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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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P704M Puerto Galera Cruise Port Contract Awarded to Premium Megastructures
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DTI Destroys Uncertified Products in Mindoro
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New Road Opens in Calapan City
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1 NPA Rebel Killed in Mansalay Gunbattle
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College in Mindoro Gets P5M Grant for Onion Product Innovation
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Energy-Saving Device Scams Proliferate Amid Mindoro Power Crisis
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P704M Puerto Galera Cruise Port Contract Awarded to Premium Megastructures
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DTI Destroys Uncertified Products in Mindoro
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New Road Opens in Calapan City
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1 NPA Rebel Killed in Mansalay Gunbattle
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College in Mindoro Gets P5M Grant for Onion Product Innovation
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Energy-Saving Device Scams Proliferate Amid Mindoro Power Crisis
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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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P704M Puerto Galera Cruise Port Contract Awarded to Premium Megastructures
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DTI Destroys Uncertified Products in Mindoro
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New Road Opens in Calapan City
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1 NPA Rebel Killed in Mansalay Gunbattle
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College in Mindoro Gets P5M Grant for Onion Product Innovation
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Energy-Saving Device Scams Proliferate Amid Mindoro Power Crisis
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P704M Puerto Galera Cruise Port Contract Awarded to Premium Megastructures
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has awarded a P704,548,888.13 contract to Premium Megastructures Inc. (PMI) for the construction of a dedicated cruise ship port in Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro,…
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DTI Destroys Uncertified Products in Mindoro
Hundreds of potentially dangerous consumer products were publicly destroyed in Occidental Mindoro province over the weekend, in line with the government’s ongoing drive against substandard imports. The Philippine government…
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New Road Opens in Calapan City
A new 1.1km road linking two barangays in Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro has opened ahead of schedule, according to the DPWH. The Tawiran-Guinobatan Road now connects the barangays of…
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1 NPA Rebel Killed in Mansalay Gunbattle
A suspected member of the New People’s Army (NPA) was killed during a firefight with Philippine Army forces in Oriental Mindoro on Friday, according to military officials. Troops from…
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College in Mindoro Gets P5M Grant for Onion Product Innovation
Occidental Mindoro State College (OMSC) has received a P5 million-peso grant to expand production of innovative onion-based food products, college officials announced Friday. The funding comes from the Department…
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Energy-Saving Device Scams Proliferate Amid Mindoro Power Crisis
As residents of Mindoro continue to deal with frequent power outages, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has issued a stern warning against fraudulent energy-saving devices flooding the…