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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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ORMECO’s Power Rate Hike Hits P15.3907 per kWh in Sept 2024
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DPWH Completes P94.4-M Causeway Project in Paluan
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Lubang Island Set to Embrace Solar Power
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Volunteers Gear Up for International Coastal Cleanup Across MIMAROPA Today
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Guv Pledges Vaccines, Medicines, Building Fund to Mindoro Rotary Clubs
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Top MIMAROPA Drug Dealer Arrested in Calapan City
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ORMECO’s Power Rate Hike Hits P15.3907 per kWh in Sept 2024
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DPWH Completes P94.4-M Causeway Project in Paluan
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Lubang Island Set to Embrace Solar Power
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Volunteers Gear Up for International Coastal Cleanup Across MIMAROPA Today
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Guv Pledges Vaccines, Medicines, Building Fund to Mindoro Rotary Clubs
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Top MIMAROPA Drug Dealer Arrested in Calapan City
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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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ORMECO’s Power Rate Hike Hits P15.3907 per kWh in Sept 2024
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DPWH Completes P94.4-M Causeway Project in Paluan
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Lubang Island Set to Embrace Solar Power
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Volunteers Gear Up for International Coastal Cleanup Across MIMAROPA Today
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Guv Pledges Vaccines, Medicines, Building Fund to Mindoro Rotary Clubs
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Top MIMAROPA Drug Dealer Arrested in Calapan City
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ORMECO’s Power Rate Hike Hits P15.3907 per kWh in Sept 2024
Another increase in power rates has been announced by the Oriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative (ORMECO), with residential consumers facing a new rate of P15.3907 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) this September.…
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DPWH Completes P94.4-M Causeway Project in Paluan
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed a P96.49 million peso project to build a causeway with a roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) ramp in the coastal community of…
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Lubang Island Set to Embrace Solar Power
Lubang Island, Occidental Mindoro – The Municipality of Lubang is set to revolutionize its power infrastructure through a solar energy project, embracing a sustainable source to power the island.…
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Volunteers Gear Up for International Coastal Cleanup Across MIMAROPA Today
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) MIMAROPA region is set to launch its annual International Coastal Cleanup on Saturday, September 21, 2024, under the theme “Clean Seas…
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Guv Pledges Vaccines, Medicines, Building Fund to Mindoro Rotary Clubs
Oriental Mindoro Governor Bonz Dolor pledged Tuesday to provide free vaccines for 500 senior citizens, donate medicines and medical equipment, and allocate up to P2 million pesos for a…
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Top MIMAROPA Drug Dealer Arrested in Calapan City
Authorities arrested a top drug suspect in a buy-bust operation in Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro the other day. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) identified the suspect as Alexi…