelve thousand, descendants of Tinggians and Ilocanos, speaking their own dialects and relishing the most succulent bagnet, caldereta and dinuguan of goat meat, a very particular version of pinakbet, an abundance of fresh water fish, sea weeds and fern.
www.mb.com.ph /issues/2006/02/14/OPED2006021456292.html   (650 words)

  
 G.R. No. L-63451   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The defense is denial and alibi, appellant claiming that on the date in question, he was at Patok, Bucay, Abra; however, he admitted that in the morning of September 18, 1982, he was at Quimloong.
The claim of the accused that he did not abuse the complaint because he was at Patok, Bucay, Abra at the time of the incident is unreliable and unworthy of belief.
Patok is a neighboring barangay of Quimloong, Bucay, Abra, and there is no showing whatsoever of the impossibility that the accused was not at Quimloong, Bucay, Abra in the afternoon of September 18, 1982.
www.lawphil.net /judjuris/juri1984/may1984/gr_l63451_1984.html   (774 words)

  
 The Manila Times Internet Edition | REGIONS > I don’t coddle slay suspect, says mayor
BAGUIO CITY: Mayor Rogelio Elvena of Tayum, Abra, denied on Tuesday that he is coddling a barangay captain who is being hunted by the authorities for killing five persons on January 9.
Elvena said that rumors are spreading in Abra that Reyes is seeking refuge in his midst, because the mayor guaranteed the temporary release of the suspect when he was caught for alleged illegal possession of firearm in October 2005.
Meanwhile, Mayor Rodolfo Bernardez of Bucay, Abra, surrendered two weeks ago to the police the prime suspect in the cold-blooded killing of two policemen in Abra late last year.
www.manilatimes.net /national/2006/jan/18/yehey/prov/20060118pro1.html   (326 words)

  
 YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> Bucay   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
:For the municipality in the Philippines, see Bucay, Abra.
Bucay (also known as General Antonio Elizalde) is a town located on the eastern edge of Guayas, Ecuador, near the Chimborazo province.
As of the census of 2001, there are 8,690 people residing within canton limits.
www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/Bucay   (89 words)

  
 PHNO: Headline News Philippines
Arroyo capped her brief visit here with the presentation of a P4.5 million check from the Department of Agriculture to Bucay Mayor Luisito Bernardez for funding agricultural livelihood projects, and another P2.5 million check for rehabilitation, upgrading and maintenance of electric lines and facilities in the area.
Speaking in the Ilocano dialect, President Macapagal-Arroyo expressed optimism that the townsfolk of Bucay and all towns of Abra could contribute to the further improvement of the country’s economy.
Bucay is among the towns in the Cordillera Administrative Region.
www.newsflash.org /2001/03/ht/ht001641.htm   (388 words)

  
 The Manila Times Internet Edition | REGIONS > Mayor’s kin faces 2 murder charges   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Bernardez, 27, single, resident of South Poblacion, Bucay, Abra, is the first cousin and allegedly a civilian close security man of Mayor Rodolfo Bernardez of the municipality of Bucay, Abra.
Both policemen were transferred to Abra early this year upon the recommendation of the Department of Interior and Local Government to help ease the growing tension in Abra.
Dionisio added that Ranillo is Bangued, Abra’s public enemy No. 2 and is the prime suspect for the slaying of SPO1 Jesus Trinidad on December 3, 2003.
www.manilatimes.net /national/2005/dec/03/yehey/prov/20051203pro6.html   (297 words)

  
 ABS-CBN Interactive
BANGUED, Abra - The police here announced that the prime suspect in the killing of two policemen in Abra late last year was surrendered to the authorities by Mayor Rodolfo Bernardez of Bucay on Thursday.
Both policemen were reassigned to the Abra provincial police command in March 2005 by virtue of Oplan Balasa.
The Philippine National Police national headquarters has labeled Abra as one of its areas of special concern, owing to the series of shooting incidents resulting in multiple deaths and the presence of private armed groups employed by conflicting politicians.
www.abs-cbnnews.com /storypage.aspx?StoryId=27239   (383 words)

  
 G.R. No. 148710   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Barely two months after their 4th wedding anniversary, or on 15 December 1996, Virginia was found dead, floating in a basin of water along the river bank of Abra River at Barangay Pagala, Bucay, Abra.
of 14 December 1996, Kagawad Raymund Marquez of Barangay Siblong, Bucay, Abra, saw Jaime Baño at the funeral wake of one Antonina Babida.
Even Kagawad Raymund Marquez, a barangay official and a long-time resident of Bucay, confirmed the regularity of the beatings whenever Jaime was drunk.
www.lawphil.net /judjuris/juri2004/jan2004/gr_148710_2004.html   (2851 words)

  
 People vs Baño : 148710 : January 15, 2004 : C.J. Davide, Jr : First Division : Decision
A wake for five days was held in the conjugal house of the Baños at Bucay, Abra.
Barangay Siblong, Bucay, Abra, saw Jaime Baño at the funeral wake of one Antonina Babida.
Rolex Gonzales, Medical Officer III of the Abra Provincial Hospital, conducted an autopsy on Virginia’s cadaver.
www.supremecourt.gov.ph /jurisprudence/2004/jan2004/148710.HTM   (2953 words)

  
 WowBaguio » Blog Archive » Abra celebrates 1st Bamboo Festival
The world’s fastest growing plant is not only used as a construction material, plant guard, fence, and fish cage but to the Abrenios, bamboo is a big business.
In Bucay, Abra, Undersecretary Zorayda Amelia Alonzo of DTI-SMEDG, Governor Valera, Mayor Rudolfo Bernardez IV and DTI-CAR Regional Caretaker Marites F. Damian inaugurated and opened the Bamboo Production Center.
Today, Balbin is considered one of the successful businessmen of Abra having marketed his products to Europe, US, Canada and elsewhere around the globe.
wowbaguio.com /?p=93   (718 words)

  
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Abra 1 Benguet 6 Ifugao 3 Kalinga 4 Mountain Province 7 2.
Implementation of Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization or AFMA (DA) [ok —2t] Accomplishment: For CY 2001, P65.76 million was allocated for CAR, of which P60.50 million has been utilized for the GMA rice and corn, high value crops, and livestock programs under AFMA.
Abra (17) : Boliney (Amti, Danac East, Dao-angan) Lacub (Bacag, Bunneg, Guin-Guinabang, Lan-Ag) Licuan-Baay (Lenneng, Bonglo); Malibcong (Dulao, Gacab, Buanao, Dul-Dulao, Taripan, Umnap) Tubo (Alangtin, Tabacda) Apayao (15) : Calanasan (Naguilan, Kabugawan); Conner (Banban, Puguin) Flora (Malubibit Norte, Balluyan, Sta.
www.kgma.org /acc/CAR.doc   (1262 words)

  
 Go vs Bongolan : RTJ-99-1464 : July 26, 1999 : J. Puno : Second Division
This is an administrative case filed against respondent Judges Benjamin A. Bongolan and Alberto Benesa for usurpation and abuse of authority, rendition of unjust order and ignorance of the law in granting bail to several accused charged with kidnapping for ransom.
The case was docketed as Criminal Case No. 97-123 and assigned to Branch 2, Regional Trial Court of Bangued, Abra presided by respondent Judge Benjamin A. Bongolan.
Syd Vasquez, member of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Abra.
www.supremecourt.gov.ph /jurisprudence/1999/jul99/rtj_99_1464.htm   (2916 words)

  
 UPDATE from WCG PHILIPPINES   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
We believe that though Laoag City Church is small, we are slowly but surely transforming into mature Christians, growing in beauty and sturdiness with the passage of time.
On Sunday morning, August 11, we drove from Laoag City to Bucay, Abra to be with the Bucay brethren on their 1st year church anniversary.
I made an announcement on how the Bucay Church will now be governed—through a pastoral team.
www.wcg.org /ph/wcgphupd020816.htm   (1138 words)

  
 NetWorks Online
Cristina Gonzales Memorial High School in Bucay, Abra on February 27-28.
The activity was coordinated by a Gurong Pahinungod assigned in Bucay town who is an alumnus of the Omega Alpha Fraternity.
The facilitators, housed by foster families, were very thankful for the warm acceptance and superb accommodations they received.
members.tripod.com /~NetWorksOnline   (702 words)

  
 Bucay (Philippines) map - nona.net
Bucay is a populated place in Abra, which is a region of Philippines.
An overview map of the region around Bucay is displayed below.
download a GPX waypoint file of Bucay for your GPS receiver
nona.net /features/map/placedetail.1469822/Bucay   (100 words)

  
 Update   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
And so, as the pastor, on behalf of the members of Friendship Baptist Church, we just extend our love to you and may God richly bless you in that which he has in store for you."
BUCAY ABRA, Philippines--The church in the Philippines planted a new congregation Feb. 13 in Bucay Abra, about a nine hour drive north of Manila.
We already have 34 baptized members there and more coming along, according to regional director Bill Sidney.
www.wcg.org /wn/00/00april/update.htm   (2434 words)

  
 Bulatlat - The Philippines's alternative weekly magazine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Benguet province hosts the most number of approved applications, followed by Abra and Kalinga (see Table 3 below).
Note that not a single FTAA filed was approved in the region just after the enactment of the Mining Act ten years ago.
On top of the 27,804 hectares covered by its applications for EP in the provinces of Apayao, Kalinga, Abra, Mountain Province, and Ifugao, Cordillera Exploration has a single FTAA application covering 77,549 hectares within the provinces of Abra, Mt. Province and Benguet in the Cordillera, and nearby Ilocos Sur province.
www.bulatlat.com /news/5-37/5-37-cordi2.htm   (1021 words)

  
 Honolulu Star-Bulletin Hawaii News
Artemio Bobias Belaras, 69, of Waipahu, a Hawaiian Dredging employee, died Monday.
He was born in Bucay, Abra, the Philippines.
He is survived by wife Sinforosa; sons Armando, Jose and Vicente; brother Celerino; sisters Veronica Smith and Julia Santiago; and five grandchildren.
starbulletin.com /2002/08/24/news/obits.html   (1019 words)

  
 ABS-CBN Interactive   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
CAMP BADO DANGWA - Authorities on Wednesday filed a double murder case against a close kin of an Abra mayor.
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Two men who allegedly tried to assassinate Maguindanao Gov. Andal Ampatuan in June have been arrested by police, ABS-CBN Regional Network Group reported Sunday.
www.abs-cbnnews.com /storypage.aspx?StoryId=23792   (455 words)

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