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DPWH Mimaropa Awarded Most Outstanding Nationwide
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) named its MIMAROPA regional office as the country’s most outstanding among 17 regional offices during the agency’s 127th founding anniversary Monday. DPWH MIMAROPA Region, led by Regional…
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32 Free WiFi Hotspots Activated in Oriental Mindoro to Bridge Digital Divide
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has activated 32 free Wi-Fi hotspots across 11 locations in Oriental Mindoro which will expand internet access in underserved communities. The announcement came during the Regional ICT…
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DOH, Canada Launch P305-M Health Program for Mindoro, Three Other Provinces
The Department of Health (DOH), thru funding by the Government of Canada, has launched a 305-million peso health program intended to strengthen medical services for women and girls in Mindoro and other disaster-prone provinces, officials…
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Oriental Mindoro Basic Literacy Hits 84.2%, But Functional Literacy Lags at 69.6% – 132,000 Residents Lack Reading Skills
Oriental Mindoro province recorded an 84.2% basic literacy rate among residents aged five and above, but functional literacy remains alarmingly lower at 69.6%, according to new government survey data released Friday. The 2024 Functional Literacy,…
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Tricycle Driver Nabbed in Mamburao Buy-bust Operation
Police arrested a high-value target in an anti-drug operation in Barangay Tayamaan, Mamburao town on June 20, 2025, authorities said Saturday. The suspect, identified only as “Ric,” 51, a tricycle driver from Barangay 8, Mamburao,…
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Oriental Mindoro Offers Free Mental Health Medications to Residents
The Provincial Health Office (PHO) of Oriental Mindoro is now providing free medications for mental health conditions to residents with updated prescriptions. The program offers 11 types of psychiatric medications, including antipsychotics, antidepressants and mood…
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Cong. Panaligan to Refile Bill on Mindoro Mining Ban
Oriental Mindoro First District Congressman Arnan Panaligan has said he will refile legislation to ban mining across Mindoro Island as environmental groups continue to object extractive industries in the biodiversity hotspot. The Mindoreño lawmaker announced…
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Lifeless Body Found on Shoreline in Mamburao
Police are investigating after an unidentified man’s body was discovered Friday along the shoreline in Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro province. The body was found in Barangay Tayamaan, authorities said Saturday. Police have not identified the deceased…
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Schistosomiasis Study in Mindoro Wins Research Award at Ateneo de Manila
A groundbreaking study on schistosomiasis participation in Oriental Mindoro has earned seven Ateneo de Manila University students the institution’s top research award. The fourth-year BS Health Sciences students — Ericka Patrice B Abaño, Jana Therize…
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Police Hunt Driver Who Killed Centenarian Mindoreña in Hit-and-Run
Police authorities are searching for the driver who killed a 105-year-old woman in a hit-and-run incident in Occidental Mindoro province, authorities said Friday, as the victim’s family demands justice. Rosalina “Apong” Dela Rosa was struck…
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.
