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Capitol Schedules Public Hearing on Stopped Puerto Galera Cruise Ship Port Project
Provincial officials will hold a public consultation Tuesday (August 18, 2025) on a controversial cruise ship terminal project that was halted last month over alleged…
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Capitol Schedules Public Hearing on Stopped Puerto Galera Cruise Ship Port Project
Provincial officials will hold a public consultation Tuesday (August 18, 2025) on a controversial cruise ship terminal project that was halted last month over alleged environmental and…
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Capitol Schedules Public Hearing on Stopped Puerto Galera Cruise Ship Port Project
Provincial officials will hold a public consultation Tuesday (August 18, 2025) on a controversial cruise ship terminal project that…
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Young dancer from Mindoro claims 10 golds at Singapore championship
A 12-year-old Filipino dancer from Oriental Mindoro swept the podium at an international dancesport championship in Singapore, bringing home…
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Police warn residents of fake NPA extortion calls in Mindoro
Police in Magsaysay town, Occidental Mindoro are warning residents about a new extortion scheme where criminals impersonate NPA communist…
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Oriental Mindoro governor calls special session after budget delay
Oriental Mindoro Governor Humerlito Dolor has called for a special session today after the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) failed to…
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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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Capitol Schedules Public Hearing on Stopped Puerto Galera Cruise Ship Port Project
Provincial officials will hold a public consultation Tuesday (August 18, 2025) on a controversial cruise ship terminal project that was halted last month over alleged environmental and permit violations. Oriental Mindoro Governor Humerlito Dolor announced the 1:30 p.m. hearing at…
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PDEA Arrests Rank 12 Provincial High-Value Target in Occidental Mindoro Buy-Bust Operation
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San Jose Municipal Council Holds Inaugural Session in New Plenary Hall
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PBBM Signs ‘Kabalikat sa Pagtuturo Act’ Granting Annual Allowance to Public School Teachers
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Couple Opens Riverside Coffeehouse, Hopes to Boost Local Tourism
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The Dolor-Leachon 2022 Super Fight: A Retrospective Examination
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Bulalacao, Lisap Bridge, and Mindoro’s Forgotten Buses
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PDEA Arrests Rank 12 Provincial High-Value Target in Occidental Mindoro Buy-Bust Operation
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Capitol Schedules Public Hearing on Stopped Puerto Galera Cruise Ship Port Project
Provincial officials will hold a public consultation Tuesday (August 18, 2025) on a controversial cruise ship terminal project that was halted last month over alleged…
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PDEA Arrests Rank 12 Provincial High-Value Target in Occidental Mindoro Buy-Bust Operation
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San Jose Municipal Council Holds Inaugural Session in New Plenary Hall
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PBBM Signs ‘Kabalikat sa Pagtuturo Act’ Granting Annual Allowance to Public School Teachers
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Couple Opens Riverside Coffeehouse, Hopes to Boost Local Tourism
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The Dolor-Leachon 2022 Super Fight: A Retrospective Examination
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Bulalacao, Lisap Bridge, and Mindoro’s Forgotten Buses
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PDEA Arrests Rank 12 Provincial High-Value Target in Occidental Mindoro Buy-Bust Operation
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has apprehended the 12th-ranked Provincial Target Listed Personality and High-Value Target (HVT) following a successful buy-bust operation in Barangay San Isidro, San Jose,…
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San Jose Municipal Council Holds Inaugural Session in New Plenary Hall
The Municipal Council of San Jose, Occidental Mindoro on June 4, 2024 held their 22nd Regular Session in the newly constructed Plenary Hall of the Legislative Building, marking a…
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PBBM Signs ‘Kabalikat sa Pagtuturo Act’ Granting Annual Allowance to Public School Teachers
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Couple Opens Riverside Coffeehouse, Hopes to Boost Local Tourism
By Romel “Direk” F. Bernardo We don’t have water here, just coffee,” quipped 58-year-old Kuwaiti national Ahmeer Alkatan as I requested a glass of water after a scenic 30-minute…
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The Dolor-Leachon 2022 Super Fight: A Retrospective Examination
By Romel “Direk” Bernardo Three weeks before the recently concluded elections, this writer penned an article detailing factors that could help shape the outcome of the battle royale between…
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Bulalacao, Lisap Bridge, and Mindoro’s Forgotten Buses
By Romel “Direk” F. Bernardo(Last of Two Parts) Before Mansalay and Roxas, my father’s church duties first brought him to Bulalacao, eastern Mindoro’s southernmost and most distant municipality, in…