Abra killer thrown in jail
By Artemio Dumlao | November 16, 2012 - 3:40pm
Another killer in Abra, wanted for at least three murders, two frustrated murders and one foiled killing was thrown in jail after he was finally cornered by policemen in remote Tineg town in Abra.
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Abra village leaders surrender guns
By Artemio Dumlao | August 27, 2012 - 2:13pm
Village leaders in at least two Abra towns – known as hotbeds of the so-called “gun culture” that has wrought endless violence in and out of the elections— have began giving up their hordes...
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8 NPA rebels, 1 soldier killed in Abra clash
October 10, 2011 - 6:52pm
Eight New People's Army (NPA) rebels and a government soldier died following a firefight at a remote village in the northern Philippine province of Abra on Monday morning, the military said.
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Gun for hire arestado sa Abra
By Artemio Dumlao | May 18, 2011 - 12:00am
Isang pinaniniwalaang gun for hire ang naaresto sa Bangued, Abra ng mga awtoridad.
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Abra dad, 2 others shot dead
By Artemio Dumlao | January 20, 2011 - 12:00am
Motorcycle-riding men killed a councilor of Tineg, Abra and two companions in an ambush along the national highway in Bangued, the capital town, last Tuesday night, police said.
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NGO partners with DSWD to monitor CCT in Cordilleras
By Artemio Dumlao | January 2, 2011 - 12:00am
Upland Tineg town, a bumpy 7-hour uphill climb from Abra’s capital Bangued, has for decades been left to fend for itself, a victim of intense political strife.
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Abra councilor accidentally shoots daughter dead
By Artemio Dumlao | December 27, 2010 - 12:00am
A councilor in Tineg town accidentally shot dead his own seven-year-old daughter while he and his wife were grappling for a gun during a fight on Christmas Eve.
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3 soldiers killed, 3 wounded in Abra ambush
October 30, 2010 - 7:01pm
Three government troopers were killed while three others were injured after local rebels ambushed a military truck in remote Licuan-Baay town in Abra province of the northern Philippines on Saturday.
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220 cops deployed in Abra
By Non Alquitran | May 5, 2010 - 12:00am
At least 220 policemen were deployed yesterday in six towns considered as “critical areas” in Abra, as the Cordillera police tightened security in the province in the run-up to the May 10 polls.
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9 nabbed, 6 guns seized in Abra
By Non Alquitran | May 3, 2010 - 12:00am
At least nine people, including two minors, were arrested and six firearms and assorted ammunition were confiscated when police intercepted a truck allegedly owned by a mayoral candidate in Abra Saturday.
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