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Free Dialysis Center Opens in Puerto Galera
The Puerto Galera Dialysis Center officially began providing free medical services at Puerto Galera Hospital on Thursday, April 10, 2025. Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro Mayor Rocky D. Ilagan witnessed the facility’s opening ceremony and met…
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Mindoro Students Complete Coconut Processing Training
Thirty students from Oriental Mindoro and Palawan have completed a training program in coconut processing aimed at creating new livelihood opportunities, the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) has announced. The training is part of the national…
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Fire Breaks Out on Passenger Ship at Abra de Ilog Port
A fire erupted aboard a passenger vessel during loading operations at a port in Occidental Mindoro early Wednesday, April 9, 2025, maritime authorities reported. The blaze broke out at approximately 9 a.m. on the MV…
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PH Gov’t Steps Up Development in Occidental Mindoro to Eliminate Insurgency
The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) announced Monday plans to intensify socio-economic development in Occidental Mindoro province as insurgency-hit areas achieve “stable internal peace and security” status. The program…
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Park Attendant Injured by Tamaraw During Annual Census
A member of the indigenous Tau-Buid tribe has received support from environmental officials after being injured in an encounter with a tamaraw, one of the world’s most endangered bovine species. Department of Environment and Natural…
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Drug Bust in Calapan Results in 3 Arrests
Three individuals have been arrested in what police describe as a successful antil-illegal drug operation in Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro on Sunday. The joint operation was conducted by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Oriental…
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NBI Arrests Suspect for Human Trafficking in Oriental Mindoro
Law enforcement authorities have arrested a man for human trafficking and rescued three minors in Bongabong, Oriental Mindoro, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has announced. The operation took place last week in a hotel…
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Drug Den Dismantled in Mindoro; Four Arrested
Four people have been arrested after authorities dismantled a suspected drug den in Mindoro island. Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) officials, working alongside provincial and municipal police units, conducted a buy-bust operation in Barangay Payompon,…
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One Month On: Mindoro Student’s Disappearance Leaves Authorities Baffled; Family Offers P250,000 Reward
A Mindoreño family is desperately searching for answers one month after their son vanished from a passenger vessel, with authorities still unable to determine what happened. Aivan Ramos Montalan, a 20-year-old tourism student from Saint…
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New Bridge Boosts Connectivity in Pinamalayan
A third bridge has been completed in Barangay Lumangbayan, Pinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro, connecting previously isolated areas and improving access for thousands of residents, the DPWH has reported. The bridge project, built by the Department of…
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.
