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Topic: Lagayan, Abra

	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.
		Abra is part of the developing North Luzon Growth Quadrangle that seeks to spur investments into northern Luzon by complementing the economies of six provinces.
	www.geocities.com /lppsec/pp/abra.htm (1131 words)

	Attack on candidate's house ... - Jan. 14, 2004
		LAGAYAN, Abra -- Two relatives of a candidate for vice mayor in this town were wounded after armed men threw Molotov cocktails at the house of the candidate in Barangay Poblacion here on Friday night, police reports said.
		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."
		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/text/reg_4-1-p.htm (538 words)

	WOW Philippines :: Explore Philippines :: Description
		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)

	WOW Philippines :: Explore Philippines :: Things to Do
		In the hollow of a huge Balete Tree are found sacred stones called “pinpinaing” by the village people, which symbolize the “anito” (spirits) of their ancestors.
		Located along the Abra Kalinga National Road, it is the third longest bridge in the country, with a total length of 886.812 linear meters.
		A project of the Abra Church and the National Irrigation Administration designed to irrigate approximately 3,900 hectares of farmland in the municipalities of Tayum, Bangued, Pidigan, and Penarrubia.
	www.tourism.gov.ph /explore_phil/place_details.asp?content=thingstodo&province=69 (818 words)

	G.R. No. L-56314 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Petitioner Anita Seares and private respondent Solomon Lalugan were the candidates for mayor of the Municipality of Lagayan, Abra, in the elections held on January 30, 1980.
		Charging irregularities in the voting and in the counting of the votes, Anita Seares filed with the Court of First Instance of Abra on February 11, 1980, a verified petition of protest contesting the validity and regularity of the election proceedings in all the eight (8) voting centers of the Municipality of Lagayan, Abra.
		Issues having been joined, the Court of First Instance of Abra ordered the production of the ballot boxes and of all the documents used in the election and created a committee of revisors under whose supervision the petitioner-protestant segregated, identified, marked and photographed all the ballots which she wanted to question.
	www.lawphil.net /judjuris/juri1981/dec1981/gr_56314_1981.html (1848 words)

	Hector's page of the Philippines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		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.
	members.aol.com /Johnromeo/Philippines.html (1717 words)

	Abra - KILLING FIELDS OF THE NORTH : Philippines : Gov.Ph : Forum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The murderers did not only take a life and deprived his wife, family and the residents of Tineg, Abra of a loving husband, father and leader but have shown their gross disrespect to a house of faith indicative of their desire to perpetuate themselves in power at all costs.
		On October 29, 2002, Mayor Clarence Benwaren of the Municipality of Tineg, Province of Abra, was murdered inside the San Isidro Labrador Church in Calauan Laguna while participating in a sacred rite of matrimony.
		Yesterday, the Lady Mayor Wilma Saguiyod-Gatud of Tubo, Abra, another Municipality that has witnessed the assassination of it's late Mayor Jose Segundo (who was also on the opposition side) in the not too distant past, was arrested for an alleged 'possession of unlicensed long firearms'.
	www.gov.ph /forum/thread.asp?rootID=15718&catID=2 (2423 words)

	‘To Keep the Peace,’ NPA Vows to Face Warlords' Armed Goons ‘Teeth to Teeth’ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		In the past election in Malibcong town, Abra, the NPA launched "military actions" against local government unit officials who used government-issued VHF radio communication equipment to command armed goons terrorizing their political opponents.
		He said, they have written letters to political clans in conflict in Lagayan town as well as their followers condemning the violence and explaining that they should not be fighting each other but should instead unite.
		The latest incident in the town was the shooting to death of barangay kagawad Rogelio Seguera and the reported mauling of the witness in Barangay Pangot, Lagayan last February 10.
	www.bulatlat.com /archive/010npawarlords.htm (628 words)

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		With a large portion of today’s vehicle structure being glass, ABRA began adding certified glass installers to the staffing of its collision repair centers.
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	www.lycos.com /info/abra.html (231 words)

	Sun.Star Baguio - Suspect in the killing of Abra VM bet nabbed
		CAMP DANGWA, Benguet -- The prime suspect in the killing of a vice mayoral bet in Lagayan, Abra on January 9 was arrested on Tuesday evening by joint police operatives, the police reported Wednesday.
		During tactical interrogation, police investigators were able to establish that Lapez was also the alleged leader of the nine armed goons that engaged the police to a 15-minute gunbattle in sitio Lucgay, Lagayan, Abra on Monday.
		Lagayan is one of the five towns in Abra recommended to be placed under the control of the Commission on Elections owing to unchecked election-related violence.
	www.sunstar.com.ph /static/bag/2004/04/29/news/suspect.in.the.killing.of.abra.vm.bet.nabbed.html (293 words)

	G.R. No. L-1276 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The latter justice of the peace, over the objection of the attorney for the defendants, proceeded with the trial, after which he gave judgment for the plaintiff and returned of the case with his decision to the justice of the peace of Lagayan.
		After the case was received in the court of the justice of the peace of Lagayan, the defendants moved for a new trial impeaching the jurisdiction of the justice of the peace of La Paz.
		The annulment by the newly-appointed justice of the peace of Lagayan of the proceedings before the justice of the peace of La Paz and the latter's decision was sustained on appeal by Honorable Patricio Ceniza, Judge of the Court of First Instance, but on a different ground.
	www.lawphil.net /judjuris/juri1948/apr1948/gr_l-1276_1948.html (900 words)

	ABS-CBN Interactive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Abra elected provincial officials who begged anonymity condemn Osiasâ relief from Abra lamenting, "The matter of private armed groups in Abra will not be solved if the police leadership is not kept intact."
		Last year several officers of PNP Regional Mobile Group based in Abra were also relieved when they seized an Abra town mayorâs son and his alleged "goons" in a checkpoint.
		The same policemen were called to Camp Crame "to explain," because they went beyond the law in the checkpoint as alluded to by a town mayor complaining to PNP superiors.
	www.abs-cbnnews.com /storypage.aspx?StoryId=12632 (753 words)

	Sun.Star Baguio - 5 cops, 5 civilians hurt in Abra blasts
		All eight were rushed to the Abra Provincial Hospital for treatment.
		Last Friday, two other residents of barangay Poblacion, Lagayan, Abra were also seriously wounded when still unidentified men lobbed a homemade bomb at their residential house.
		Several months ago, around 50 heavily-armed operatives of the PRO-CAR Regional Mobile Group were deployed to Abra in the heels of the increasing incidents of homicide, frustrated homicide, murder and frustrated murder perpetrated involving politicians and civilian alike.
	www.sunstar.com.ph /static/bag/2004/01/13/news/5.cops.5.civilians.hurt.in.abra.blasts.html (400 words)

	Abra Suite
		:''Abra is also the name of a creature from the Pokémon video game series.'' Abra is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon.
		Abra's name comes from the well-known term used in magic, "abracadabra." Its Japanese name, Kēshī, is a reference to mentalist and "sleeping prophet" Edgar Cayce.
		Abra can be caught in the wild in all Pokémon versions - but due to its only attack being Teleport, which ends the battle, it is harder to catch than most other wild pokémon.
	www.artistbooking.com /trips/0/abra-suite.html (428 words)

	Manila Standard Today -- Firearms seized from Abra homes -- July 27, 2005
		BAGUIO CITY — The authorities seized high-powered guns from three houses in Lagayan, Abra over the weekend, including the house of an Abra town mayor who was allegedly the target of an assassination plot involving an Army colonel and Abra Gov. Vicente Valera, the Cordillera regional police said yesterday.
		Cordillera police director Chief Supt. Noe Wong said Abra policemen and operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group seized six loose firearms from the houses, including the home of Mayor Cecil Seares-Luna of Lagayan town, during a dawn raid on Saturday.
		Luna was purportedly the target of an assassination plot that was hatched by Valera and Col. Noel Mislang, relieved commander of the 41st Infantry Battalion based in Abra.
	www.manilastandardtoday.com /?page=police04_july27_2005 (333 words)

	IRREGULARITIES MAR ELECTIONS IN CORDILLERAS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		In Lagayan, supporters of administration bets were seen distributing campaign paraphernalia on Monday, which is a violation of election rules.
		Remote Tineg town in Abra province, earlier rigged by armed confrontations between supporters of rival mayoralty bets, were not able to hold elections on Monday as election paraphernalia failed to reach the town in time for the polls due to heavy rains.
		Tineg, the largest town in Abra in terms of land area, can be reached by half-a-day jeepney ride uphill from the capital town of Bangued, and more than a day’s walk to its poblacion.
	www.newsflash.org /2004/02/ht/ht004361.htm (673 words)

	abra 05-05-01
		Included in the contentious issues between Valera’s administration camp and the opposition in Abra is the peace and order situation in the province that even led to the pull-out of the 529 policemen in the province who were replaced with personnel from Baguio City and Benguet province.
		He claimed that 24 of the Abra mayors are of the opinion and belief that Abra is peaceful contrary to impressions that it is disorderly.”
		Valera said the pull-out of the 529 Abra policemen is temporary because they agreed before Reyes that the decision will be subjected to a re-evaluation by a group.
	www.nordis.net /news/2005/ndw050501/ndw050501_06abra.htm (588 words)

	Abra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Abra is bounded on the North by the Provinces of Ilocos Norte & Apayao, East by the Province of Kalinga, West by the Province of Ilocos Sur and South by Mountain Province
		Abra has an extremely rugged terrain with mountains and hills along the periphery and in the interior of the province
		A glimpse of Abra's culture and illustrious past can be gleaned from the Gabriela Carino Silang Gallery in Tayum; and in the Antique Gallery in Divine Word College of Bangued
	www.dti.gov.ph /contentment/9/60/64/473.jsp (347 words)

	The Manila Times Internet Edition \| REGIONS > Mayor requests more escorts
		BAGUIO CITY: Philippine National Police Director Arturo Lomibao has ordered additional police escorts for Mayor Cecilia Luna of Lagayan, Abra, another official with death threats over her head.
		The last time Luna sought police help was when two former soldiers were allegedly ordered to assassinate her or any member of her family.
		The father of the slain mayor and former Abra governor, Andres Bernos, said the killing was politically motivated.
	www.manilatimes.net /national/2006/jan/20/yehey/prov/20060120pro6.html (232 words)

	San Roque Dam Project
		We also demand for the stop of the plans to build three more dams in the Cordillera namely the Palsiguan Dam in Lagayan, Abra, the Matuno Dam in Nueva Vizcaya which will greatly affect the people of Ifugao and the dam to be constructed along the Amburayan River in North Benguet.
		She was abducted by elements of the Intelligence Services of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (ISAFP) in Abra last March 17, 2001 and later charged with the murder of CPLA chairperson Conrado Balweg.
		The proposed facilities are the Palsiguan multipurpose dam in Tineg, Abra; the Matuno River dam project in the boundary of Ifugao and Ambaguio, Nueva Vizcaya; and a mega-dam along the Amburayan River in northern Benguet.
	www.philsol.nl /news/01/SRDP-jan01.htm (11798 words)

	Manila Standard: The Future is Ours (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		After replacing the entire police force in Abra, Interior and Local Government Secretary Angelo Reyes is now asking the defense department to do the same with the army battalion in Abra.
		The purge came in the wake of reports submitted by Task Force Abra and a fact-finding mission that looked into the recent spate of shootings, which has led to the deterioration of the peace and order situation in the political hot spot.
		He said the reassignment of the entire Abra policemen outside the province has different reasons and there is no formal complaint to merit the transfer and replacement of the entire 41st IB outside Abra.
	www.manilastandardtoday.com /?page=news03_apr16_2005 (417 words)

	:: Malaya - The National Newspaper :: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Generoso Senga has recommended the pullout of the entire 41st Infantry Battalion battalion in Abra amid charges that some of its personnel are being utilized as private armies by local government officials and other VIPs.
		Bonifacio Ramos, the Army’s Inspector General, to investigate reports that soldiers from 41st IB are serving as private armies of influential people in Abra.
		Early this month, Interior Secretary Angelo Reyes relieved the entire Abra provincial police on reasons that they are also being used a private armies by politicians in the area and that they are no longer capable of maintaining peace and order in the area.
	www.malaya.com.ph /apr30/metro1.htm (325 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)

	Attack on candidate's house signals Abra poll violence - Jan. 14, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Attack on candidate's house signals Abra poll violence - Jan. 14, 2004
		Comelec places Abra under its control (Jan. 13, 2004)
		PNP, Army raise alert in wake of NPA attacks
	www.inq7.net /reg/2004/jan/14/reg_4-1.htm (598 words)

	YEHEY!News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The hired goons, Valera said, roam freely and terrorize residents particularly in the capital town of Bangued, Lagayan and La Paz.
		Valera hinted some of the private armies are maintained by politicians in the Lagayan and La Paz.
		On March 25 the Abra police arrested four alleged hired goons in a checkpoint on the national highway and seized five high-powered firearms from them.
	news.yehey.com /news3.asp?c=10&i=65359 (583 words)

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