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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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Strong Winds Expected in MIMAROPA as Tropical Storm Leon Intensifies
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PCG Deploys Preventive Measures After Batangas Tanker Incident, No Similarity to 2023 Mindoro Oil Spill Expected
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Police Arrest 2 Suspects in Mamburao Gas Station Robbery
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Stranded Passengers Locked Out of Batangas Port Terminal as Typhoon Kristine Lingers
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Mindoro, Mimaropa Still Under Signal No. 1 as of Friday Morning
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Tropical Storm Kristine Knocks Out Power in Several Oriental Mindoro Towns
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Strong Winds Expected in MIMAROPA as Tropical Storm Leon Intensifies
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PCG Deploys Preventive Measures After Batangas Tanker Incident, No Similarity to 2023 Mindoro Oil Spill Expected
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Police Arrest 2 Suspects in Mamburao Gas Station Robbery
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Stranded Passengers Locked Out of Batangas Port Terminal as Typhoon Kristine Lingers
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Mindoro, Mimaropa Still Under Signal No. 1 as of Friday Morning
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Tropical Storm Kristine Knocks Out Power in Several Oriental Mindoro Towns
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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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Strong Winds Expected in MIMAROPA as Tropical Storm Leon Intensifies
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PCG Deploys Preventive Measures After Batangas Tanker Incident, No Similarity to 2023 Mindoro Oil Spill Expected
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Police Arrest 2 Suspects in Mamburao Gas Station Robbery
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Stranded Passengers Locked Out of Batangas Port Terminal as Typhoon Kristine Lingers
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Mindoro, Mimaropa Still Under Signal No. 1 as of Friday Morning
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Tropical Storm Kristine Knocks Out Power in Several Oriental Mindoro Towns
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Strong Winds Expected in MIMAROPA as Tropical Storm Leon Intensifies
The state weather bureau has warned Sunday that MIMAROPA region will experience gusty conditions as Tropical Storm Leon (international name: Kong-rey) slightly intensified while moving westward over the Philippine…
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PCG Deploys Preventive Measures After Batangas Tanker Incident, No Similarity to 2023 Mindoro Oil Spill Expected
A motor tanker that listed at Batangas Port after being battered by large waves at the onslaught of typhoon Kristine has prompted the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to deploy…
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Police Arrest 2 Suspects in Mamburao Gas Station Robbery
Two suspects were arrested Friday in connection with an armed robbery at a gas station in Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro, authorities said. The suspects were taken into custody following a…
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Stranded Passengers Locked Out of Batangas Port Terminal as Typhoon Kristine Lingers
A controversy has erupted over the Philippine Ports Authority’s (PPA) decision to lock stranded passengers out of Batangas Port’s modern passenger terminal as Typhoon Kristine hit Luzon and Visayas,…
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Mindoro, Mimaropa Still Under Signal No. 1 as of Friday Morning
MINDORO, MIMAROPA AMONG REGIONS STILL UNDER SIGNAL NO. 1 AS SEVERE TROPICAL STORM KRISTINE MOVES WEST NORTHWESTWARD Occidental Mindoro including Lubang Islands, Oriental Mindoro, and parts of MIMAROPA remain…
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Tropical Storm Kristine Knocks Out Power in Several Oriental Mindoro Towns
Severe Tropical Storm Kristine has caused widespread power interruptions across Oriental Mindoro, affecting at least eight major power feeders and multiple municipalities, according to a report submitted to Governor…