Reports

  • 3 High-Value Drug Suspects Nabbed in Sablayan

    3 High-Value Drug Suspects Nabbed in Sablayan

    Three drug suspects were arrested during a joint buy-bust operation that dismantled a drug den in Sablayan town on Saturday, authorities said. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) MIMAROPA-Occidental Mindoro Provincial Office led the operation…

  • Bansud Resident Nabbed at Batangas Port with P0.5M Worth of Shabu

    Bansud Resident Nabbed at Batangas Port with P0.5M Worth of Shabu

    A 30-year-old passenger from Oriental Mindoro was arrested Monday afternoon during a joint anti-drug operation at the Port of Batangas, authorities said. The suspect, identified only as “Edmar,” a resident of Barangay Corazon in Bansud,…

  • Drug Suspect Arrested with P102,000 Worth of Shabu, Hand Grenade in Occidental Mindoro

    Drug Suspect Arrested with P102,000 Worth of Shabu, Hand Grenade in Occidental Mindoro

    Anti-drug agents arrested a suspected high-value drug dealer and seized shabu worth more than P102,000 and a hand grenade during a buy-bust operation Monday evening, May 26, 2025. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Occidental Mindoro, working…

  • ‘Tokhang’ Surrenderer Arrested in Pinamalayan Buy-Bust Op

    ‘Tokhang’ Surrenderer Arrested in Pinamalayan Buy-Bust Op

    Police arrested a 35-year-old man in a buy-bust operation Saturday afternoon in Barangay Cacawan, according to police authorities. The Anti Drug Unit of Pinamalayan Municipal Police Station, led by Police Lieutenant Colonel Joel G. Paningbatan,…

  • No Casualties in Fire at Old Provincial Hospital Building in Calapan City

    No Casualties in Fire at Old Provincial Hospital Building in Calapan City

    A fire erupted Sunday at an abandoned building of the former Provincial Hospital in Barangay Ilaya, Calapan City with no reported casualties, officials said. Oriental Mindoro Governor Humerlito “Bonz” Dolor said in a statement that…

  • Drug Bust in Calapan Results in 3 Arrests

    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…

  • Drug Den Dismantled in Mindoro; Four Arrested

    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,…

  • Man Drowns in Mindoro River After Drinking Alcohol, Coast Guard Warns Public

    Man Drowns in Mindoro River After Drinking Alcohol, Coast Guard Warns Public

    A 49-year-old man has drowned in a river in Oriental Mindoro after swimming while under the influence of alcohol, prompting a warning from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). The incident occurred on March 29, 2025…

  • Region 6 PNP Eyes Probe on Drug Dealer Arrested with P816-M Shabu in Mindoro

    Region 6 PNP Eyes Probe on Drug Dealer Arrested with P816-M Shabu in Mindoro

    Police authorities in Western Visayas (Region 6) will investiagte deeper on the high-value drug suspect from Iloilo province who was arrested and seized from him 120 kilograms of methamphetamine (shabu) worth P816 million at Calapan…

  • 1 NPA Rebel Killed in Mansalay Gunbattle

    1 NPA Rebel Killed in Mansalay Gunbattle

    A suspected member of the New People’s Army (NPA) was killed during a firefight with Philippine Army forces in Oriental Mindoro on Friday, according to military officials. Troops from the Army’s 4th Infantry Battalion were…

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.

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