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APAYAO GOV’T ALLOTS 500K FOR NPA REBEL RETURNEES

“I will give P500,000 as reward for the surrenderors of the New People’s Army,” announced Apayao Governor Elias Bulut Jr. during the 2023 Indigenous Peoples Month Celebration and 26th IPRA commemoration held at Apayao Tourism Sports Complex (ATSC) grounds in San Gregorio, Luna, Apayao. The message came after the army clashed with the rebels anew […]

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PUDTOL, APAYAO TO PUSH FOR AGRO-TOURISM – PASCUA

The small town of Pudtol in the landlocked province of Apayao is banking on its vast forests, clean rivers, and various agricultural products to achieve sustainable development. In time for the 7th Pinya Festival, re-elected Mayor Hector Reuel Pascua said his administration is bent on stirring economic activity in the area with a greater focus […]

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APAYAO FARM-TO-MARKET ROAD TO END LOCAL INSURGENCY

The ongoing construction of an 11.85-kilometer Sta. Maria-Mallig-Upper Atok farm-to-market road (FMR) in Flora, Apayao is seen to boost economic livelihood and to help resolve insurgency in the area once completed. The P195-million project is under the World Bank-supported Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) with a 10 percent counterpart fund from the provincial government of […]