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Occidental Mindoro Rep. Tarriela testifies in ICI’s closed-door flood control corruption probe
Rep. Leody “Odie” Tarriela, the lone district representative of Occidental Mindoro, appeared before the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025, to…
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Occidental Mindoro Rep. Tarriela testifies in ICI’s closed-door flood control corruption probe
Rep. Leody “Odie” Tarriela, the lone district representative of Occidental Mindoro, appeared before the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025, to testify in…
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Occidental Mindoro Rep. Tarriela testifies in ICI’s closed-door flood control corruption probe
Rep. Leody “Odie” Tarriela, the lone district representative of Occidental Mindoro, appeared before the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI)…
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DPWH Mimaropa Engineer Arrested in NAIA Over P289-M Mindoro Flood Control Scam
Government authorities arrested a Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) engineer Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, in connection with…
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San Jose provincial hospital struggles to fill doctor posts
A government-run hospital in Occidental Mindoro is struggling to recruit doctors for three funded positions, a situation that bares…
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NBI Arrests Top DPWH Engineer in MIMAROPA Over P289-M ‘Ghost’ Project in Oriental Mindoro
Agents from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Sunday arrested a senior engineer from the regional office of…
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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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Occidental Mindoro Rep. Tarriela testifies in ICI’s closed-door flood control corruption probe
Rep. Leody “Odie” Tarriela, the lone district representative of Occidental Mindoro, appeared before the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025, to testify in a probe into alleged corruption involving flood control projects. Tarriela, who requested an…
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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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The Dolor-Leachon 2022 Super Fight: A Retrospective Examination
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Bulalacao, Lisap Bridge, and Mindoro’s Forgotten Buses
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Panutsa, Pansiteria, and Mindoro’s Forgotten Buses
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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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The Dolor-Leachon 2022 Super Fight: A Retrospective Examination
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Bulalacao, Lisap Bridge, and Mindoro’s Forgotten Buses
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Panutsa, Pansiteria, and Mindoro’s Forgotten Buses
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Occidental Mindoro Rep. Tarriela testifies in ICI’s closed-door flood control corruption probe
Rep. Leody “Odie” Tarriela, the lone district representative of Occidental Mindoro, appeared before the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025, to…
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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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The Dolor-Leachon 2022 Super Fight: A Retrospective Examination
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Bulalacao, Lisap Bridge, and Mindoro’s Forgotten Buses
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Panutsa, Pansiteria, and Mindoro’s Forgotten Buses
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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…
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The Dolor-Leachon 2022 Super Fight: A Retrospective Examination
By Romel “Direk” Bernardo Three weeks before the recently concluded elections, this writer penned an article detailing factors that could help shape the outcome of the battle royale between…
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Bulalacao, Lisap Bridge, and Mindoro’s Forgotten Buses
By Romel “Direk” F. Bernardo(Last of Two Parts) Before Mansalay and Roxas, my father’s church duties first brought him to Bulalacao, eastern Mindoro’s southernmost and most distant municipality, in…
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Panutsa, Pansiteria, and Mindoro’s Forgotten Buses
By Romel “Direl” F. Bernardo(First of two parts) Long before massive and speeding Chinese-made passenger buses began passing through our island from Manila to Visayas and vice versa, or…