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Sen. Marcoleta slams NAPOCOR over P144-M debt to Mindoro electric coop
A maverick Senator on Thursday slammed the National Power Corporation (Napocor) for failing to settle its P144-million-peso debt to an electric cooperative on Mindoro, warning…
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Sen. Marcoleta slams NAPOCOR over P144-M debt to Mindoro electric coop
A maverick Senator on Thursday slammed the National Power Corporation (Napocor) for failing to settle its P144-million-peso debt to an electric cooperative on Mindoro, warning the unpaid…
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Sen. Marcoleta slams NAPOCOR over P144-M debt to Mindoro electric coop
A maverick Senator on Thursday slammed the National Power Corporation (Napocor) for failing to settle its P144-million-peso debt to…
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Mindoro Under Signal No. 1 as Typhoon Uwan Intensifies East of Visayas
Oriental Mindoro and Occidental Mindoro, including Lubang Islands, were placed under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 early Saturday…
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Over 34,000 in MIMAROPA affected as Typhoon Tino kills 188 nationwide
More than 34,000 people in the MIMAROPA region are picking up the pieces after Typhoon Tino swept through the…
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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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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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Sen. Marcoleta slams NAPOCOR over P144-M debt to Mindoro electric coop
A maverick Senator on Thursday slammed the National Power Corporation (Napocor) for failing to settle its P144-million-peso debt to an electric cooperative on Mindoro, warning the unpaid bills could trigger blackouts. Senator Rodante Marcoleta told a Senate energy committee hearing…
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Sec. Dizon Probes ex-DPWH Mimaropa RD for Substandard Projects
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Army troops clash with NPA rebels in Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro
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Sec. Dizon Probes ex-DPWH Mimaropa RD for Substandard Projects
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Sen. Marcoleta slams NAPOCOR over P144-M debt to Mindoro electric coop
A maverick Senator on Thursday slammed the National Power Corporation (Napocor) for failing to settle its P144-million-peso debt to an electric cooperative on Mindoro, warning…
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Army troops clash with NPA rebels in Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro
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Storm Surge Threat Looms Over Oriental Mindoro
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Sec. Dizon Probes ex-DPWH Mimaropa RD for Substandard Projects
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Oriental Mindoro Expands Access to Subsidized Rice
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High-Value Drug Suspect Arrested in Socorro, Oriental Mindoro
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Inter-agency Suspends All Sand Dredging Operations in Occidental Mindoro
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Army troops clash with NPA rebels in Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro
Government forces clashed with communist New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Mansalay Oriental Mindoro on Thursday, the military said. The firefight occurred in Barangay Manaul after troops from the…
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Storm Surge Threat Looms Over Oriental Mindoro
Oriental Mindoro province is among 14 areas placed under storm surge warning as Typhoon Opong threatens to bring dangerous coastal flooding across the Philippines within the next 48 hours,…
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Sec. Dizon Probes ex-DPWH Mimaropa RD for Substandard Projects
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has ordered former DPWH Mimaropa Regional Director Gerald Pacanan to explain his alleged involvement in substandard infrastructure projects, in the ongoing…
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Oriental Mindoro Expands Access to Subsidized Rice
Vulnerable sectors in Oriental Mindoro are gaining improved access to affordable rice with the Benteng Bigas Meron (BBM) Na program now selling subsidized rice at 20 pesos per kilogram…
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High-Value Drug Suspect Arrested in Socorro, Oriental Mindoro
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Inter-agency Suspends All Sand Dredging Operations in Occidental Mindoro
The government has suspended all sand dredging and clearing operations in rivers and offshore areas of Occidental Mindoro province to conduct comprehensive site assessments and update enhancement plans. The…