Reports
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Bus and truck collide in Mamburao crash
Bus and truck collide in Mamburao crash Two vehicles collided in Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro, injuring several people on Sunday morning. The accident occurred at approximately 8AM in Sitio Mabuhay, Barangay Tayamaan, when a passenger bus…
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Philippines, US hold 8th joint naval exercise in waters off Mindoro
Philippine and American naval forces have completed their eighth bilateral maritime training exercise in strategic waters stretching from Zambales to Occidental Mindoro. The location near Mindoro holds particular strategic importance, positioned close to major shipping…
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Chinese warships monitored anew in Mindoro seawaters
Philippine government authorities are tracking three Chinese naval vessels operating in disputed waters near Mindoro island, according to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Sunday, July 13, 2025. PCG said its patrol vessel BRP Teresa Magbanua…
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Buy-Bust in Sablayan Nets P341K Worth of Shabu
Anti-drug agents arrested a 30-year-old woman and seized about 50 grams of suspected methamphetamine, also known as shabu, during a buy-bust operation Monday (July 7, 2025) in Barangay Santo Niño, Sablayan. The Philippine Drug Enforcement…
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Tricycle Driver Nabbed in Mamburao Buy-bust Operation
Police arrested a high-value target in an anti-drug operation in Barangay Tayamaan, Mamburao town on June 20, 2025, authorities said Saturday. The suspect, identified only as “Ric,” 51, a tricycle driver from Barangay 8, Mamburao,…
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Lifeless Body Found on Shoreline in Mamburao
Police are investigating after an unidentified man’s body was discovered Friday along the shoreline in Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro province. The body was found in Barangay Tayamaan, authorities said Saturday. Police have not identified the deceased…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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‘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,…
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.
