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DPWH Mimaropa Engineer Arrested in NAIA Over P289-M Mindoro Flood Control Scam
Government authorities arrested a Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) engineer Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, in connection with the alleged P289 million anomalous flood…
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DPWH Mimaropa Engineer Arrested in NAIA Over P289-M Mindoro Flood Control Scam
Government authorities arrested a Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) engineer Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, in connection with the alleged P289 million anomalous flood control project…
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DPWH Mimaropa Engineer Arrested in NAIA Over P289-M Mindoro Flood Control Scam
Government authorities arrested a Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) engineer Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, in connection with…
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San Jose provincial hospital struggles to fill doctor posts
A government-run hospital in Occidental Mindoro is struggling to recruit doctors for three funded positions, a situation that bares…
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NBI Arrests Top DPWH Engineer in MIMAROPA Over P289-M ‘Ghost’ Project in Oriental Mindoro
Agents from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Sunday arrested a senior engineer from the regional office of…
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Mindoreños Blame Asphalt Plant for Deaths, Foul Odors and Other Health Troubles in Mindoro
Residents of a town in Mindoro Island are demanding action against an asphalt plant they blame for causing noxious…
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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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DPWH Mimaropa Engineer Arrested in NAIA Over P289-M Mindoro Flood Control Scam
Government authorities arrested a Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) engineer Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, in connection with the alleged P289 million anomalous flood control project in Naujan, Oriental Mindoro, bringing the number of suspects in custody to nine.…
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PPA Fined, Ordered to Stop Mindoro Cruise Terminal Construction Over Alleged Environmental Violations
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Power Fully Restored to All Oriental Mindoro Towns After Typhoon Opong
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Oriental Mindoro, Romblon under price freeze after Typhoon Opong
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Mindoro DPWH budget ballooned to P21 billion from P3 billion, says Mayor Magalong
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Cyber Threats in MIMAROPA Highest in PH
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Oriental Mindoro declares new state of calamity after P1-B agri damage from Typhoon Opong
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PPA Fined, Ordered to Stop Mindoro Cruise Terminal Construction Over Alleged Environmental Violations
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Power Fully Restored to All Oriental Mindoro Towns After Typhoon Opong
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Mindoro DPWH budget ballooned to P21 billion from P3 billion, says Mayor Magalong
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Cyber Threats in MIMAROPA Highest in PH
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Oriental Mindoro declares new state of calamity after P1-B agri damage from Typhoon Opong
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DPWH Mimaropa Engineer Arrested in NAIA Over P289-M Mindoro Flood Control Scam
Government authorities arrested a Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) engineer Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, in connection with the alleged P289 million anomalous flood…
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PPA Fined, Ordered to Stop Mindoro Cruise Terminal Construction Over Alleged Environmental Violations
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Power Fully Restored to All Oriental Mindoro Towns After Typhoon Opong
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Oriental Mindoro, Romblon under price freeze after Typhoon Opong
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Mindoro DPWH budget ballooned to P21 billion from P3 billion, says Mayor Magalong
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Cyber Threats in MIMAROPA Highest in PH
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Oriental Mindoro declares new state of calamity after P1-B agri damage from Typhoon Opong
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PPA Fined, Ordered to Stop Mindoro Cruise Terminal Construction Over Alleged Environmental Violations
Environmental regulators have ordered the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) to immediately halt construction of the P704-Million cruise ship terminal project in Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro and pay a P50,000-peso…
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Power Fully Restored to All Oriental Mindoro Towns After Typhoon Opong
The Oriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative (ORMECO) announced Wednesday it has fully restored electricity to all municipalities and the capital city under its coverage following the devastation wrought by Typhoon…
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Oriental Mindoro, Romblon under price freeze after Typhoon Opong
Authorities have imposed an automatic price freeze on basic goods in Oriental Mindoro and Romblon provinces following the declaration of a state of calamity after Typhoon Opong battered Luzon…
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Mindoro DPWH budget ballooned to P21 billion from P3 billion, says Mayor Magalong
Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong has cited Mindoro as a glaring example of questionable government spending, revealing that budget allocations for public works in the province jumped from around…
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Cyber Threats in MIMAROPA Highest in PH
The MIMAROPA region has recorded the highest rate of cyber incidents in the country, pushing government agencies to plan intensified collaboration to combat cybersecurity threats. Latest data from the…
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Oriental Mindoro declares new state of calamity after P1-B agri damage from Typhoon Opong
The entire province of Oriental Mindoro will be placed under a new state of calamity following nearly one billion pesos in damage caused by Typhoon Opong, Governor Humerlito Dolor…