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Youth Center Inaugurated in Calapan City
Senator Bong Go has officially opened on Friday (April 11, 2025) a new youth center in Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro, featuring modern sports facilities, a dormitory and a library. The project, funded through Senator Go’s…
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Developer Justifies Fencing of Disputed Calapan Land
A major land dispute has intensified in Calapan City as Menakor Corporation has erected fencing around a 158-hectare property that includes city hall and several government offices, insisting the action is legally justified to prevent…
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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,…
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.
