State-run National Irrigation Administration recently launched the P4.497-billion Chico River pump irrigation project in Kalinga, benefitting nearly 5,000 farmers.
UNDER CONTROL. The Police Regional Office-Cordillera (PROCor) says on Tuesday (March 29, 2022) no area in the region has been placed under election control or hot spot but some areas are under the red category and being closely watched. Police Col. Elmer Ragay, chief regional staff of the PROCor, said they continue to implement conflict mediation and diffusion strategies, and engage political candidates in talks to avert possible election-related violence. (PNA file photo by Liza T. Agoot) BAGUIO CITY - An official of the Police Regional Office-Cordillera (PROCor) on Tuesday said they are keeping a close watch on the provinces of Abra, Kalinga, and Apayao ahead of the May elections as these areas have a history of political violence. Police Col. Elmer Ragay, PROCor chief regional staff, in a phone interview on Tuesday clarified that while no area in the region has been declared election concern, there are seven towns out of the 77 municipalities and cities in the Cordillera Administrat
(File photo) BAGUIO CITY - The Police Regional Office-Cordillera (PROCOR) said it is now keeping a close watch on the two local government units (LGUs) in the regions (CAR) which are classified as "red areas" for the May 9 polls. Capt. Marnie Abellanida, PROCOR information officer, in a phone interview on Friday, said as of the end of January, Tabuk City and the town of Lubuagan in Kalinga have been placed under the red category. "They were placed under red category due to the recent incidents which are election-related," he said. He, however, said they are now checking the details of the incidents that prompted the declaration. Based on the guidelines of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), "areas shall be placed under category red immediately if an existence of one or more factors under category yellow combined with serious armed threats stated under category orange." Areas under yellow category are those that have a history of election-related inciden