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Hon. Esther Bernos
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on September 30 2008 03:29:45
ni kabalbalo met gayam ta lupa ta agturay kantan danglas nga ilikon...ti la makunek a sapay koma a ta balo a lupa a ket balo nga wagas ta panagtulay..siyan nga tan man la kalkalayad ta agtulay ta maipatpatunpal kantan..aglalo no han umiso..ket balo a nga namnama ngalud kadatayo nga idanglas.. |
on October 01 2008 08:43:22
HI, KAKAILIAN NGA IDANGLAS KUMUSTA KAY AMIN AGLALO NI MAYOR BERNOS MY HEARTFELT CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU MADAME . I am pretty sure you 'll do a good job...nga pabaloen ta ili nga danglas.. |
on October 02 2008 03:04:16
mzta kntan ili tay a dnglas ita?sapay la koma ta agtultuloy ti pnag progreson ti ili a dnglas.ket sapay la koma anti ta mtungpal met din kalkalikaguman man mi nga inagaparan,din danum ta nrgat ta danum di ayan mi aglalo summer.awan ta makunek kat baro a mayora ta dnglas nlaing ta scholar nk kngkadi ta NCIP..God bless and mabuhay to all taga danlas!!!!! |
on October 02 2008 16:43:03
hi,mayor kumusta ka, my grandma is from danglas. CONGATULATIONS for a new mayor of danglas.dios ti agngina ta matulongam amin dagita kailian god bless from ema p. |
on December 12 2008 20:15:26
hi mzta kau amin a taga danglas..MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR TO ALL..god bless |
on December 17 2008 09:44:12
JUST WANT TO GREET EVERYBODY...IN DANGLAS!!! HAVE A JOLLY HOLLYDAY AND HAVE A SAFE NEW YEAR,,, GOD BLESS EVERYONE!!! |
on January 06 2009 17:42:10
hello. Greetings. and please visit www.danglas.org thanks. |
on February 10 2009 13:09:24
it's the time of the year again!!!HAPPY TOWN FIESTA amin nga kakailian kantan danglas.Have a safe and peaceful celebration.GOD BLESS EVERYONE!!!! |
on April 05 2009 03:18:24
kumustaek man kakailyan din project ta balo nga agturay di nagaparan nga danum nu kummaana?sapay koma ta nalpasen thank you... |
on September 18 2009 11:36:01
Hi Mayor, I hope nga papintasem dayta municipal hall ta nagpintas ti municipal hall da di Luba. |
on December 07 2009 20:52:58
NO IMPROVEMENT. NO DEVELOPMENT. AND NOW DEMOCRACY IS DEAD |
on March 26 2010 02:13:04
banbantay i beg to dis agree. theres indeed an improvment like for instance the newly constructed bernos farm located at barangay caupasan.. di met adda? Development is forthcoming as they promise but we dont know when. democracy abra or danglas for this matter is not a part of the philippines we dont have to speak with democracy. |
on March 26 2010 02:21:43
ta water system di met naggapo ti buwis ti tao dayta? Apay ngarud nga privitized metten di met laengen para maintenance na singiren da pagnegosyoan da metten. |
on April 07 2010 02:50:17
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on April 12 2010 21:12:42
Bernoses contuinue lording La Paz and Danglas. These are the politicians of long time ago and seems who have mastered the art of local politics. Look they are unopposed because the people of Danglas are afraid to go against unpopular wisdom. kawawa naman ang mga anak ninyo parang pinutul na natin ang kanilang karapatang mamuhay. PERA, BARIL,TALINO lahat nito ay marami sa danglas, isa lang wala.... TURED... we must be brave enough to go against the bernoses mas marami tayo compared sa maga goons nila. let us bring back the place that is used to be.. LAND of the free. |
on April 12 2010 23:43:45
politicians are the lowest level government employee, the only qualifications required of them by law are literacy and residency. Let us remind them time and again of who are their real employers.... ( the TAX PAYERS) |
on April 20 2010 10:59:08
Abra mayor nabs 2 farm helpers suspected as ‘imported goons’
Date Published: March 26, 2010
BY ARTHA KIRA PAREDES
TWO farm helpers were arrested in Bangued, Abra on Tuesday by a group of 10 men led by a mayor and a police officer on suspicion that they were “imported goons” of Bangued Mayor Dominic Valera.
Valera immediately denied the allegations even as Lagayan Mayor Jendricks Luna and PO3 Benedict Bobias, who led the team that apprehended Freddie Bayle and Renel Balderas, refused to execute an affidavit of arrest to the police.
This led the Abra Provincial Police to ask the Philippine National Police Criminal Investigation and Detention Group to investigate the arrest without warrant made by Luna and Bobias’ group.
Valera is running for reelection. His daughter, Ma. Jocelyn “Joy” Valera-Bernos, is running for Congress, son Domino for Bangued councilor and daughter-in-law Janssen as Pidigan vice mayor.
Bayle and Balderas are farm helpers of former Maoay Barangay Captain Jovito Tadeo, a political supporter of the Bangued mayor.
Although Luna is not running for reelection, his mother Cecilia is running for reelection as congresswoman, brother Ryan for Bangued mayor and another brother, Cromwell, for Tineg mayor. His sister Haya is also running for vice mayor of Lagayan.
Chief Inspector Edward Aquintey, Bangued police chief, said police received “a series of calls that a group of armed men were harassing the residents of Barangay Maoay” at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday.
On their way to Maoay, he said the responding team headed by Senior Inspector Jonny Golingab met Luna, who turned over Bayle and Balderas and a .45-caliber pistol loaded with six pieces of live ammunition.
Luna told the police that they “confiscated the firearm” from Bayle and were turning it over to for “proper disposition,” Aquintey said.
The firearm is licensed and owned by Tadeo, he said.
Aquintey said the victims refused to file an affidavit of complaint, while Luna’s group refused to give their affidavit of arrest.
‘Imported goons’
Luna admitted apprehending Bayle and Balderas whom he said were two of Valera’s six “imported goons” under the care of Tadeo.
He said they were contacted by concerned citizens who had reported sightings of armed men terrorizing nearby residents.
“We went to the house of the incumbent barangay captain first, but he was not there so we went to the house of the pasado kapitan (former captain),” he said in Ilocano.
He said the “goons imported from Zamboanga” tried to run away but they caught up with the two and started asking questions.
“They didn’t look like farmers and they could speak Ilocano but they had a different accent,” Luna said. He said the two also showed different IDs identifying them as police officers and security guards.
When they searched their bags, Luna said they found Army uniforms and the gun.
Just farmers
Valera said, however, Luna planned to harass Tadeo because the former barangay captain is his political ally in Maoay. “Tadeo has fled Bangued because he now fears for his life,” he said.
The Bangued mayor denied that Bayle and Balderas were his goons. The two farm workers were contracted by Tadeo to plant water melon and red pepper, he said.
He added that both did not even get their pay and have gone home to Barangay San Antonio, also in Bangued.
Senior Superintendent Ernesto Gaab, Abra provincial police director, told VERA Files that since both camps refused to give their affidavits, his office has recommended that CIDG conduct an investigation.
He said Bobias, an assigned security of Luna, has been recommended for relief while Bayle and Balderas have been released.
Related incident
On March 12, Robert Villastique, a political supporter of Valera, was shot and wounded while on board his motorcycle.
Gaab said, however, Villastique’s case is not election-related violence because police investigation showed the motive of the shooting incident was “revenge.” He said Villastique has been accused of raping a 14-year-old and has been suspected of murder.
But Valera said the shooting incident was “politically motivated” and that police are claiming otherwise because they are “one-sided.”
“If it is not politically motivated, how come Luna’s men are the suspects?” he said.
http://verafiles.org/front/abra-mayor-nabs-2-farm-helpers-suspected-as-imported-goons/
mayor dominic valewra, mayor jendricks luna, pnp-cidg, barangay maoay
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hocuspocus
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Bravo, J. Luna!!! Fantastic deed indeed. The PNP couldn't have done better not in the least. I think you should set up your own checkpoints around Abra and I guarantee you, you will bag more guns from hoodlums than Houdie can pull rabbits from his hat. Hey, Houdie maybe you can learn something from JL's bag of tricks eh? I think DV is in dire straits staying with the older 3G technology - 4G has just been released all you need is a General to upgrade. A GE is good but a GM would work wonders! I meant General Electric or General Motors - not what you had in mind, silly Houdie.
BTW, I don't think you'll see the Gadors again as they have gone Hollywood - they have ther own movie soon to premiere. KICKASS - the saga of the Gadors! hahahaha my ass! Wait till exgovah and Landog get hold of them - they'll be singing Ma Wai along with the San Antonio Spurs. hahahaha
hocuspocus 22 days ago
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Once again, Jendrix Luna had shown his lack of respect for the law as he thinks that he is the law. Under what authority did he base his warrantless arrest. Is he now authorized to exercise whatever peace and order duties or responsibilities he has as Mayor of Lagayan to discharge it outside of Lagayan like in Maoay, Bangued? Suppose some alleged concerned residents of Tineg, where another Luna brother is a mayoralty candidate, report to Jendrix that there are "imported goons" there in Tineg, is Jendrix now authorized to visit or raid also the houses of the leaders of Benwaren or the Crisologos and do the same thing? The Lunas are now showing their true color and abusive character this early, how much more if they control Abra, Bangued and Tineg. We must now act and appeal to all those who are in the position to put an end to these abuses by the Lunas. For one, General Versoza.
General Versoza, we have great respect for you most specially your principled stand that you will not allow extra-constitutional measures to retain Arroyo in the event of a failure of election. With such a stand, you have made yourself an idol and hero not only to us ordinary Abrenians but also to those military men who will follow you in upholding the Constitution. But we ask you to rein in your right hand man, General Martin, who is now reputedly the power behind the Lunas in Abra. Tell Martin and the inutile Gaab to respect their uniform by doing their job. How could a police escort/security (Bobias) assigned to the Lunas be leading the raid on the Lunas' political opponent. They are suppode to protect Luna from his opponents. Instead, they are helping Luna run after Luna's opponent. This is blatant partisanship on the part of the INP and General Versoza, please correct this right away, otherwise, Martin will drag you down to ignominy.
To the Lunas, they should remember the adage: "Those whom the gods wish to destroy, they first make them mad." This happened to a guy named Vicsyd a few years ago , and it looks like a mad man, an Ampatuan is out there in Abra , suffering from an apparent lunatic interval.
TheSource 21 days ago
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TS, what are the grounds for a warrantless arrest again? What are they if done by a police officer? What are they if done by a civilian/citizen?
When Luna led the arrest, where would he fall under the exceptions, if at all?
Do you think the PNP-CIDG are asking these same questions? If they are, how long would it take for them to determine if Luna had the authority to lead such warrantless arrest with his detailed security force of 9 or 10 men? What do you think the Highest Ranking Officer of the PNP Intelligence Directorate, in the person of GENERAL EUGENE MARTIN, do to "solve" the problem? Is this the same Luna who attempted to substitute Sinugo to run against Gov. Bersamin? If he will run in 2013 against Gov Bersamin and win, what do you think will happen to Abra?
The Source will now speak!
rogue 21 days ago
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nakasarak kan demonic ti nalokloko ngem sikan! la ipakitam ti kinatangken mo tatta! ti met la kayam ket dagiti pilay nga teenager, baket nga agtakaw, laklakayan nga abogado, james bragas, myembro ti kc nga lumakay isuda la ti kayam totopan. nya kwaem ngarud di ka pay rumwaren agkampanyan! agbuteng ka ken jenrix wenno agbuteng ka al-alia dagiti pinatpatay yo?
ammom the source amin nga politico toy abra pwera ken takit ken bosing ko agpapatay da. ngem datoy demonic ti kakarwanen kitaem met ti klase tattao tinotopan da. nya sino ngarud ti ampatuan kanyada tatta? ilayon tayo mailed para congressman ta agtalna ti abran! kitaen yo met poster bosing ko kadwa na apo takit.
mayyong 21 days ago
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3-30-2010 It is hard to say exactly who did what when or by what rights people did this or that. No charges were filed in the end and the whole thing smells of a set up that turned into a political mud fight. Valeria vs Luna= pot calling the kettle black. What is the name of that Shakespearian play, "Much ado about nothing!" O.G.
OLDGEEZER 21 days ago
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.......damagem man ken takit nu kusto nga agkadwa da......t kusto nga agkadwa ket ni Joy Bernos ken Takit.................ilayon tayo JOY BERNOS para Congresman.............isu t kusto ng mangted t kappia ken talna t Abra..............ni Mailed dati nga NPA ken myembro plng ita...............han ya nga natiliw isuna t marijuana...............bka nu mangabak ket maapektaran t kabataan ta agkaiwaran tun t marijuanan.......nya mayyong ni makunam..ag research ka ngamin nga umuna......han nga patang ka nga patang.............amin nga pamapatay d2oy abra LUna agin aramid.........
apacer 21 days ago
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hold your horses Merlin! the kid led a warrantless arrest with the powlish in tow! i don't think it's the job of a mayor in LAGAYAN doing a warrantless arrest with his powlish-bodyguards in BANGUED. and this is not definitely a good sign of a peaceful elections and-
1. who provided him the intel that "suspects" are in Bangued - Martin?
2. why is he so bold in doing acts like this (he just raided a GOVERNMENT OFFICE RECENTLY WITH HIS GOONS, DIDN'T HE? LOOKING FOR A FISCAL AND YET NOT EVEN AN ADMINISTRATIVE CASE WAS FILED, right?), is it because he knows that the powlish won't touch him, he being under the protection of MARTIN?
3. why is he so bold in leading a WARRANTLESS ARREST in a town where he has no jurisdiction, is it because the PNP-CIDG will not lift a finger on thugs under the protection of MARTIN?
the PRO-CAR DIRECTOR MUST implement the ROTATION OF POWLISH DETAILED TO LOCAL POLS. I can smell that the powlish under Luna are now a part of his PAGs and no longer under the command of the PNP. RELIEVE THOSE WHO MADE THE WARANTLESS ARREST TOO SINCE THE SITUATION CALLED FOR A WARRANT TO HAVE BEEN ISSUED FIRST BUT WANTONLY IGNORED AND PRACTICALLY WENT ABOVE WHAT THE LAW PROVIDES!!!
ROTATE THEM EVERY FIFTEEN DAYS TO AVOID SLIDING BACK TO THE OLD SYSTEM OF TURNING THE POWLISH AGAINST EACH OTHER!!!
i am not pro-dominic but i am not going to close my eyes when laws are violated in broad daylight!!!
hokspoks, we are supposed to be enjoying doing magic why are we involving ourselves in serious matters?
ABRACADABRA 21 days ago
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So OG, did Ms Artha Kira Paredes miss something in her news article? Do you know more than what is written? If so why don't you spit out what you personally know old man instead of watering down the situation? I am sure everybody will benefit if you can make some "clarifications", right? It's either we correct this now or we will end up correcting this in about 30 years period maybe? Or 20 if we are lucky. The significance of this incident OG is more, a lot more than it seems! And if allowed to repeat itself, will definitely affects the many many lives in many many years of our fellow Abrenians, in a terrible way! Let us not take this lightly!
taBUNGAW 21 days ago
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3-31-2010 taBungaw- This was a contrived event for political reasons that did not work out the way it was planned. One politician attempting to discredit another . What was it that the poet Robert Burns said,"the best laid plans of mice and men oft gang aglay" ? What I know and what I have hard evidence for is often two different things. As Sir Thomas Moore said," The world construs by its wits but, the court must constru by the law." What I thinkI know is based upon reason, logic and how I constru the situations. You are dealing with a group of people who think they are above the law and can do and get away with what ever they want because of their power and influence. These are called criminal thinking errors. Most politicians have criminal thinking errors in their perception of their world. Criminal thinking error no. 1 is; The criminal wants to be able to do what they want, when they want, without any consequences, and anyone who reports their criminal activities to the police are the bad guys. Until the pople of Abra find and elect people who respect and govern by the rule of law, these events will continue. I am glad to see that people are becoming more aware of their rights under the law and insisting on the rule of law by holding politicians accountable. This is a good beginning. O.G.
OLDGEEZER 21 days ago
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Houdie my dear, I was being facetious with my earlier post. What happened in MaWaii should never have occurred. J Luna had no excuse over what he did. Like most that he gets himself in trouble with, he fails to realize and foresee the consequences. This fella has ambitions of running for Takit's position as the next Governor of Abra - yeah all of that is heading down the drain towards the cess pool. He is unquestionably making a fool of himself and certainly not being taken seriously by the people. If he thinks he is asserting himself with his "bullishness" - he should take time to think again as there is no way he will advance to a position he fantasizes to attain.. Bullies have no place in this world and people in Abra are much smarter than to tolerate such childish behavior.
Grow up Jendriks Luna if you want your ambitions realized. You are most definitely missing the boat, my dear boy.
hocuspocus 21 days ago
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hookeypookey dear, what is facetious? hahaha! maybe if i'll use it in a sentence i'll find enlightenment, huh?
"Hey Martin you are pro-Luna don't you ever deny it be a man and face it yos!"
(Merrylin dear, what's OG mumbling about? criminal thinking error? what is that? a new criminologist/penologist/low diez terminology?)
ABRACADABRA 21 days ago
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O G, Filipinos dont know citizen's arrest,,,,,i bet,,,,,,
kamlon 21 days ago
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he he this boy never stop to amaze me .whata boy he is a truly the lil general eh? is he the newly apppointed police chief of bangued?
pasha 21 days ago
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Whether it's arrogance or ignorance, or both, that propelled JLuna to act the way he did, I'd like to think that he violated some law. A Lagayan mayor apprehending people of, and in, Bangued as if Bangued were a barangay of Lagayan? If you really think you are better than an idiot, how the hell can you assume you had the power to do all that? And where on Earth did that "power" come from? From your congresswoman who just happened to be your mother? So frustrating and so disgusting that these people of such caliber were given the chance to lead the good people of Abra who are actually a lot finer and smarter than they are. It's equally disappointing that, once again, the law enforcers, Abra Provincial Police, can't do anything about the incident better than mere asking the PNPCIDG to investigate the arrest made by Luna and company without warrant. That's just passing the bucks, and it's not good enough. It's pathetically ineffective if not grossly useless. As always, things keep breaking down big time at Abrenians' expense, of course. We, Abrenians, can't continue succumbing to such abuse by people who are clueless about exercising authority appropriately. Abra will be much better off by dumping all these Lunatics and Demonics now before it's too late.
mancono 21 days ago
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3-3102010 Abracadabra- If you want to know more about criminal thinking errors, look them up on the internet. Type in 'criminal thinking errors' on your search engine and as fast as you can say Walla Walla, Washington , you will broaden your horizons. O.G.
OLDGEEZER 21 days ago
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OG, I was talking to hookeypookey do you mind? jeeeeez.....you were eavesdropping man! that ain't right! (LOL, LMAO!!! hokspoks dear, OG is pissed! hahaha!!!)
fine Jendricks Luna is a criminal thinking error, a CTE, there!!! happy now OG!
if we allow this error to rule our lives and be cowering in fear everytime he passes by with his PNP goons and if we fail to assert our political rights and do not have the courage to raise them up the roof, as a community, then our towns and barrios will surely turn into ghettos, and like the jews who lacked the will to resist we will have our own holocaust too. the CTE feeds on our fear, indifference and apathy to say that ENOUGH IS ENOUGH YOU HAVE TO STOP!!!
we live in a civilized society with laws serving as its cornerstones. we have a social contract that we can not just go out and take another's spouse, another's house, another's food, another's clothing, another's dignity, another's freedom, another's life whenever we feel like doing it without any consequences! those who are deputized to enforce this social contract must do their sworn duties because if not the system that feeds them will self-destruct and they will be destroyed with it. need examples? here's some - NAPOLEON, HITLER, MUSSOLINI, MARCOS, ESTRADA, VICSYD VALERA AND THEIR ALIPURES.
if we fail to resist. if we fail to exercise our political will. if we shut our mouth, do nothing, be complacent, and just be contented in sitting on the corner watching as others suffer, we might as well form a line, bend down and kiss our asses goodbye!
WE ABRENIANS ARE PROUD PEOPLE. WE ARE NOT SOME HERDS OF WILDEBEEST THAT CAN BE TERRORIZED AT WILL. WE WILL STOP THIS MADNESS AND START WALKING WITH OUR HEADS UP HIGH AGAIN!!!
ABRACADABRA 20 days ago
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3-31-2010 Good response Abracadabra- It is important for the people of Abra to realize that when we cower in fear, the goons and the guns win. And yet, self preservatioin is a strong instinct. O.G. I never get pissed on this web site, You do have the right to disagree with me. That is what makes this web site and many friendship so much fun!! O.G.
OLDGEEZER 20 days ago
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What a funny people commenting on this issue.........we have here a pro-valera, pro-Molina, pro-Luna and pro Bersamin. Your respective boss will never make you rich kid they just make you a servant. You are blaming at each other no one taking the accountability what is happening to my beloved Abra. Here one the comment of this Joy Valera-Bernos blaming on Luna on one of the TV station saying to Luna " Why they are contented for what do they have right now" now this comment backfires to her family.....Joy Bernos running for Congress......Dominic Valera for Bangued Mayor.......Domino Valera for Councilor of Bangued????. or Vice mayor????....... sister in Law Janssen Buemio-Valera for Pidigan Vice-Mayor what else...... Then we have this Luna's they want to change the name of Abra to province of Lunatics.......and put all Abrenians under their control...... This two camps are trading of accusations to each other.......and maybe this Valera's they want to expand their business interest in Abra and put the schools and other public places to the mountains......if this Valera will continue to rule over Bangued then perhaps in the near future the Bangued Plaza will become a Gasoline station. Then if this Luna will rule over then you'll be back to old age wherein there will be a King and a slave.
Then this one ambisyoso Molina wants to be congressman because of the pork barrel.......what a heck then we will have a congressman who is kidnapper etc....
I am very sad to say that Abrenians who are very intellectual does not want to go back and serve in Abra because they can never win in any election because we have still a lot of people who wants to be servant to this families of corrupt killers etc....
As my battle cry......When can I see Abra without the Valera's, Luna's, Seares, Bernos, Bersamin's etc in power?
In the next few week I'll coment here those people running in the provincial level what is my analysis in each candidate.
baronamnama 20 days ago
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Way to go baronamnama!!! Why wait for the "next few week", comment now!!!
rogue 20 days ago
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baronamnama la umaykan baka sikan ti baro nga namnama. umay ka agkandidato ta sika man manglaban dagitoy nga familya nga ada ti uray. no maytured mo panawakon bosing ko mailed ta datoy sa met la bernos ti mabalin mi abaken. awan la pg gatang na ti botos ni bosing ko hehehe
mayyong 20 days ago
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AY APO TLAGA NGA KADUA LUNATIC DAGITA NGA GAAB KADA AKINTEY!! DAPAT MASUKATAN DA KOMAN. . NIA MET APO GOBERNADOR NGARUD ITA TI MAKUNAM KEN AKSIYON MO TI DAYTOY A PASAMAK????? MANARIMAAN MISA YO IDI ADDA MET AGHARHARASEN DAYTA NGA SAIRO JENDRIX DIAY MAOY. AYNA TANGTANGA KAY LA UNAYEN NO IBUTOS YO PAYLA DAGITA NGA DEMONYO LUNA!~!!! YAKS!!!!!!
ringgoranna 19 days ago
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hahahahahah agpakpaktawa ka tlga mayyong........tumaytayab sa met panunut mun...............
apacer 19 days ago
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this is a show of force......what else,,,,,then begin the war....and this is what Abra is waiting for,,,,,,,,
kamlon 19 days ago
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What kind of war kamlon? Mayor Dominic Valera PAGs vs. THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE, Under the command of Martin AND The Luna PAGs under the command of Jendricks Luna, carefully planned by Martin? If the Luna Group are true warriors then they should tell their PNP BABYSITTERS to stay away from their internal business and slug it out with the Valera Group like men!!! Right now the playing field is not even kamlon! It is the PNP vs. D Valera, group, the PNP here, reduced as mercenary PAGs!!! To think that the taxes of the people of Abra are being used to pay them to TERRORIZE THE PEOPLE OF ABRA!!! THAT'S UTTERLY INSANE!!!
MARTIN, THE MEDDLER, IS NOW THE REAL ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE OF ABRA. WHAT DOES HE CARE IF THE PEOPLE OF ABRA SUFFER, HE IS FROM BESAO AFTER ALL!!! HE IS THE REASON WHY THE LUNA'S THINK AND BEHAVE LIKE THEY ARE ABOVE THE LAW. THEY ARE UNTOUCHABLE BECAUSE OF MARTIN!!! THEY WILL EMERGE AS PUPPET OF MARTIN IN OUR LGU AFFAIRS!!! WE WILL BE RULED BY MARTIN IN THE YEARS TO COME, THROUGH HIS SURROGATES UNLESS WE STAND UP TO HIM NOW!!!
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so,,,,,Dominic is scared to Martin and not the Brothers? How often Martin is seen in Abra? Dominic acts like he has more balls to play,,,,why would he not show how Malalaki he is now, afterall, Abrenians are waiting for this,,,,and also the ELECTION WATCHERS OF THE INTERNET AND THE WHOLE PHILIPPINES,,,,,,,show us what you guys got,,,,,,,and bring it onnnnnnnnn.
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on April 21 2010 19:41:07
possible leaders for the Municipality of Danglas ELECTION 2013
NESTOR MASAOAY-
ATTY. SOTERRO ABBAGO
VIVENCIO BRINGAS
PINOY ABBOC
MONTEJO
ATTY. BESSAT OF NBI
WILFREDO HILADO
MAJOR NOEL PATARAY
FISCAL JULIUS ACNAM
PRODENCIO GALERA
MADISON VALERA
ANICETO ABAOAG
JOEL GAMMED
INSOY PATARAY
NESTOR BALAO-AS |
on April 21 2010 21:03:47
No to political dynasty and dirty old trapos...OUST THE BERSONES ON THE NEXT ELECTION. |
on April 21 2010 22:46:57
how about FLORA VELASCO
JUNIOR SEARES |
on April 21 2010 22:56:43
agkomentaryo kayo man ta kilatisen tayo no mayat daguitoy..... |
on April 23 2010 01:18:44
is this a survey? We will instead commission FALSE ASIA..... |
on April 23 2010 01:25:42
A good set of new leaders, perhaps they are not trapos. How about including EDIE BALIKBAYAN AREVALO. Atty. Abbago is no longer instrested, Atty. Bessat has no political ambition; Major Pataray a PMAyer is also a good choice, a humble gentleman. |
on April 25 2010 21:13:23
procopio rugian ta aglikom ti pundo para ken Major Pataray wenno sinno man nga makaitured nga mangsango kaguitoy pulpol nga politicos. PISO para sa pagbabago.
Slogan ng LADALAGA election 2010... Lahat panalo pag MANAKOT tayo... binutbuteng gayam daguitoy nakatugaw daguiti kayat na tumaray binantayan da diay munucipyo idi aldaw ti maudi nga panagfile ti kandidatura. |
on April 27 2010 00:48:45
Elections and violence in Abra by Glenford Leonillo
04/01/2010
A vicious cycle of violence, disempowerment and abuse of authority preserves violent elections in Abra, says PODER study. r32;r32;
“With 30 politicians dying in a span of eight years, there can be little doubt that election-related violence occurs in the province of Abra”.r32;
In a bid to bring into the national scene the issue of election-related violence (ERV) in the country, the Political Democracy and Reform (PODER) Program of the Ateneo School of Government presented last Wednesday the result of its study on Abra’s electoral violence to government agencies, civil society and the media.r32;r32;
RELATED STORIES:
• GMA 7's 24 Oras Newscast
• Newsbreak
• ABS-CBN News
“Election has become a reason for the reign of violence in some parts of the country. The Maguindanao Massacre that shocked the country a few months ago showed the grave danger election-related violence posts in human rights, democracy and development,” said Joy Aceron, PODER Director.
In 2007, Abra has been declared hotspot by the PNP and the COMELEC. Ten (10) out of its twenty-seven (27) towns are regular hotspots in the last three elections. For the past three elections, election-related violence in Abra constitute about 16% of the total national ERV killings in the country, the study revealed.r32;r32;
The study conducted from June 2009 to January 2010 pointed out the confluence of interrelated factors causing election-related violence in the province.
One, government institutions are not able to prevent violence. The study found that “some government institutions face constraints in resources and support that affect their capability organizationally”.
Two, the political history of Abra, as in many parts of the country, shows a trend of a few families dominating local politics. “The long years of stay in office by the same politicians or political family would have enabled them to establish networks in key institutions and working relationships with several government officials. These relationships could have evolved into a variety of relationships that could serve a variety of purposes,” said the study.r32;
Three, violence is further exacerbated by cultural factors. The 150-respondent survey conducted by the PODER Team who did the study in Abra from September 10 to 25, 2009 showed a certain likelihood of the people to subscribe to violence. The team found that the use of violence to deter violence is viewed as ‘normal’ by some politicians.
Trend in ERV incidents
Election-related violence in Abra became a regular occurrence in 1963 due to strong competition among political families or alliance of political families. The growing perks of being in public office fueled intense competition, which includes access to the central government.
The study observed that almost all those who were involved came from the same clan or long-time alliances that split up. Also, the winner-take-all electoral system seems to force actors to slug it out to win using any means possible.
The occurrence of ERV and its seeming increase and decrease coincide with the breaking/forming of alliances which either entrenches a political clan or dislodges the current dominant power, ushering the entry or dominance of an emerging or re-emerging clan. In Abra, incidents of killings and harassments would usually peak six (6) months before and after elections, the study noted.
Weak, captured institutions unable to prevent violence
The study reported that institutions such as the PNP, COMELEC, CHR and DILG are under-resourced for ERV prevention, which negatively affects their performance, pointing to procedural, not substantive outcomes being delivered by government institutions responsible for the prevention of ERV.
The findings also posit that these government institutions “or a part of them, are captured because of the same politicians’ or political families long hold to power.” r32;r32;Police personnel are placed in a Catch 22 situation if in case their local chief executive (LCE) issues an order which is against their call of duty. According to the study, this started when the authority over the PNP was transferred from the national to the local government. The military is also a ‘captured’ institution when they get recruited to serve the vested political ends of some politicians. Long years of stay in the area to fight insurgency demands working closely with local politicians; with little pay, they are led to serve politicians.
The incident on May 16-18, 2007 in Barangay Boayan, Boliney that killed seven personnel and wounding two others from a nine-man Army team allegedly happened, according to the study, because military men were tipped-off by their fellow military men who serve as “rats” to the then incumbent Governor.
The study also reported that by 2004, no ERV cases could be filed in the local courts because 17 out of 32 cases had no witnesses, of which 16 cases had unidentified suspects. The Judiciary has a dismal record in resolving ERV cases due mainly to lack of witnesses. The community no longer cooperates in the administration of justice.
Of the 15 cases filed in the judicial courts, 9 were dismissed prematurely while the rest are still unresolved. By 2007, of the 13 cases recorded by PNP, only 2 cases were filed in court, 8 cases had unidentified suspects. All are still under investigation and are currently unresolved.
Lack of clear targets
“There is a lack of accessible and systematic database on their performance,” according to the study. It observed that the targets on prevention of ERV are vague and unverifiable, with no benchmarks used in monitoring progress. “Though this is understandable given the difficult nature of monitoring ERV, our impression was that no sustained effort has been done for this purpose,” said the PODER Team.
They added that “the lack of programmatic and systematic capability-building intervention for some institutions responsible for ERV prevention puts to question any real effort by the national government to end ERV in Abra”.
National consent to the persistence of ERV
Legally, the relationship of national and local exist in Philippine politics. The study pointed out that despite decentralization, the President still decides on the release of the budget of LGUs.
r32;The political history of Abra points to the persistent relationship of local power-holders and the national leadership. “There seems to be a symbiotic relationship between the local power-holders of Abra and the powers-that-be at the national level,” said the study.
Same families have held key positions in Abra – the Villamors, the Paredeses, the Valeras from the Paredes clan, the Barberos, the Bersamins (from the Villamor and Paredes clans), the Bernoses and the Seareses. For 23 years (from 1963 to 1986), the Barberos practically ruled over the province. And after Martial Law until 2007 (that is, for the next 22 years of Abra’s history), it was the Valeras which was the dominant family.
Following the hold to power of a few political families and the period to which it lasted, the study observed that particular local elites were able to dominate local politics because of their connection to Malacañang. “This usually is a strong indication of a patron-based politics which is not only particular in Abra but prevalent throughout the country,” the study said.
The use of guns and goons
Although there are no hard facts about the use of guns and goons because no case has been resolved, consequential evidence exists which indicates that the long hold to power of some politicians and political families involve the use of guns and goons, according to the study.
“Violence, particularly killings, happened while the politicians involved were in power. Whether they were involved or not, the fact that it was never prevented and resolved during their more than twenty years in power put some level of accountability on them”.
Based on an investigation made by Task Force Abra and the CIDG in 2006, Abra has 10 “partisan armed groups” (PAGs) with 117 members. Based on a classified report, some known former and current officials have PAG members under them. This was also observed during the participant observation of the researchers.
The police have verified the proliferation of 3,000 illegal firearms in Abra, however it still remains a question where the guns and goons are coming from.
A culture conducive to violence
“Abra’s culture at present is a culture that permits violence,” the study said. The attitude survey and ethnography conducted in Abra found that people do not disagree on attitudes that espouse and favor violence. The traditional set-up of Abra society further characterizes its tendency to become violent. The existence of a “macho culture” exacerbates the contextual acquiescence that propagates violence. Predominantly, males use cultural symbols, such as the possession of a gun to demonstrate the ‘macho’ label bestowed unto them.
People see the use of violence as instrumental and justifiable. “These views are brought about by the seemingly weak value foundations that are unable to guide the people’s behaviors and tendencies towards violence. These values are compromised by certain social constraints such as poverty,” the study explained. It also noted that the need of the people to attend to their survival needs hampers their political participation.
ERV is believed to be happening in Abra, according to 63.3% of the respondents. They do not fear the situation because majority of them (92.6%) still go out and vote and participate in the elections. r32;The findings show that 60.6% of the respondents view violence as a means to achieve an end, and 44% regard it as normal. Some of the respondents (30%) also see the need to use arms for protection from present and potential enemies.
Majority of them, however, remain uninvolved towards the issue. 75% of the respondents report that they do not care, even to victims of violence.
People’s dependency and disempowerment
“The people are uninvolved because they are dependent to their government,” said the PODER Team.
“The people bestow high regard towards their government and they see their government powerful enough to solve their problems, including the problem of ERV,” they said.
“For lack of opportunities, people do not only depend on the government to address public issues and concerns, some also depend on politicians, ‘their bosses’ or ‘patron’ for their survival needs”.
The study said that election-related violence persist in the province because of the general predisposition of the public to do nothing to address ERV or to improve their general political situation coupled with the weakness of government institutions.
Way forward
According to the study, to address the problem of election-related violence, institutional development involving the key agencies responsible for ERV prevention is critical.
Because violence is instigated by using a weapon, the study pointed out that gradual to total disarmament paralleled with advocacy promoting gun-less Abra society will significantly reduce violence.
“A network of champions at the national level in key institutions supporting local action is pivotal in ‘guarding’ the exercise of power by the national leaders as they relate with the local, preventing any form of padrino system,” the study recommended.
It also suggested filling up the gaps in accountability to ensure that public resources are spent for public good and not for private gain which increases the stakes of the elections. Civic and values education can also make a difference in mobilizing public support for ERV prevention.
“Elections fail to hold accountable officials that are perceived to be corrupt because of the use of violence, hence perpetuating a cycle of corruption that leads to underdevelopment. In turn, the lack of economic opportunity makes the poor vulnerable to becoming an instrument of violence. It is therefore critical in any ERV prevention effort to address underdevelopment by prioritizing job creation”. |
on April 27 2010 00:49:12
Elections and violence in Abra by Glenford Leonillo
04/01/2010
A vicious cycle of violence, disempowerment and abuse of authority preserves violent elections in Abra, says PODER study. r32;r32;
“With 30 politicians dying in a span of eight years, there can be little doubt that election-related violence occurs in the province of Abra”.r32;
In a bid to bring into the national scene the issue of election-related violence (ERV) in the country, the Political Democracy and Reform (PODER) Program of the Ateneo School of Government presented last Wednesday the result of its study on Abra’s electoral violence to government agencies, civil society and the media.r32;r32;
RELATED STORIES:
• GMA 7's 24 Oras Newscast
• Newsbreak
• ABS-CBN News
“Election has become a reason for the reign of violence in some parts of the country. The Maguindanao Massacre that shocked the country a few months ago showed the grave danger election-related violence posts in human rights, democracy and development,” said Joy Aceron, PODER Director.
In 2007, Abra has been declared hotspot by the PNP and the COMELEC. Ten (10) out of its twenty-seven (27) towns are regular hotspots in the last three elections. For the past three elections, election-related violence in Abra constitute about 16% of the total national ERV killings in the country, the study revealed.r32;r32;
The study conducted from June 2009 to January 2010 pointed out the confluence of interrelated factors causing election-related violence in the province.
One, government institutions are not able to prevent violence. The study found that “some government institutions face constraints in resources and support that affect their capability organizationally”.
Two, the political history of Abra, as in many parts of the country, shows a trend of a few families dominating local politics. “The long years of stay in office by the same politicians or political family would have enabled them to establish networks in key institutions and working relationships with several government officials. These relationships could have evolved into a variety of relationships that could serve a variety of purposes,” said the study.r32;
Three, violence is further exacerbated by cultural factors. The 150-respondent survey conducted by the PODER Team who did the study in Abra from September 10 to 25, 2009 showed a certain likelihood of the people to subscribe to violence. The team found that the use of violence to deter violence is viewed as ‘normal’ by some politicians.
Trend in ERV incidents
Election-related violence in Abra became a regular occurrence in 1963 due to strong competition among political families or alliance of political families. The growing perks of being in public office fueled intense competition, which includes access to the central government.
The study observed that almost all those who were involved came from the same clan or long-time alliances that split up. Also, the winner-take-all electoral system seems to force actors to slug it out to win using any means possible.
The occurrence of ERV and its seeming increase and decrease coincide with the breaking/forming of alliances which either entrenches a political clan or dislodges the current dominant power, ushering the entry or dominance of an emerging or re-emerging clan. In Abra, incidents of killings and harassments would usually peak six (6) months before and after elections, the study noted.
Weak, captured institutions unable to prevent violence
The study reported that institutions such as the PNP, COMELEC, CHR and DILG are under-resourced for ERV prevention, which negatively affects their performance, pointing to procedural, not substantive outcomes being delivered by government institutions responsible for the prevention of ERV.
The findings also posit that these government institutions “or a part of them, are captured because of the same politicians’ or political families long hold to power.” r32;r32;Police personnel are placed in a Catch 22 situation if in case their local chief executive (LCE) issues an order which is against their call of duty. According to the study, this started when the authority over the PNP was transferred from the national to the local government. The military is also a ‘captured’ institution when they get recruited to serve the vested political ends of some politicians. Long years of stay in the area to fight insurgency demands working closely with local politicians; with little pay, they are led to serve politicians.
The incident on May 16-18, 2007 in Barangay Boayan, Boliney that killed seven personnel and wounding two others from a nine-man Army team allegedly happened, according to the study, because military men were tipped-off by their fellow military men who serve as “rats” to the then incumbent Governor.
The study also reported that by 2004, no ERV cases could be filed in the local courts because 17 out of 32 cases had no witnesses, of which 16 cases had unidentified suspects. The Judiciary has a dismal record in resolving ERV cases due mainly to lack of witnesses. The community no longer cooperates in the administration of justice.
Of the 15 cases filed in the judicial courts, 9 were dismissed prematurely while the rest are still unresolved. By 2007, of the 13 cases recorded by PNP, only 2 cases were filed in court, 8 cases had unidentified suspects. All are still under investigation and are currently unresolved.
Lack of clear targets
“There is a lack of accessible and systematic database on their performance,” according to the study. It observed that the targets on prevention of ERV are vague and unverifiable, with no benchmarks used in monitoring progress. “Though this is understandable given the difficult nature of monitoring ERV, our impression was that no sustained effort has been done for this purpose,” said the PODER Team.
They added that “the lack of programmatic and systematic capability-building intervention for some institutions responsible for ERV prevention puts to question any real effort by the national government to end ERV in Abra”.
National consent to the persistence of ERV
Legally, the relationship of national and local exist in Philippine politics. The study pointed out that despite decentralization, the President still decides on the release of the budget of LGUs.
r32;The political history of Abra points to the persistent relationship of local power-holders and the national leadership. “There seems to be a symbiotic relationship between the local power-holders of Abra and the powers-that-be at the national level,” said the study.
Same families have held key positions in Abra – the Villamors, the Paredeses, the Valeras from the Paredes clan, the Barberos, the Bersamins (from the Villamor and Paredes clans), the Bernoses and the Seareses. For 23 years (from 1963 to 1986), the Barberos practically ruled over the province. And after Martial Law until 2007 (that is, for the next 22 years of Abra’s history), it was the Valeras which was the dominant family.
Following the hold to power of a few political families and the period to which it lasted, the study observed that particular local elites were able to dominate local politics because of their connection to Malacañang. “This usually is a strong indication of a patron-based politics which is not only particular in Abra but prevalent throughout the country,” the study said.
The use of guns and goons
Although there are no hard facts about the use of guns and goons because no case has been resolved, consequential evidence exists which indicates that the long hold to power of some politicians and political families involve the use of guns and goons, according to the study.
“Violence, particularly killings, happened while the politicians involved were in power. Whether they were involved or not, the fact that it was never prevented and resolved during their more than twenty years in power put some level of accountability on them”.
Based on an investigation made by Task Force Abra and the CIDG in 2006, Abra has 10 “partisan armed groups” (PAGs) with 117 members. Based on a classified report, some known former and current officials have PAG members under them. This was also observed during the participant observation of the researchers.
The police have verified the proliferation of 3,000 illegal firearms in Abra, however it still remains a question where the guns and goons are coming from.
A culture conducive to violence
“Abra’s culture at present is a culture that permits violence,” the study said. The attitude survey and ethnography conducted in Abra found that people do not disagree on attitudes that espouse and favor violence. The traditional set-up of Abra society further characterizes its tendency to become violent. The existence of a “macho culture” exacerbates the contextual acquiescence that propagates violence. Predominantly, males use cultural symbols, such as the possession of a gun to demonstrate the ‘macho’ label bestowed unto them.
People see the use of violence as instrumental and justifiable. “These views are brought about by the seemingly weak value foundations that are unable to guide the people’s behaviors and tendencies towards violence. These values are compromised by certain social constraints such as poverty,” the study explained. It also noted that the need of the people to attend to their survival needs hampers their political participation.
ERV is believed to be happening in Abra, according to 63.3% of the respondents. They do not fear the situation because majority of them (92.6%) still go out and vote and participate in the elections. r32;The findings show that 60.6% of the respondents view violence as a means to achieve an end, and 44% regard it as normal. Some of the respondents (30%) also see the need to use arms for protection from present and potential enemies.
Majority of them, however, remain uninvolved towards the issue. 75% of the respondents report that they do not care, even to victims of violence.
People’s dependency and disempowerment
“The people are uninvolved because they are dependent to their government,” said the PODER Team.
“The people bestow high regard towards their government and they see their government powerful enough to solve their problems, including the problem of ERV,” they said.
“For lack of opportunities, people do not only depend on the government to address public issues and concerns, some also depend on politicians, ‘their bosses’ or ‘patron’ for their survival needs”.
The study said that election-related violence persist in the province because of the general predisposition of the public to do nothing to address ERV or to improve their general political situation coupled with the weakness of government institutions.
Way forward
According to the study, to address the problem of election-related violence, institutional development involving the key agencies responsible for ERV prevention is critical.
Because violence is instigated by using a weapon, the study pointed out that gradual to total disarmament paralleled with advocacy promoting gun-less Abra society will significantly reduce violence.
“A network of champions at the national level in key institutions supporting local action is pivotal in ‘guarding’ the exercise of power by the national leaders as they relate with the local, preventing any form of padrino system,” the study recommended.
It also suggested filling up the gaps in accountability to ensure that public resources are spent for public good and not for private gain which increases the stakes of the elections. Civic and values education can also make a difference in mobilizing public support for ERV prevention.
“Elections fail to hold accountable officials that are perceived to be corrupt because of the use of violence, hence perpetuating a cycle of corruption that leads to underdevelopment. In turn, the lack of economic opportunity makes the poor vulnerable to becoming an instrument of violence. It is therefore critical in any ERV prevention effort to address underdevelopment by prioritizing job creation”. |
on May 27 2010 22:42:36
[i]husta aya apo ti panangpapispis ni andit bernos ken sangunian bayan ponglot acnam? talaga nga violente daytoy nga lakay? |
on June 28 2010 01:36:34
if this strong family (Andit family) cannot be reached by the hands of law kadaguitoy kinaanimal nga ububraen da the law of CARMA will definitely apply to them..... |
on June 28 2010 01:37:16
if this strong family (Andit family) cannot be reached by the hands of law kadaguitoy kinaanimal nga ububraen da the law of CARMA will definitely apply to them..... |
on July 01 2010 19:13:46
We will just pray to God to intervene because it is very unruly and lots of violence already. No ni Apo Dios ti pangikamangan tayo agmilagro ti kapia manen ti Abra. There is nothing impossible with God. |
on July 07 2010 00:02:25
Ms Cathy ikararag tayo:
1. Saan nga moro-moro ti konseho ti Danglas.
2. Saan laeng nga tudo ti masagrap no diket husto a serbisyo (team Perwesyo)
3. agbalin nga promised land ti Danglas para kadaguit anak tayo.
4. Umasideg koman ti husto nga mangisakit ti ili nga Dangls. |
on August 03 2010 23:59:54
Second Fertilizer Scam - Danglas, Abra
From a reliable source, Brgy. officials are now distributing checks from the Department of Agriculture to indigent farmers. Sadly, these officials are again politicizing saan da nga ited daguitoy nga cheke kadaguidiay di da nakadwa di election!!! Daguitoy nga opisyales ket dapat awan da dita nga pwesto ta di da ammo no anya kayat na sawen ti PUBLIC SERVICE. Buis ti tao dayta isubli tayo laeng as a way of giving aid to those who are in need. MAKARMA KAYON TO METLANG.... |
on August 12 2010 18:32:04
diego,rugyan yo ti agkissay ti dakes nga tattao dita abran,makauma da payen ti inda panangparparigat ti tattao ti inda panangkonniber ti pundo.kas ken dominic valera ken mayor JBBernos dua met ti agturay dita highways kanun,tay D.E. agbuteng sa pay met nga mapan dita abran,kusto tay kunac nga bambanti la tay inswitikan da nga congresswoman.Diego DAKAYO TI PATPATIEN TI KAADUAN NGA ABRENIO SAAN NGA DAGUITAY MILITARY NGA PAMAMMANDARAN TI AGTUTURAY TI ABRA.LONG LIVE KANIAYO NGA KAKADUA.
Trams 17 hours ago |
on August 12 2010 18:32:52
MASSIVE MILITARIZATION OF ABRA INTENSIFIED WARLORDISM
AND WORSENED THE PEACE AND ORDER SITUATION IN THE PROVINCE
Diego Wadagan
Agustin Begnalen Command (NPA-Abra) Spokesperson
May 3, 2010
In the past, the PNP and the AFP have been bragging about the improved peace and order situation in Abra, allegedly because private armed groups (PAGs) have been disbanded and that the CPP-NPA-CPDF will be “reduced to inconsequential level” by the end of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s term. The PNP’s Task Force Abra have been organized since 2001 with the specific objective of going after PAGs, and have continually re-organized the Abra Provincial PNP forces, and deployed forces from the Cordillera Regional Mobile Group and the PNP’s elite Special Action Force. The Philippine Army’s 503rd Brigade have been relocated back to the province since 2008; its 41st IB is concentrating on North-Central Abra, while its 50th IB is concentrated on Southern Abra and the borders of Ilocos Sur and Mountain Province. Aside from these infantry battalions, the Philippine Army also deployed to the province the elite 53rd Division Recon Coy; a company of the 77th IB also serves as cadre men of the CAA in the province. Since 2008, the Philippine Army has about 1,200 troops in the province, augmented by about 10 CAFGU Coys (800-1,000). The PNP on the other hand has about 500 provincial police forces, and about 100-200 additional forces from the regional and national PNP organization.
Recently, the PNP and AFP top brass announced it will be deploying additional 800 troops, composed of augmentation forces from the PNP and 2 additional battalions from the AFP. This was allegedly in response to a spate of election-related violence, highlighted by the involvement of key political figures in the province, particularly the Luna dynasty, against most of the top contenders in the provincial level and hotly contested mayoralty positions in Bangued and Tineg; there are also other municipalities with similar situations.
The presence of PNP and AFP forces in the province did not improve the peace and order situation in Abra. For how can they help in improving the peace and order situation, when they tolerate and support the warlords and are even the perpetrators of crimes and disturbances in communities?
In most of the so-called election-related violent incidents, PNP personnel were either involved, within the scene of the crime but did not do anything, or did not respond to calls for help. Such is the case with the so-called ambush of Ryan Luna’s convoy in Penarubia where the Penarubia police did not respond immediately; the terrorism of Cromwell Luna’s gang in Tineg where some of the police and the 41st IB serve as bodyguards of Cromwell Luna, while the rest are tolerating the terrorism because they are simply outnumbered and out powered by the Luna’s; and the killing of Ryan Luna’s driver in Bangued, among others.
The 503rd Brigade’s 41st IB and the 50th IB are committing human rights violations and criminal offenses where they are based or where they operate. While their Special Operation Team Companies (SOT Companies are usually the Alpha Coy) specializes in psychological warfare and deception through black-propaganda, outright lies and civil-military operations, the basic and essential character of the Philippine Army is exposed in their objectives, long-term practice, and performance of most of it’s infantry and special units.
Clearing and combat operations of the 503rd Brigade forces involves terror tactics such as indiscriminate bombing, cannon and mortar shelling, machinegun strafing and firing of high-powered weapons. Local folks who accidentally meet operating troops in the forests, fields or on the road are virtually kidnapped, being held captive for 1-3 days with meager food and no blankets in cold nights, and harassed with questions insinuating they are NPA regulars or supporters. Some experienced torture and physical abuse.
Communities are in virtual martial law, as curfews are imposed, freedom of movement is curtailed with permits required for farmers to go out and tend to their farms and their work animals, or even just to visit neighboring communities and go to the town center of Bangued. Cellphone calls and common chitchats among the people are monitored. Community leaders or anybody questioning the activities and intentions of the Philippine Army are harassed by taking their pictures and videos during meetings, and are regularly “invited for questioning” or merely “visited” in their homes anytime by the psy-warmongerers of the Philippine Army. Pictures allegedly proving certain individuals’ linkages to the revolutionary movement are circulated and are used to pressure them to “surrender”, or are declared “free-targets”, thereby rendering due-process useless.
Decadence proliferates and crimes abound where Philippine Army troopers operate. Families are destroyed because part of SOT tactics is to lure local women into illicit relations, fornication or one-night stands; the youth and older men are asked to join drinking sprees that end up in public disturbances and brawls. Disrespect for local officials and elders are common as army men confronted by these officials for their misconduct are threatened and cursed by rifle-wielding soldiers. In an incident in Mataragan, soldiers of the Charlie Coy, 41st IB defecated on the community water tank and enraged local leaders demanded punishment for the perpetrators but were instead met with arrogant and indignant army officers. Innumerable incidents of youth mauled by troopers are common knowledge.
In a recent incident in Talampac, Lacub, murder was perpetrated; curiously, the media was kept out of it. The Alpha Coy, 41st IB since February, 2009, has subjected Talampac to SOT operations and 41st IB troops have been basing on the community since then, in violation of state regulations and international protocols banning government armed forces from establishing headquarters in civilian residences. When the Alpha Coy was redeployed to Bangilo, Malibcong last February 2010, troops belonging to the 41st IB’s Bravo, Charlie Coys, and the 53rd Division Recon Coy, alternately established base in Talampac during combat and patrol operations. On May 1, 2010 at 11:45 pm, Levi Mamac, 22 years old of Barangay Talampac but with family roots in Benguet Province, was shot in the head and died instantly. Earlier, a local drunkard had a fight with some local youth and with some soldiers of a platoon of Bravo Coy, under 1st Lt. Federico Morales. The local drunkard was easily blamed for the incident and was the prime suspect, until the autopsy report came out the following day and concluded that an M16 bullet killed Levi Mamac. On May 2, 2010, the platoon led by 1Lt. Morales hurriedly left Talampac, as they became the main suspects for the crime. On May 3, a platoon of the 41st IB and a 15-man PNP unit arrived in Poblacion Lacub, a stone’s throw from Talampac; it was said that the 41st IB secretly admitted to the crime, but no known investigation was undertaken by the Philippine Army and the PNP.
And so, while Private Armed Groups and warlords waiting to be voted in position are being blamed for election-related violence and the CPP-NPA-CPDF’s good name is being dragged into the worsening peace and order situation of the province, the real culprits are evading blame and punishment. Instead, the PNP and the 503rd Brigades 41st IB and 50th IB are being heralded as peacekeepers!
To know the truth in Abra, investigative science is not needed. Just be honest, sincere, and immerse yourself in the local communities and the glaring truth will hit smack into your face. The so-called law-enforcers and peacekeepers are actually law-breakers, criminals and terrorists working for some politicians, for big mining companies, or are simply rotten to the core due to its fascist and anti-people institutional character.
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Diego Wadagan 2 days ago |
on August 12 2010 18:53:59
DIEGO WADAGAN, we support your advocacy. Pag walang magawa ang gobyerno sa pagprosecute sa mga corrupt na opisyal sa LADALAGA area please do it for us we will give our support financially, morally and spiritually. It appears now that Danglas and Lapaz is privately owned by the Bernoses nobody has the guts to stop them from their evil acts. VIVA CPP-NPA.... |
on August 12 2010 18:57:50
APO NGA TAGA DANGLAS AND LA PAZ...JOIN US IN OUR FIGHT AGAINST THE ABUSES OF THESE POLITICIANS. |
on August 13 2010 18:30:21
DON'T WORRY PROCOPS, SOCO OR THEIR KIND ARE ON THE WAY TO BREAK THEIR STINKY BALLS AS PER ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT OR HIS DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE. THEY KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING NOW AND IT'S UP TO US TO TRUST ONCE MORE THESE KINDS OF REPRESENTATIVES. HOPEFULLY, THEY ARE TRUSTED NOW AND WILL NOT EMBARRASS THE PRESIDENT. THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING HIM WHICH THEIR TRUST IS UNBREAKABLE AT THE MOMENT. |
on September 06 2010 19:31:50
I learned that the LGU of Danglas has been very busy the last few days not in delivering the basic services to the people of Danglas busy forming their party for the forthcoming barangay election. They fear that the other faction luna wing will support candidates to contest whoever candidates this bernoses will install. LET us not curtail the FREEDOM of CHOICE of the PEOPLE. Get the best barangay official who can offer genuine service.... |
on September 06 2010 19:36:10
vote for JONA CAY-AN, Padangitan, JOEL GAMMED- Cabaruan- ROMAR FRANCO- Caupasan, UGALDE ACNAM- Abaguid, ROMEO BALILING-Danglas- |
on September 08 2010 01:12:48
Barangays are just subject to supervision NOT CONTROL..... kitaen yo anya ti mapaspasamak ditoy danglas ni Mayor agimplimentar ti project ti barangay... The chief executive is going beyond the mandate of the local govement Code agcongressman ka ta agaramid ka sabali nga linteg to legitimized your action. |
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