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3 Shot at LTO Checkpoint in Calapan City, Former Barangay Captain Dead
CALAPAN CITY – A routine vehicle checkpoint turned deadly Thursday morning (Nov. 7) when a motorcyclist opened fire on transportation officials and bystanders in Barangay…
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3 Shot at LTO Checkpoint in Calapan City, Former Barangay Captain Dead
CALAPAN CITY – A routine vehicle checkpoint turned deadly Thursday morning (Nov. 7) when a motorcyclist opened fire on transportation officials and bystanders in Barangay Canubing 1,…
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3 Shot at LTO Checkpoint in Calapan City, Former Barangay Captain Dead
CALAPAN CITY – A routine vehicle checkpoint turned deadly Thursday morning (Nov. 7) when a motorcyclist opened fire on…
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ORMECO Uncovers Millions of Pesos of Power Theft Racket; Penalties Top P17M for Biggest Violator
The Oriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative (ORMECO) has uncovered a syndicated electricity theft operation involving prominent businessmen and politicians, with…
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Missing Cargo Vessel Had Expired Safety Certificate
A cargo vessel with 10 crew members and livestock has been missing for nearly two weeks off Mindoro coast,…
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Drone Registration Mandatory for Oriental Mindoro’s 74th Anniversary Celebrations
Provincial government authorities in Oriental Mindoro have announced mandatory registration requirements for drone operators planning to cover the province’s…
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Romel “Direk” Ferriol Bernardo
Bernardo Creative Ventures, Inc., the company behind Direk Fuels, Oriental Mindoro’s homegrown gas station chain, and Direk Builders, which rents out heavy equipment, is expanding its portfolio by venturing into online media and content production.
The company’s entry into news media is not surprising, as its founder and CEO, Romel “Direk” Bernardo, was a television writer, producer, and director for over 15 years. From 2002 to 2007, he served as a researcher, writer, and producer for GMA-7’s top-rating show Imbestigador before becoming the executive producer for ABS-CBN’s award-winning documentary program, The Correspondents.
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3 Shot at LTO Checkpoint in Calapan City, Former Barangay Captain Dead
CALAPAN CITY – A routine vehicle checkpoint turned deadly Thursday morning (Nov. 7) when a motorcyclist opened fire on transportation officials and bystanders in Barangay Canubing 1, leaving three people wounded, including a former village chief who later died. The…
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TransCo Unveils Ambitious Plans to Tackle Mindoro’s Power Crisis
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Mindoro’s Bright Future: Offshore Wind Farm to Bring Sustainable Energy by 2033
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Oriental Mindoro: The Next Big Thing in Agri-Tourism in Southern Tagalog
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Oriental Mindoro Calamansi Farmers Reap Benefits from Cooperative Approach
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Powering Mindoro: The Complex Journey from Generation to Distribution
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Puerto Galera Mayor Leads Move as More Oriental Mindoro Mayors Set to Join Lakas CMD
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TransCo Unveils Ambitious Plans to Tackle Mindoro’s Power Crisis
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Mindoro’s Bright Future: Offshore Wind Farm to Bring Sustainable Energy by 2033
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Oriental Mindoro: The Next Big Thing in Agri-Tourism in Southern Tagalog
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Oriental Mindoro Calamansi Farmers Reap Benefits from Cooperative Approach
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Powering Mindoro: The Complex Journey from Generation to Distribution
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Puerto Galera Mayor Leads Move as More Oriental Mindoro Mayors Set to Join Lakas CMD
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Calapan City Ranks 12th in Top 100 Most Progressive Places of the Philippines
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San Jose District Hospital Unveils Upgraded Clinical Laboratories
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Oriental Mindoro Governor Leads Eagle Scout Awards, Announces New Headquarters
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Governor’s Cup 25U Intertown Basketball and Volleyball League, Season 2, Launches in Calapan City
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3 Shot at LTO Checkpoint in Calapan City, Former Barangay Captain Dead
CALAPAN CITY – A routine vehicle checkpoint turned deadly Thursday morning (Nov. 7) when a motorcyclist opened fire on transportation officials and bystanders in Barangay…
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TransCo Unveils Ambitious Plans to Tackle Mindoro’s Power Crisis
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Mindoro’s Bright Future: Offshore Wind Farm to Bring Sustainable Energy by 2033
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Oriental Mindoro: The Next Big Thing in Agri-Tourism in Southern Tagalog
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Oriental Mindoro Calamansi Farmers Reap Benefits from Cooperative Approach
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Powering Mindoro: The Complex Journey from Generation to Distribution
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Puerto Galera Mayor Leads Move as More Oriental Mindoro Mayors Set to Join Lakas CMD
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TransCo Unveils Ambitious Plans to Tackle Mindoro’s Power Crisis
The National Transmission Corporation (TransCo) has outlined a comprehensive strategy to address the persistent power crisis plaguing Mindoro, a promising island in the country, through a series of grid…
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Mindoro’s Bright Future: Offshore Wind Farm to Bring Sustainable Energy by 2033
Mindoro residents have long been dealing with the inconvenience of daily power outages, relying on diesel and bunker-fed generators for electricity. While the island awaits the completion of an…
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Oriental Mindoro: The Next Big Thing in Agri-Tourism in Southern Tagalog
Written by the late Randy V. Urlanda for the predecessor of this news portal in June 2020 More than a decade ago, a former mayor of a big town…
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Oriental Mindoro Calamansi Farmers Reap Benefits from Cooperative Approach
In the lush fields of Oriental Mindoro, a revolution is quietly unfolding among calamansi farmers, transforming their fortunes through the power of cooperation and sustainable practices. As the world…
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Powering Mindoro: The Complex Journey from Generation to Distribution
(Last Part of the Series) As residents of Oriental Mindoro flick on light switches and power up their devices, few pause to consider the intricate journey electricity takes from…
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Puerto Galera Mayor Leads Move as More Oriental Mindoro Mayors Set to Join Lakas CMD
Seven incumbent municipal mayors of Oriental Mindoro are set to join the Lakas Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas CMD) party, one of the country’s largest political parties, just ten months…