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Senator Imee accuses President BBM, first lady and family of chronic cocaine use
Senator Imee Marcos accused her brother, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., his wife and their children of longtime illegal drug use, including cocaine, in a fiery speech Monday night, Nov. 17, 2025, at a massive…
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Supertyphoon Uwan Leaves Over 30,000 Displaced in Oriental Mindoro
Super Typhoon Uwan left more than 30,000 people displaced in Oriental Mindoro province as the storm exits mainland Luzon on Monday morning, with three people reported ill, officials said. The province remained under light to…
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Mindoro under Signal No. 2 and 1 as Super Typhoon Uwan intensifies
The two provinces of Mindoro braced for Typhoon Uwan on Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025 as the rapidly intensifying storm threatened to strike the country with potentially catastrophic force, prompting PAGASA to issue flash flood warnings.…
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Mindoro Under Signal No. 1 as Typhoon Uwan Intensifies East of Visayas
Oriental Mindoro and Occidental Mindoro, including Lubang Islands, were placed under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 early Saturday (Nov. 8, 2025) as Typhoon Uwan (international name Fung-wong) further strengthened while moving west-northwestward over the…
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Over 34,000 in MIMAROPA affected as Typhoon Tino kills 188 nationwide
More than 34,000 people in the MIMAROPA region are picking up the pieces after Typhoon Tino swept through the area following a devastating storm that killed at least 188 people and displaced over 2 million…
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Mindoro DPWH budget ballooned to P21 billion from P3 billion, says Mayor Magalong
Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong has cited Mindoro as a glaring example of questionable government spending, revealing that budget allocations for public works in the province jumped from around P3 billion to nearly P21 billion…
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Oriental Mindoro declares new state of calamity after P1-B agri damage from Typhoon Opong
The entire province of Oriental Mindoro will be placed under a new state of calamity following nearly one billion pesos in damage caused by Typhoon Opong, Governor Humerlito Dolor announced. “Halos P1 Bilyong halaga ng…
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Typhoon Opong Affects 168,000 People, Leaves P643.9-M Damages in Oriental Mindoro
Severe Tropical Storm Opong has affected 168,365 people in 352 barangays in Oriental Mindoro, causing P643.9 million in damages to the province, reports have said. More than 52,400 families were impacted by the storm, with…
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High-Value Drug Suspect Arrested in Socorro, Oriental Mindoro
Law enforcement agents arrested a high-value drug suspect Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Matungao, Socorro, Oriental Mindoro, officials said. The suspect, identified only as “Allan,” 45, a caterer and Socorro…
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Classes suspended in Mindoro, dozens of PH areas as Super Typhoon Nando approaches
The national government suspended classes and government work Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, in dozens of provinces including both Mindoro provinces as Super Typhoon Nando threatened the main island of Luzon with torrential rains and life-threatening…
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.
