Tag: Abra

  • Three Abra Municipalities Classified as High-Risk for Upcoming Elections

    In a recent security briefing held by the Cordillera Regional Joint Security Control Center, led by the Commission on Election-Cordillera, three municipalities in Abra have been categorized as high-risk areas for the upcoming May 2025 mid-term elections. The meeting, which took place on January 28, 2025, in Baguio City, highlighted Bucay, Bangued, and Pilar as…

  • Comelec Intensifies Surveillance in Abra Amid Election Concerns

    In a bid to ensure a peaceful and orderly election, the Commission on Elections in the Cordillera Administrative Region (Comelec-CAR) is ramping up its monitoring efforts in Abra, a province with a history of election-related tensions. The region’s police force has begun enforcing a gun ban as part of these efforts, which started on January…

  • Child Abuse Incidents Drop in Cordillera Due to Enhanced Awareness Efforts

    In Baguio City, the Philippine National Police reported a significant decrease in child abuse cases across the Cordillera region, attributing the decline to a robust information education campaign (IEC) targeting households. According to data from the Police Regional Office-Cordillera Administrative Region (PROCAR), there were 281 reported cases of violence against children in the first ten…