Politics
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COMELEC Adopts Guidelines on Warrantless Arrests for Election Offenses
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) adopted a resolution Sunday allowing law enforcement officers to conduct warrantless arrests for certain election offenses, including vote-buying. The commission unanimously approved the measure during its May 11, 2025 referendum…
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COMELEC Bans Cellphone Use During Voting
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has issued a strict reminder prohibiting the use of mobile phones inside voting precincts during voting on May 12, 2025. While voters may bring their cellphones to polling stations, Comelec…
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MIMAROPA Police Chief Warns Against Political Partisanship in 2025 Elections
The regional police director for MIMAROPA has issued a stern warning Wednesday against partisan political activity among officers, as the country approaches midterm elections in a region with a history of electoral violence. Brig. Gen.…
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Pinamalayan’s Mayoral Deadlock: C3’s Hairline Lead Faces Magsino’s Push and Servando’s Youth Surge
𝑊ℎ𝑜’𝑠 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑏𝑒𝑡? 𝑊𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑎 ℎ𝑎𝑖𝑟𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑛 𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑖𝑧𝑒𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑡ℎ 𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑏𝑒ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑆𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑜, 𝑃𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑚𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑦𝑎𝑛’𝑠 𝑚𝑎𝑦𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑙 𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑖𝑠 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑛 𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑓𝑦𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑠ℎ. By Romel “Direk” BernardoFounder, Mindoro Today At first glance,…
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Student Polls Show Strong Support for Incumbent Officials in Oriental Mindoro
Student-led surveys at two Oriental Mindoro schools show strong support for incumbent officials ahead of upcoming May 2025 elections. A survey conducted by Mindoro State University’s student publication, Builders Pandayan, found Gov. Humerlito “Bonz” Dolor…
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Mimaropa PNP Vows to Crack Down on Vote Buying Ahead of May 12 Elections
Police Regional Office (PRO) 4B (Mimaropa) chief Brig. Gen. Roger Quesada has vowed to intensify the enforcement of the “Kontra Bigay 2.0” campaign to combat electoral bribery in the region ahead of the May 12…
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Mimaropa Reports Zero Election-Related Violence Since January 2025
Mimaropa region has remained free of election-related violent incidents since the start of the election period on Jan. 12, 2025, according to the Police Regional Office (PRO) 4B. “Since the start of the election period…
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COMELEC Denies New Data Breach, says Leaked Files Were Public Documents
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) on Monday strongly denied claims of a data breach after reports circulated on social media about alleged leaked overseas voting documents. In a press statement, COMELEC Director John Rex C.…
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Mindoro’s Cong. Panaligan Takes Prosecutory Role in Historic VP Impeachment
Congressman Atty. Arnan C. Panaligan of Oriental Mindoro’s 1st District has emerged as one of the prosecutors in the historic impeachment trial against Vice President Sara Duterte, bringing his extensive legal and political experience to…
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Surge in CPP-NPA Surrenders in Mimaropa Region
A total of 133 members and supporters of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) have surrendered to various police units in the Mimaropa region since the beginning of 2024, according to the…
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.
