Reports
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Police Nab High-Value Drug Pusher in San Jose
A high-value target was arrested in a buy-bust operation conducted by law enforcement agents in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, on Saturday. According to reports, the operation was carried out by personnel from the Provincial Drug…
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Army Uncovers Cache of NPA Weapons in Mansalay
Philippine Army troops have seized an arms cache in Oriental Mindoro province as part of ongoing operations against communist rebels, military officials said Friday. The 2nd Infantry Division (2ID) reported that soldiers from the 4th…
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2 Drug Suspects Nabbed in Sablayan Buy-Bust Op
Two suspected drug peddlers were arrested during a buy-bust operation conducted by the Sablayan Municipal Police Station and the Occidental Mindoro Provincial Police Office on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024. The suspects, identified as 31-year-old alyas…
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Criticism of Public Officials Not Defamatory Without Proof of Malice: Supreme Court
The Philippine Supreme Court has acquitted a woman of grave oral defamation charges for criticizing a barangay official, ruling that statements against public officials related to their duties are not defamatory unless proven to be…
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Blackout Hits Large Parts of Occidental Mindoro; OMECO Gets Power from ORMECO
Huge parts of Occidental Mindoro experienced power outages Wednesday afternoon due to a line fault in the National Power Corporation’s (NPC) 69kV transmission lines, the Occidental Mindoro Electric Cooperative (OMECO) reported. The fault, which began…
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Subic Fishermen Surrender P12-M Worth of Drugs Fished Off Lubang, Mindoro
Eight fishermen from Subic, Zambales surrendered approximately P12 million pesos worth of suspected methamphetamine (or shabu) to authorities on Monday night, after discovering the drugs floating near Lubang Island, Occidental Mindoro. The Philippine Drug Enforcement…
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Drug Dealer Arrested in Magsaysay Buy-Bust Operation
Police arrested a suspected drug dealer in a pre-dawn raid Sunday in Occidental Mindoro province, authorities said. The 28-year-old suspect, identified only as “Rio,” was caught selling methamphetamine, locally known as shabu, to an undercover…
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Suspected Drug Peddler Arrested in Pinamalayan
Authorities arrested a 43-year-old man in a buy-bust operation in Sitio Bawangan, Barangay Pagalagala, Pinamalayan on Oct. 7, 2024. Alyas Sherwin, a resident of the area, was apprehended by the Regional Police Drug Enforcement Unit…
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Anti-Drug Operation Nets Suspect in Calapan City
Calapan City – A joint anti-illegal drugs operation in Calapan City resulted in the arrest of a suspect and the seizure of suspected shabu, authorities announced over the weekend. The operation, conducted by the Calapan…
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NBI Speeds Up Clearance Processing in MIMAROPA Region
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in the MIMAROPA region has announced it will dramatically reduce processing times for criminal clearance certificates, cutting standard wait times to just five minutes. In a press briefing, NBI…
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.
