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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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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
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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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GSM Falters as Political Winds Shift in Oriental Mindoro
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2 PNP Officers Killed by Lightning Strike in Oriental Mindoro
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Two MIMAROPA Beaches Rank Among World’s Best for 2025
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DA Launches P20 Rice Program in Calapan City
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Baco Voters Re-elect Incumbent Mayor Roldan
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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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GSM Falters as Political Winds Shift in Oriental Mindoro
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2 PNP Officers Killed by Lightning Strike in Oriental Mindoro
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Two MIMAROPA Beaches Rank Among World’s Best for 2025
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DA Launches P20 Rice Program in Calapan City
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Baco Voters Re-elect Incumbent Mayor Roldan
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Occidental Mindoro Mining Ban
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2 PNP Officers Killed by Lightning Strike in Oriental Mindoro
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Two MIMAROPA Beaches Rank Among World’s Best for 2025
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