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Mindoro under Signal No. 2 and 1 as Super Typhoon Uwan intensifies
The two provinces of Mindoro braced for Typhoon Uwan on Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025 as the rapidly intensifying storm threatened to strike the country with…
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Mindoro under Signal No. 2 and 1 as Super Typhoon Uwan intensifies
The two provinces of Mindoro braced for Typhoon Uwan on Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025 as the rapidly intensifying storm threatened to strike the country with potentially catastrophic…
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Mindoro under Signal No. 2 and 1 as Super Typhoon Uwan intensifies
The two provinces of Mindoro braced for Typhoon Uwan on Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025 as the rapidly intensifying storm…
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DFA Mobile Passport Service in Occidental Mindoro Postponed Due to Typhoon Uwan
The Public Employment Service Office (PESO) postponed a Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) mobile passport service scheduled for Nov.…
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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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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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Mindoro under Signal No. 2 and 1 as Super Typhoon Uwan intensifies
The two provinces of Mindoro braced for Typhoon Uwan on Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025 as the rapidly intensifying storm threatened to strike the country with potentially catastrophic force, prompting PAGASA to issue flash flood warnings. Northern and central portions of…
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Oriental Mindoro Under Signal No. 1 as Super Typhoon Pepito Intensifies
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Romblon, Marinduque Under Storm Signal as Typhoon Pepito Might Spare Mindoro
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30 Years Later: Remembering the November 15, 1994 Mindoro Earthquake
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Montenegro Boat Trips to Mindoro Suspended as Typhoon Pepito Approaches
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Starlite Ferry Trips in Mindoro Suspended Ahead of Typhoon Pepito
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Baco Beauty Wins Miss Oriental Mindoro 2024 Crown
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Oriental Mindoro Under Signal No. 1 as Super Typhoon Pepito Intensifies
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Romblon, Marinduque Under Storm Signal as Typhoon Pepito Might Spare Mindoro
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30 Years Later: Remembering the November 15, 1994 Mindoro Earthquake
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Montenegro Boat Trips to Mindoro Suspended as Typhoon Pepito Approaches
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Starlite Ferry Trips in Mindoro Suspended Ahead of Typhoon Pepito
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Baco Beauty Wins Miss Oriental Mindoro 2024 Crown
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Mindoro under Signal No. 2 and 1 as Super Typhoon Uwan intensifies
The two provinces of Mindoro braced for Typhoon Uwan on Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025 as the rapidly intensifying storm threatened to strike the country with…
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Oriental Mindoro Under Signal No. 1 as Super Typhoon Pepito Intensifies
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Romblon, Marinduque Under Storm Signal as Typhoon Pepito Might Spare Mindoro
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30 Years Later: Remembering the November 15, 1994 Mindoro Earthquake
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Montenegro Boat Trips to Mindoro Suspended as Typhoon Pepito Approaches
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Starlite Ferry Trips in Mindoro Suspended Ahead of Typhoon Pepito
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Baco Beauty Wins Miss Oriental Mindoro 2024 Crown
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Oriental Mindoro Under Signal No. 1 as Super Typhoon Pepito Intensifies
The northern portion of Oriental Mindoro, including Puerto Galera, San Teodoro, Naujan, Baco, Victoria, Socorro, Pinamalayan, Bansud, Gloria, Pola, and City of Calapan, has been placed under Signal No.…
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Romblon, Marinduque Under Storm Signal as Typhoon Pepito Might Spare Mindoro
Two provinces in the Mimaropa region are placed under storm warning signals Saturday as Typhoon Pepito (Man-yi) approached the country, while neighboring Mindoro provinces remained outside the typhoon’s threat…
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30 Years Later: Remembering the November 15, 1994 Mindoro Earthquake
Thirty years after one of the Philippines’ most devastating seismic events, the 1994 Mindoro Earthquake remains etched in the memories of those who lived through its terrifying moments. The…
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Montenegro Boat Trips to Mindoro Suspended as Typhoon Pepito Approaches
Montenegro Shipping Lines suspended all ferry services to Oriental Mindoro on Friday, Nov 15, as shipping operators prepare for Typhoon Pepito’s arrival. The shipping company’s routes connecting Roxas, Oriental…
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Starlite Ferry Trips in Mindoro Suspended Ahead of Typhoon Pepito
Chelsea Travel’s Starlite Ferries announced Thursday the cancellation of multiple ferry routes as Super Typhoon Pepito approaches the country. The company suspended services from Batangas port to Calapan, Caticlan,…
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Baco Beauty Wins Miss Oriental Mindoro 2024 Crown
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — Andrea Ysabelle Escaril from Baco town was crowned Miss Oriental Mindoro 2024 at the provincial capitol complex Thursday night. Escaril bested contestants from across…