[6] Beew residents,including babies and toddlers, were beaten and their houses looted in response to the residents' alleged support of protests against the logging operations of Herminio Disini's Cellophil Resources Corporation in their area.

Paul Sagayo Jr. until they could finally be aided by Atty Pablo Sanidad of the Free Legal Assistance Group and journalist Isidoro Chammag of the Bulletin Today.

It is situated approximately 55 kilometres (34 mi) from the provincial capital Bangued, and is at the southern tip of Abra.

The 10 barangays are grouped into three (3) zones: The inhabitants belong to the Maeng tribe and speak the dialect of the same name.

All barangays and their respective sitios do now have dirt roads leading to them but can still become accessible via trails permanently established even during the Spanish era.

Poverty incidence of Tubo Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] Tubo, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Abra, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code.