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Hand, foot and mouth disease spike reported in Mindoro
Cases of hand, foot and mouth disease have spiked across Mindoro and neighboring provinces, with infections jumping more than 1,500 percent compared to last year,…
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Hand, foot and mouth disease spike reported in Mindoro
Cases of hand, foot and mouth disease have spiked across Mindoro and neighboring provinces, with infections jumping more than 1,500 percent compared to last year, health authorities…
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Hand, foot and mouth disease spike reported in Mindoro
Cases of hand, foot and mouth disease have spiked across Mindoro and neighboring provinces, with infections jumping more than…
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Off-grid cooperatives slam power rate hike as ‘unfair punishment’ for island residents
A national association representing isolated electric cooperatives has condemned a regulatory decision to raise power rates in off-grid areas…
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Teen Girl Missing in Mindoro Since Oct. 9
Loved ones and friends are searching for a 15-year-old girl who has been missing since Oct. 9 from Barangay…
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Mindoro eyed as renewable energy hub in DMCI rural development plan
The island province of Mindoro could become a major renewable energy hub under Philippine conglomerate DMCI Holdings’ rural development…
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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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Hand, foot and mouth disease spike reported in Mindoro
Cases of hand, foot and mouth disease have spiked across Mindoro and neighboring provinces, with infections jumping more than 1,500 percent compared to last year, health authorities said. Oriental Mindoro recorded 1,079 cases from January 2025 to early October 2025,…
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ASF-Hit Hog Farmers in Oriental Mindoro Receive P47.78M Financial Aid
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Army Uncovers Cache of NPA Weapons in Mansalay
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2 Drug Suspects Nabbed in Sablayan Buy-Bust Op
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25 Oriental Mindoro Students Receive DOST’s Junior Level Science Scholarships
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Criticism of Public Officials Not Defamatory Without Proof of Malice: Supreme Court
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Blackout Hits Large Parts of Occidental Mindoro; OMECO Gets Power from ORMECO
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ASF-Hit Hog Farmers in Oriental Mindoro Receive P47.78M Financial Aid
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Army Uncovers Cache of NPA Weapons in Mansalay
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2 Drug Suspects Nabbed in Sablayan Buy-Bust Op
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25 Oriental Mindoro Students Receive DOST’s Junior Level Science Scholarships
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Criticism of Public Officials Not Defamatory Without Proof of Malice: Supreme Court
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Blackout Hits Large Parts of Occidental Mindoro; OMECO Gets Power from ORMECO
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Hand, foot and mouth disease spike reported in Mindoro
Cases of hand, foot and mouth disease have spiked across Mindoro and neighboring provinces, with infections jumping more than 1,500 percent compared to last year,…
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ASF-Hit Hog Farmers in Oriental Mindoro Receive P47.78M Financial Aid
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Army Uncovers Cache of NPA Weapons in Mansalay
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2 Drug Suspects Nabbed in Sablayan Buy-Bust Op
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25 Oriental Mindoro Students Receive DOST’s Junior Level Science Scholarships
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Criticism of Public Officials Not Defamatory Without Proof of Malice: Supreme Court
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Blackout Hits Large Parts of Occidental Mindoro; OMECO Gets Power from ORMECO
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ASF-Hit Hog Farmers in Oriental Mindoro Receive P47.78M Financial Aid
The Department of Agriculture – MIMAROPA (DA-MIMAROPA) has distributed financial assistance worth P47.78 million pesos to swine farmers in Oriental Mindoro who were affected by the African Swine Fever…
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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)…
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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.…
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25 Oriental Mindoro Students Receive DOST’s Junior Level Science Scholarships
Twenty-five students from Oriental Mindoro have secured spots in the prestigious 2024 Junior Level Science Scholarships (JLSS) program, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) announced Thursday. These scholars,…
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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…
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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…