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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)…
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Top Communist Leader Nabbed in Metro Manila After Evading Mindoro Dragnet
Philippine security forces arrested one of the country’s most senior communist rebel leaders in a suburban Manila district Thursday, weeks after intelligence reports suggested he was hiding on the island of Mindoro. Wigberto Villarico, secretary…
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Storm Kristine Still Brings Strong Winds and Heavy Rainfall to Mindoro and Mimaropa
Severe Tropical Storm Kristine continues to move over the Cordillera Administrative Region, bringing strong winds and heavy rainfall to various parts of the country, including Mindoro and Mimaropa. As of 10:00AM today, October 24, the…
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Mindoro Provinces Suspend Work, Classes on Thursday, October 24
Oriental and Occidental Mindoro provinces have suspended work and classes Thursday (October 24, 2024) as Tropical Storm Kristine continues to batter the country with heavy rainfall and strong winds. Acting Oriental Mindoro Governor Rolando Ruga…
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Storm Kristine Displaces 27,000 in Oriental Mindoro
Tropical Storm Kristine has forced over 6,600 families to evacuate across Oriental Mindoro province as flooding hits multiple municipalities, disaster management officials reported Wednesday. The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said 27,596 individuals…
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Mindoro Under Storm Signal No. 1 as Kristine Intensifies
The two provinces of Mindoro are now placed under Storm Signal No. 1 on Tuesday evening as Tropical Storm Kristine intensified over the Philippine Sea. According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration…
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ORMECO Uncovers P37-M Power Theft Scheme Involving Politicians, Business Owners
The Oriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative (ORMECO) has uncovered a syndicated and organized electricity theft operation involving prominent businessmen and politicians, leading to approximately P37 million pesos in stolen power over recent weeks, officials said Monday.…
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.
