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PDEA Dismantles Drug Den in Socorro, Arrests 3 and Seizes Shabu
Anti-narcotics agents arrested three suspected drug dealers and dismantled a drug den in Socorro on Wednesday, confiscating methamphetamine, also known as shabu, with an estimated…
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PDEA Dismantles Drug Den in Socorro, Arrests 3 and Seizes Shabu
Anti-narcotics agents arrested three suspected drug dealers and dismantled a drug den in Socorro on Wednesday, confiscating methamphetamine, also known as shabu, with an estimated street value…
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PDEA Dismantles Drug Den in Socorro, Arrests 3 and Seizes Shabu
Anti-narcotics agents arrested three suspected drug dealers and dismantled a drug den in Socorro on Wednesday, confiscating methamphetamine, also…
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PH’s first ever “Flood Control” wedding held in Mindoro
Forty couples exchanged vows simultaneously Oct. 30, 2025 at a controversial constructed flood control project in Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro…
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Dead body found floating off Roxas coast
A lifeless body was found floating in waters off Oriental Mindoro province Sunday, authorities said, as police launched an…
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Parts of Mindoro Under Storm Warning Signal No. 2 as Typhoon Tino Weakens Slightly
Mindoro joined a growing list of areas under tropical cyclone wind signals Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025 as Typhoon Tino,…
FOUNDER’S Profile
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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PDEA Dismantles Drug Den in Socorro, Arrests 3 and Seizes Shabu
Anti-narcotics agents arrested three suspected drug dealers and dismantled a drug den in Socorro on Wednesday, confiscating methamphetamine, also known as shabu, with an estimated street value of P54,400, authorities said. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Oriental Mindoro…
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Oriental Mindoro Mechanizes Farms to Counter Labor Drain, Distributes P162M Worth of Tools
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Sablayan Prison Officials Dismissed Over Contraband Smuggling Attempt
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Batangas Port Terminal Fee to Increase 233% Affecting Thousands of Mindoro Travelers
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Lawmakers Propose Mandatory West Philippine Sea Education in Schools
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Oriental Mindoro SP Orders Stoppage of Sand Dredging Operations, but Gov. Dolor Says No
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Occidental Mindoro’s P23.9M ‘River Restoration’ Income Ignites Questions Over Sand Mining Operations
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Oriental Mindoro Mechanizes Farms to Counter Labor Drain, Distributes P162M Worth of Tools
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Sablayan Prison Officials Dismissed Over Contraband Smuggling Attempt
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Batangas Port Terminal Fee to Increase 233% Affecting Thousands of Mindoro Travelers
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Lawmakers Propose Mandatory West Philippine Sea Education in Schools
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Oriental Mindoro SP Orders Stoppage of Sand Dredging Operations, but Gov. Dolor Says No
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Occidental Mindoro’s P23.9M ‘River Restoration’ Income Ignites Questions Over Sand Mining Operations
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PDEA Dismantles Drug Den in Socorro, Arrests 3 and Seizes Shabu
Anti-narcotics agents arrested three suspected drug dealers and dismantled a drug den in Socorro on Wednesday, confiscating methamphetamine, also known as shabu, with an estimated…
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Oriental Mindoro Mechanizes Farms to Counter Labor Drain, Distributes P162M Worth of Tools
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Sablayan Prison Officials Dismissed Over Contraband Smuggling Attempt
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Batangas Port Terminal Fee to Increase 233% Affecting Thousands of Mindoro Travelers
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Lawmakers Propose Mandatory West Philippine Sea Education in Schools
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Oriental Mindoro SP Orders Stoppage of Sand Dredging Operations, but Gov. Dolor Says No
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Occidental Mindoro’s P23.9M ‘River Restoration’ Income Ignites Questions Over Sand Mining Operations
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Oriental Mindoro Mechanizes Farms to Counter Labor Drain, Distributes P162M Worth of Tools
Facing a persistent dearth of farmhands, Oriental Mindoro has equipped its agricultural sector with over P162 million in modern machinery. The move, a concerted push by the provincial government,…
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Sablayan Prison Officials Dismissed Over Contraband Smuggling Attempt
The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has dismissed the camp commander and a commissioned officer at Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm in Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro province after the elaborate smuggling…
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Batangas Port Terminal Fee to Increase 233% Affecting Thousands of Mindoro Travelers
The operator of the Philippines’ primary gateway to Mindoro Island is seeking to more than triple passenger terminal fees, a move that could impact tourism costs for travelers to…
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Lawmakers Propose Mandatory West Philippine Sea Education in Schools
A group of Filipino lawmakers have filed legislation requiring all schools to teach students about the West Philippine Sea dispute, as tensions with China over the contested waters continue…
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Oriental Mindoro SP Orders Stoppage of Sand Dredging Operations, but Gov. Dolor Says No
Oriental Mindoro SP Orders Stoppage of Sand Dredging Operations, but Gov. Dolor Says No The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Oriental Mindoro has temporarily suspended all sand dredging operations in the…
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Occidental Mindoro’s P23.9M ‘River Restoration’ Income Ignites Questions Over Sand Mining Operations
The Provincial Government of Occidental Mindoro’s recent disclosure of P23.9 million in “Sand and Gravel/Dredging Shares” distributed to local government units has unearthed questions about whether ongoing operations constitute…