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Land Dispute Escalates in Calapan City as Fence Construction Threatens Families
Hundreds of farming families in Oriental Mindoro are facing potential displacement following the construction of a fence on contested agricultural land, media reports said. More…
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Land Dispute Escalates in Calapan City as Fence Construction Threatens Families
Hundreds of farming families in Oriental Mindoro are facing potential displacement following the construction of a fence on contested agricultural land, media reports said. More than 300…
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Land Dispute Escalates in Calapan City as Fence Construction Threatens Families
Hundreds of farming families in Oriental Mindoro are facing potential displacement following the construction of a fence on contested…
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Man Drowns in Mindoro River After Drinking Alcohol, Coast Guard Warns Public
A 49-year-old man has drowned in a river in Oriental Mindoro after swimming while under the influence of alcohol,…
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Cebu Pacific Upgrades Mindoro Route with Airbus A320, Boosting Travel from Manila
Cebu Pacific launched its upgraded Manila to San Jose, Occidental Mindoro route yesterday, replacing the smaller ATR72 aircraft with…
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Hyperbaric Chamber To Boost Tourism in Mindoro
The Department of Tourism (DOT), through its infrastructure arm, the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA), is set…
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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Land Dispute Escalates in Calapan City as Fence Construction Threatens Families
Hundreds of farming families in Oriental Mindoro are facing potential displacement following the construction of a fence on contested agricultural land, media reports said. More than 300 families in Barangay Guinobatan, Calapan City held a prayer rally on Friday evening…
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TransCo Unveils Ambitious Plans to Tackle Mindoro’s Power Crisis
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Mindoro’s Bright Future: Offshore Wind Farm to Bring Sustainable Energy by 2033
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Oriental Mindoro: The Next Big Thing in Agri-Tourism in Southern Tagalog
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Oriental Mindoro Calamansi Farmers Reap Benefits from Cooperative Approach
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Powering Mindoro: The Complex Journey from Generation to Distribution
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Puerto Galera Mayor Leads Move as More Oriental Mindoro Mayors Set to Join Lakas CMD
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TransCo Unveils Ambitious Plans to Tackle Mindoro’s Power Crisis
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Mindoro’s Bright Future: Offshore Wind Farm to Bring Sustainable Energy by 2033
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Oriental Mindoro: The Next Big Thing in Agri-Tourism in Southern Tagalog
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Oriental Mindoro Calamansi Farmers Reap Benefits from Cooperative Approach
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Powering Mindoro: The Complex Journey from Generation to Distribution
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Puerto Galera Mayor Leads Move as More Oriental Mindoro Mayors Set to Join Lakas CMD
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Land Dispute Escalates in Calapan City as Fence Construction Threatens Families
Hundreds of farming families in Oriental Mindoro are facing potential displacement following the construction of a fence on contested agricultural land, media reports said. More…
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TransCo Unveils Ambitious Plans to Tackle Mindoro’s Power Crisis
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Mindoro’s Bright Future: Offshore Wind Farm to Bring Sustainable Energy by 2033
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Oriental Mindoro: The Next Big Thing in Agri-Tourism in Southern Tagalog
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Oriental Mindoro Calamansi Farmers Reap Benefits from Cooperative Approach
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Powering Mindoro: The Complex Journey from Generation to Distribution
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Puerto Galera Mayor Leads Move as More Oriental Mindoro Mayors Set to Join Lakas CMD
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TransCo Unveils Ambitious Plans to Tackle Mindoro’s Power Crisis
The National Transmission Corporation (TransCo) has outlined a comprehensive strategy to address the persistent power crisis plaguing Mindoro, a promising island in the country, through a series of grid…
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Mindoro’s Bright Future: Offshore Wind Farm to Bring Sustainable Energy by 2033
Mindoro residents have long been dealing with the inconvenience of daily power outages, relying on diesel and bunker-fed generators for electricity. While the island awaits the completion of an…
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Oriental Mindoro: The Next Big Thing in Agri-Tourism in Southern Tagalog
Written by the late Randy V. Urlanda for the predecessor of this news portal in June 2020 More than a decade ago, a former mayor of a big town…
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Oriental Mindoro Calamansi Farmers Reap Benefits from Cooperative Approach
In the lush fields of Oriental Mindoro, a revolution is quietly unfolding among calamansi farmers, transforming their fortunes through the power of cooperation and sustainable practices. As the world…
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Powering Mindoro: The Complex Journey from Generation to Distribution
(Last Part of the Series) As residents of Oriental Mindoro flick on light switches and power up their devices, few pause to consider the intricate journey electricity takes from…
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Puerto Galera Mayor Leads Move as More Oriental Mindoro Mayors Set to Join Lakas CMD
Seven incumbent municipal mayors of Oriental Mindoro are set to join the Lakas Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas CMD) party, one of the country’s largest political parties, just ten months…