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COMELEC Adopts Guidelines on Warrantless Arrests for Election Offenses
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) adopted a resolution Sunday allowing law enforcement officers to conduct warrantless arrests for certain election offenses, including vote-buying. The commission…
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COMELEC Adopts Guidelines on Warrantless Arrests for Election Offenses
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) adopted a resolution Sunday allowing law enforcement officers to conduct warrantless arrests for certain election offenses, including vote-buying. The commission unanimously approved…
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COMELEC Adopts Guidelines on Warrantless Arrests for Election Offenses
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) adopted a resolution Sunday allowing law enforcement officers to conduct warrantless arrests for certain…
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COMELEC Bans Cellphone Use During Voting
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has issued a strict reminder prohibiting the use of mobile phones inside voting precincts…
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Gov’t Launches P9.5 Million First Aid Facilities for Tourists in Puerto Galera
The Philippine government has approved a P9.5 million project to establish Tourist First Aid Stations and Booths across major…
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Mindoreños in Canada Donate Medicines, Vitamins to New Hospital in Baco
The United Mindoro Association of Ontario (UMAO) from Canada has donated a substantial supply of medicines to support the…
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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COMELEC Adopts Guidelines on Warrantless Arrests for Election Offenses
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) adopted a resolution Sunday allowing law enforcement officers to conduct warrantless arrests for certain election offenses, including vote-buying. The commission unanimously approved the measure during its May 11, 2025 referendum after receiving a study from…
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Barangay in Oriental Mindoro First MIMAROPA Beneficiary of PBBM’s Smart Village Project
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Former Gas Station Attendant Ranks 9th Nationwide in Teacher’s Board Exam
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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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Barangay in Oriental Mindoro First MIMAROPA Beneficiary of PBBM’s Smart Village Project
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Former Gas Station Attendant Ranks 9th Nationwide in Teacher’s Board Exam
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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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COMELEC Adopts Guidelines on Warrantless Arrests for Election Offenses
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) adopted a resolution Sunday allowing law enforcement officers to conduct warrantless arrests for certain election offenses, including vote-buying. The commission…
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Barangay in Oriental Mindoro First MIMAROPA Beneficiary of PBBM’s Smart Village Project
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Former Gas Station Attendant Ranks 9th Nationwide in Teacher’s Board Exam
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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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Barangay in Oriental Mindoro First MIMAROPA Beneficiary of PBBM’s Smart Village Project
In Barangay Caagutayan, San Teodoro, Oriental Mindoro, a sense of gratitude permeates the air as the community becomes the first in the MIMAROPA Region to benefit from President Bongbong…
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Former Gas Station Attendant Ranks 9th Nationwide in Teacher’s Board Exam
In what is considered as a truly inspiring story of hardwork and sacrifice, Jennifer Gonzales Manrique, a former pump attendant at Direk Fuels Panggulayan branch in Oriental Mindoro, has…
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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
In a landmark event at Malacañang Palace, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has enacted Republic Act No. 11997, a pivotal piece of legislation aimed at bolstering the support for…
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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…