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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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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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ORMECO Suspends Meter Reading, Waives Penalties for Typhoon-Hit Oriental Mindoro
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Typhoon Opong Affects 168,000 People, Leaves P643.9-M Damages in Oriental Mindoro
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Army troops clash with NPA rebels in Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro
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Storm Surge Threat Looms Over Oriental Mindoro
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Sec. Dizon Probes ex-DPWH Mimaropa RD for Substandard Projects
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Oriental Mindoro Expands Access to Subsidized Rice
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ORMECO Suspends Meter Reading, Waives Penalties for Typhoon-Hit Oriental Mindoro
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Typhoon Opong Affects 168,000 People, Leaves P643.9-M Damages in Oriental Mindoro
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Army troops clash with NPA rebels in Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro
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Storm Surge Threat Looms Over Oriental Mindoro
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Sec. Dizon Probes ex-DPWH Mimaropa RD for Substandard Projects
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Oriental Mindoro Expands Access to Subsidized Rice
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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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ORMECO Suspends Meter Reading, Waives Penalties for Typhoon-Hit Oriental Mindoro
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Typhoon Opong Affects 168,000 People, Leaves P643.9-M Damages in Oriental Mindoro
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Army troops clash with NPA rebels in Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro
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Storm Surge Threat Looms Over Oriental Mindoro
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Sec. Dizon Probes ex-DPWH Mimaropa RD for Substandard Projects
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Oriental Mindoro Expands Access to Subsidized Rice
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ORMECO Suspends Meter Reading, Waives Penalties for Typhoon-Hit Oriental Mindoro
The Oriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative (ORMECO) has suspended meter reading schedules and waived penalty charges for the month as the province struggles to restore power following Typhoon Opong’s devastation.…
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Typhoon Opong Affects 168,000 People, Leaves P643.9-M Damages in Oriental Mindoro
Severe Tropical Storm Opong has affected 168,365 people in 352 barangays in Oriental Mindoro, causing P643.9 million in damages to the province, reports have said. More than 52,400 families…
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Army troops clash with NPA rebels in Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro
Government forces clashed with communist New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Mansalay Oriental Mindoro on Thursday, the military said. The firefight occurred in Barangay Manaul after troops from the…
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Storm Surge Threat Looms Over Oriental Mindoro
Oriental Mindoro province is among 14 areas placed under storm surge warning as Typhoon Opong threatens to bring dangerous coastal flooding across the Philippines within the next 48 hours,…
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Sec. Dizon Probes ex-DPWH Mimaropa RD for Substandard Projects
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has ordered former DPWH Mimaropa Regional Director Gerald Pacanan to explain his alleged involvement in substandard infrastructure projects, in the ongoing…
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Oriental Mindoro Expands Access to Subsidized Rice
Vulnerable sectors in Oriental Mindoro are gaining improved access to affordable rice with the Benteng Bigas Meron (BBM) Na program now selling subsidized rice at 20 pesos per kilogram…