Environment
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DOT Issues Extreme Heat Warning for MIMAROPA Region
The Department of Tourism in MIMAROPA region issued an urgent advisory Thursday, warning of dangerously high temperatures expected Friday, March 7, 2025. The forecast from DOT MIMAROPA predicts extreme heat across the region, with San…
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DOJ Pledges Support for Oil Spill Victims Amid Complaints of Unfair Distribution
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has committed to assist fisherfolk who claim they have received insufficient or unfair compensation following the devastating 2022 oil spill off the coast of Mindoro Island. Justice Undersecretary Raul Vasquez…
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Mindoro Sizzles as PH Braces for Extreme Heat Wave
Occidental Mindoro has emerged as a hotspot in the country’s intensifying heat crisis, with San Jose municipality recording temperatures of 36.2 degrees Celsius on Sunday, signalling the potential arrival of a severe summer season. While…
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Thousands of Mindoro Fishermen Receive Compensation Two Years After Devastating Oil Spill
Almost two years after one of the country’s worst environmental disasters, fishermen in Oriental Mindoro have finally received compensation for their losses from the International Oil Pollution Compensation (IOPC) fund. Governor Humerlito “Bonz” Dolor announced…
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Rare Sea Turtle Hatchlings Released on Puerto Galera Coast
Thirty-five endangered Olive Ridley sea turtle hatchlings have been released into the waters of Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro, following a community-led conservation effort. Olive Ridley turtles are the smallest of all sea turtles and are…
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Police Seize Protected Birds in Mindoro Entrapment Operation
Maritime police arrested a 47-year-old suspect for illegally selling protected birds in an entrapment operation in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro. The suspect, identified only as “Lhoy Da Vinci,” was apprehended outside a 7-Eleven convenience store…
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.
