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SEC Launches Free Online Education Platform
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) launched on Friday a free online education platform aimed at improving financial literacy and investor protection in a country…
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SEC Launches Free Online Education Platform
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) launched on Friday a free online education platform aimed at improving financial literacy and investor protection in a country where about…
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SEC Launches Free Online Education Platform
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) launched on Friday a free online education platform aimed at improving financial literacy…
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DOLE Grants P4.3M Aid for Farmers, Fisherfolks in Mindoro
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has distributed livelihood assistance worth P4.3 million pesos to support fishing and…
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Mindoro Governor Leads Unity Call, Backs INC Peace Rally Amid Impeachment Row
Occidental Mindoro Governor Eduardo Gadiano led a major peace conference Friday, calling for national unity and expressing support for…
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Mindoro’s Rich Weaving Heritage Takes Center Stage in Cebu Pacific’s Latest Tourism Push
Cebu Pacific has launched a new campaign to promote Philippine tourism, showcasing the country’s cultural heritage through QR flight…
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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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SEC Launches Free Online Education Platform
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) launched on Friday a free online education platform aimed at improving financial literacy and investor protection in a country where about 51% of adults remain unbanked. The SEC Academy (academy.sec.gov.ph) will offer courses developed…
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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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SEC Launches Free Online Education Platform
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) launched on Friday a free online education platform aimed at improving financial literacy and investor protection in a country…
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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…