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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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Mindoro Sizzles as PH Braces for Extreme Heat Wave
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PAGCOR Opens First Socio-Civic Center in Occidental Mindoro
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Army Troops Recover NPA Rebel Materiel After Clash in Oriental Mindoro
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PUP Breaks Ground for New P93-M Academic Building in Mindoro
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NFA Mindoro Suspends Rice Purchases as Farmers Face Low Prices from Private Traders
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Army Troops Clash with NPA Rebels in Mansalay
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Mindoro Sizzles as PH Braces for Extreme Heat Wave
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PAGCOR Opens First Socio-Civic Center in Occidental Mindoro
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Army Troops Recover NPA Rebel Materiel After Clash in Oriental Mindoro
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PUP Breaks Ground for New P93-M Academic Building in Mindoro
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NFA Mindoro Suspends Rice Purchases as Farmers Face Low Prices from Private Traders
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Army Troops Clash with NPA Rebels in Mansalay
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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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Mindoro Sizzles as PH Braces for Extreme Heat Wave
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PAGCOR Opens First Socio-Civic Center in Occidental Mindoro
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Army Troops Recover NPA Rebel Materiel After Clash in Oriental Mindoro
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PUP Breaks Ground for New P93-M Academic Building in Mindoro
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NFA Mindoro Suspends Rice Purchases as Farmers Face Low Prices from Private Traders
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Army Troops Clash with NPA Rebels in Mansalay
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Mindoro Sizzles as PH Braces for Extreme Heat Wave
Occidental Mindoro has emerged as a hotspot in the country’s intensifying heat crisis, with San Jose municipality recording temperatures of 36.2 degrees Celsius on Sunday, signalling the potential arrival…
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PAGCOR Opens First Socio-Civic Center in Occidental Mindoro
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has inaugurated its first socio-civic center in Occidental Mindoro, providing a much-needed venue for community events and a safe refuge during severe…
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Army Troops Recover NPA Rebel Materiel After Clash in Oriental Mindoro
Philippine Army troops recovered substantial war materiel after a 25-minute clash with communist rebels in Oriental Mindoro province over the weekend, military officials reported Tuesday. Soldiers from the 4th…
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PUP Breaks Ground for New P93-M Academic Building in Mindoro
The Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) broke ground Monday for a new P93 million peso academic building at its Bansud Campus, signaling a major expansion of higher education…
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NFA Mindoro Suspends Rice Purchases as Farmers Face Low Prices from Private Traders
The National Food Authority (NFA) in Occidental Mindoro has reportedly suspended rice purchases from Mindoreño farmers, citing full warehouses despite earlier directives from agriculture officials to process stockpiled grain,…
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Army Troops Clash with NPA Rebels in Mansalay
Troops from the 4th Infantry “Scorpion” Battalion of the Philippine Army engaged in a firefight with approximately 15 suspected members of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National…