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Gov’t Troops Seize Rebel Hideout, Explosives in Mindoro
Philippine Army troops seized a rebel hideout and recovered explosives after a clash with communist insurgents in Oriental Mindoro province, military officials said Sunday, marking…
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Gov’t Troops Seize Rebel Hideout, Explosives in Mindoro
Philippine Army troops seized a rebel hideout and recovered explosives after a clash with communist insurgents in Oriental Mindoro province, military officials said Sunday, marking the second…
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Gov’t Troops Seize Rebel Hideout, Explosives in Mindoro
Philippine Army troops seized a rebel hideout and recovered explosives after a clash with communist insurgents in Oriental Mindoro…
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Passengers Crowd Batangas Pier as Holiday Travel to Mindoro Surges
Passenger volumes at Batangas Port have swelled as thousands of travelers head to Mindoro for Christmas, port authorities reported…
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Floods, Vehicle Crash Reported in Oriental Mindoro as Blue Alert Raised
Oriental Mindoro province issued a blue alert on Saturday as a low-pressure area (LPA) and shearline brought flooding to…
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Power Rate in Oriental Mindoro Drops in December 2024
Power distributor Oriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative (ORMECO) announced Friday a decrease in electricity rates for December 2024, with residential…
FOUNDER’S Profile
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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Gov’t Troops Seize Rebel Hideout, Explosives in Mindoro
Philippine Army troops seized a rebel hideout and recovered explosives after a clash with communist insurgents in Oriental Mindoro province, military officials said Sunday, marking the second encounter in Mindoro this week. Soldiers from the 1st Infantry Battalion engaged in…
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PDEA Arrests Rank 12 Provincial High-Value Target in Occidental Mindoro Buy-Bust Operation
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San Jose Municipal Council Holds Inaugural Session in New Plenary Hall
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PBBM Signs ‘Kabalikat sa Pagtuturo Act’ Granting Annual Allowance to Public School Teachers
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Couple Opens Riverside Coffeehouse, Hopes to Boost Local Tourism
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The Dolor-Leachon 2022 Super Fight: A Retrospective Examination
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Bulalacao, Lisap Bridge, and Mindoro’s Forgotten Buses
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PDEA Arrests Rank 12 Provincial High-Value Target in Occidental Mindoro Buy-Bust Operation
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San Jose Municipal Council Holds Inaugural Session in New Plenary Hall
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PBBM Signs ‘Kabalikat sa Pagtuturo Act’ Granting Annual Allowance to Public School Teachers
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Couple Opens Riverside Coffeehouse, Hopes to Boost Local Tourism
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The Dolor-Leachon 2022 Super Fight: A Retrospective Examination
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Bulalacao, Lisap Bridge, and Mindoro’s Forgotten Buses
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Gov’t Troops Seize Rebel Hideout, Explosives in Mindoro
Philippine Army troops seized a rebel hideout and recovered explosives after a clash with communist insurgents in Oriental Mindoro province, military officials said Sunday, marking…
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PDEA Arrests Rank 12 Provincial High-Value Target in Occidental Mindoro Buy-Bust Operation
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San Jose Municipal Council Holds Inaugural Session in New Plenary Hall
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PBBM Signs ‘Kabalikat sa Pagtuturo Act’ Granting Annual Allowance to Public School Teachers
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Couple Opens Riverside Coffeehouse, Hopes to Boost Local Tourism
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The Dolor-Leachon 2022 Super Fight: A Retrospective Examination
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Bulalacao, Lisap Bridge, and Mindoro’s Forgotten Buses
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PDEA Arrests Rank 12 Provincial High-Value Target in Occidental Mindoro Buy-Bust Operation
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has apprehended the 12th-ranked Provincial Target Listed Personality and High-Value Target (HVT) following a successful buy-bust operation in Barangay San Isidro, San Jose,…
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San Jose Municipal Council Holds Inaugural Session in New Plenary Hall
The Municipal Council of San Jose, Occidental Mindoro on June 4, 2024 held their 22nd Regular Session in the newly constructed Plenary Hall of the Legislative Building, marking a…
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PBBM Signs ‘Kabalikat sa Pagtuturo Act’ Granting Annual Allowance to Public School Teachers
In a landmark event at Malacañang Palace, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has enacted Republic Act No. 11997, a pivotal piece of legislation aimed at bolstering the support for…
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Couple Opens Riverside Coffeehouse, Hopes to Boost Local Tourism
By Romel “Direk” F. Bernardo We don’t have water here, just coffee,” quipped 58-year-old Kuwaiti national Ahmeer Alkatan as I requested a glass of water after a scenic 30-minute…
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The Dolor-Leachon 2022 Super Fight: A Retrospective Examination
By Romel “Direk” Bernardo Three weeks before the recently concluded elections, this writer penned an article detailing factors that could help shape the outcome of the battle royale between…
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Bulalacao, Lisap Bridge, and Mindoro’s Forgotten Buses
By Romel “Direk” F. Bernardo(Last of Two Parts) Before Mansalay and Roxas, my father’s church duties first brought him to Bulalacao, eastern Mindoro’s southernmost and most distant municipality, in…