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Puerto Galera Wins 2024 Galing Pook Award for Waste Water Management
The Municipality of Puerto Galera in Oriental Mindoro has been recognized as one of ten winners, the only one from MIMAROPA region, in the prestigious 2024 Galing Pook Awards for its innovative waste water management…
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Oriental Mindoro Tourism Generates P253M in September 2024 Despite Rainy Season
Oriental Mindoro’s tourism sector demonstrated strong performance in September 2024, generating P253.66 million in tourism receipts despite seasonal rains, according to provincial tourism data released yesterday. The province welcomed 20,745 visitors during the month, with…
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Police Seize Drugs from Logging Law Violators at Checkpoint
Police arrested two suspects for illegal logging at a checkpoint in Occidental Mindoro province, discovering illegal drugs during the inspection of confiscated timber, authorities said Monday. The suspects, identified only by their aliases “Dindin” and…
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Grid Studies OK’d for Mega Mindoro Wind Projects
The Department of Energy (DOE) has approved system impact studies (SIS) for two major renewable energy projects in Mindoro. First project approved by DOE for SIS is the country’s largest offshore wind power facility, with…
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Oriental Mindoro Tallies Over P225M in Damages from Tropical Storm Kristine
The total damage caused by Tropical Storm Kristine in Oriental Mindoro has reached approximately P225.8 million pesos, with the agricultural sector bearing the brunt of the devastation at P223.2 million, according to a comprehensive situation…
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Strong Winds Expected in MIMAROPA as Tropical Storm Leon Intensifies
The state weather bureau has warned Sunday that MIMAROPA region will experience gusty conditions as Tropical Storm Leon (international name: Kong-rey) slightly intensified while moving westward over the Philippine Sea. In its advisory today, October…
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PCG Deploys Preventive Measures After Batangas Tanker Incident, No Similarity to 2023 Mindoro Oil Spill Expected
A motor tanker that listed at Batangas Port after being battered by large waves at the onslaught of typhoon Kristine has prompted the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to deploy preventive measures, but authorities have assessed…
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Police Arrest 2 Suspects in Mamburao Gas Station Robbery
Two suspects were arrested Friday in connection with an armed robbery at a gas station in Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro, authorities said. The suspects were taken into custody following a joint operation by the Mamburao Municipal…
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Stranded Passengers Locked Out of Batangas Port Terminal as Typhoon Kristine Lingers
A controversy has erupted over the Philippine Ports Authority’s (PPA) decision to lock stranded passengers out of Batangas Port’s modern passenger terminal as Typhoon Kristine hit Luzon and Visayas, leaving approximately 200 travelers exposed to…
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Mindoro, Mimaropa Still Under Signal No. 1 as of Friday Morning
MINDORO, MIMAROPA AMONG REGIONS STILL UNDER SIGNAL NO. 1 AS SEVERE TROPICAL STORM KRISTINE MOVES WEST NORTHWESTWARD Occidental Mindoro including Lubang Islands, Oriental Mindoro, and parts of MIMAROPA remain under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS)…
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.
