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The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has deployed quick response teams to inspect the safety of national roads and bridges, as well as other public infrastructure, following a strong earthquake with the epicenter in Abra Province. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan instructed the DPWH Regional and District Engineering Offices (DEO) in most of Luzon to […]
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar and Abra Governor Maria Jocelyn Bernos recently led the groundbreaking ceremony for an agri-tourism site in Tayum which will double as a training area for farmers. Bernos said the project site is a 34.293-hectare lot situated in Barangay Gaddani. “Having this spacious area in Tayum, why not utilize […]
A new flood control structure aimed to protect residents and local weavers from an overflow of the Abra River during the rainy season has been completed in La Paz, Abra by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). DPWH Secretary Mark Villar announced that the Bulbulala Flood Control Project is now ready to function as […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has created another task force to improve the electricity service reliability to consumers in the Province of Abra. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong mobilized Task Force Kapatiran, specifically mandated with the rehabilitation of the dilapidated power distribution system of the Abra Electric Cooperative (ABRECO) to help avert outages. The task force […]
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol ordered the regional office of the Department of Agriculture (DA) to prioritize Abra in its list of beneficiaries for its solar-powered irrigation system (SPIS) as part of the DA’s vision to make the province one of the country’s top agriculture hubs. “Napakaganda ng lupa dito sa Abra, clay at malaki pa […]
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Emmanuel Piñol formally turned over to farmer organization-beneficiaries in four Abra towns a solar-powered irrigation system (SPIS) designed to irrigate a minimum of 10,000 hectares of rice land per area. The four SPIS is part of the six solar irrigation projects being implemented by the DA in the Cordillera Administrative Region under […]
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Emmanuel Piñol formally turned over to farmer organization-beneficiaries in four Abra towns a solar-powered irrigation system (SPIS) designed to irrigate a minimum of 10,000 hectares of rice land per area. The four SPIS is part of the six solar irrigation projects being implemented by the DA in the Cordillera Administrative Region under […]