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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,…
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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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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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Buy-Bust in Sablayan Nets P341K Worth of Shabu
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US Energy Firm Proposes $25M Natural Gas Power Plant to End Occidental Mindoro’s Chronic Blackouts
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Mindoro Bishop Calls for Prayer, Dialogue Over Mining Ban Reversal
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DOST-PAGASA Evaluates Disaster Warning Systems in Occidental Mindoro
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COA Finds Discrepancies in Oriental Mindoro’s P1.6-B Cash Records
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Oriental Mindoro fails to address P13.4M flood control procurement violations after seven years
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Buy-Bust in Sablayan Nets P341K Worth of Shabu
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US Energy Firm Proposes $25M Natural Gas Power Plant to End Occidental Mindoro’s Chronic Blackouts
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Mindoro Bishop Calls for Prayer, Dialogue Over Mining Ban Reversal
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DOST-PAGASA Evaluates Disaster Warning Systems in Occidental Mindoro
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COA Finds Discrepancies in Oriental Mindoro’s P1.6-B Cash Records
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Oriental Mindoro fails to address P13.4M flood control procurement violations after seven years
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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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Buy-Bust in Sablayan Nets P341K Worth of Shabu
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US Energy Firm Proposes $25M Natural Gas Power Plant to End Occidental Mindoro’s Chronic Blackouts
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Mindoro Bishop Calls for Prayer, Dialogue Over Mining Ban Reversal
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DOST-PAGASA Evaluates Disaster Warning Systems in Occidental Mindoro
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COA Finds Discrepancies in Oriental Mindoro’s P1.6-B Cash Records
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Oriental Mindoro fails to address P13.4M flood control procurement violations after seven years
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Buy-Bust in Sablayan Nets P341K Worth of Shabu
Anti-drug agents arrested a 30-year-old woman and seized about 50 grams of suspected methamphetamine, also known as shabu, during a buy-bust operation Monday (July 7, 2025) in Barangay Santo…
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US Energy Firm Proposes $25M Natural Gas Power Plant to End Occidental Mindoro’s Chronic Blackouts
An American energy corporation has proposed a $25 million natural gas power plant project to address Occidental Mindoro’s decades-long power crisis, provincial officials announced. Rise Capital Group Nash Oil,…
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Mindoro Bishop Calls for Prayer, Dialogue Over Mining Ban Reversal
A Catholic bishop has called for prayer and dialogue after the Supreme Court struck down a 25-year ban on large-scale mining in Occidental Mindoro province, warning the decision could…
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DOST-PAGASA Evaluates Disaster Warning Systems in Occidental Mindoro
The Department of Science and Technology’s weather bureau (DOST-PAGASA) has conducted a comprehensive assessment of early warning devices across Occidental Mindoro province from July 1-5, 2025 to strengthen disaster…
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COA Finds Discrepancies in Oriental Mindoro’s P1.6-B Cash Records
The Commission on Audit (COA) has found the provincial government’s bank balances deemed “unreliable” with P40.5M in unreconciled items flagging financial management matters. The Provincial Government of Oriental Mindoro…
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Oriental Mindoro fails to address P13.4M flood control procurement violations after seven years
The Provincial Government of Oriental Mindoro is under mounting pressure to address serious procurement irregularities in flood control projects that have remained unresolved for seven years, according to a…