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Supertyphoon Uwan Leaves Over 30,000 Displaced in Oriental Mindoro
Super Typhoon Uwan left more than 30,000 people displaced in Oriental Mindoro province as the storm exits mainland Luzon on Monday morning, with three people…
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Supertyphoon Uwan Leaves Over 30,000 Displaced in Oriental Mindoro
Super Typhoon Uwan left more than 30,000 people displaced in Oriental Mindoro province as the storm exits mainland Luzon on Monday morning, with three people reported ill,…
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Supertyphoon Uwan Leaves Over 30,000 Displaced in Oriental Mindoro
Super Typhoon Uwan left more than 30,000 people displaced in Oriental Mindoro province as the storm exits mainland Luzon…
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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…
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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Supertyphoon Uwan Leaves Over 30,000 Displaced in Oriental Mindoro
Super Typhoon Uwan left more than 30,000 people displaced in Oriental Mindoro province as the storm exits mainland Luzon on Monday morning, with three people reported ill, officials said. The province remained under light to moderate rainfall with gusty winds…
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Philippine population hits 112.7 million; MIMAROPA ranks among least populated
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Philippines, US hold 8th joint naval exercise in waters off Mindoro
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PH to Rely on Mindoro for Salt Self-sufficiency
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Heavy Rains in Oriental Mindoro as Tropical Depression Crising Brings Widespread Downpours
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NFA: Rice reserves sufficient in Occidental Mindoro
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Oriental Mindoro Officials Tackle Power Crisis as Rates Hit Record High
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Philippine population hits 112.7 million; MIMAROPA ranks among least populated
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Philippines, US hold 8th joint naval exercise in waters off Mindoro
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PH to Rely on Mindoro for Salt Self-sufficiency
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Heavy Rains in Oriental Mindoro as Tropical Depression Crising Brings Widespread Downpours
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NFA: Rice reserves sufficient in Occidental Mindoro
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Oriental Mindoro Officials Tackle Power Crisis as Rates Hit Record High
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Supertyphoon Uwan Leaves Over 30,000 Displaced in Oriental Mindoro
Super Typhoon Uwan left more than 30,000 people displaced in Oriental Mindoro province as the storm exits mainland Luzon on Monday morning, with three people…
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Philippine population hits 112.7 million; MIMAROPA ranks among least populated
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Philippines, US hold 8th joint naval exercise in waters off Mindoro
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PH to Rely on Mindoro for Salt Self-sufficiency
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Heavy Rains in Oriental Mindoro as Tropical Depression Crising Brings Widespread Downpours
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NFA: Rice reserves sufficient in Occidental Mindoro
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Oriental Mindoro Officials Tackle Power Crisis as Rates Hit Record High
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Philippine population hits 112.7 million; MIMAROPA ranks among least populated
The Philippines’ population reached 112.7 million people as of July 1, 2024, according to official census results released Thursday, July 17, 2025. The 2024 census is the 16th population…
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Philippines, US hold 8th joint naval exercise in waters off Mindoro
Philippine and American naval forces have completed their eighth bilateral maritime training exercise in strategic waters stretching from Zambales to Occidental Mindoro. The location near Mindoro holds particular strategic…
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PH to Rely on Mindoro for Salt Self-sufficiency
The Philippines is pinning its hopes on Mindoro Island to help reduce its overwhelming reliance on imported salt, as the government unveils an ambitious 15-year plan to revitalize the…
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Heavy Rains in Oriental Mindoro as Tropical Depression Crising Brings Widespread Downpours
Oriental Mindoro is bracing for heavy rainfall as Tropical Depression Crising continues to dump heavy rains across the Bicol Region, MIMAROPA and Northern Samar, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and…
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NFA: Rice reserves sufficient in Occidental Mindoro
Officials in Occidental Mindoro have said they have stockpiled 869,000 bags of unmilled rice and 90,000 bags of milled rice – enough for 144 days based on daily consumption…
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Oriental Mindoro Officials Tackle Power Crisis as Rates Hit Record High
Provincial officials and power sector representatives outlined measures to address Oriental Mindoro’s soaring electricity costs and persistent blackouts during a joint legislative hearing, as residents face rates that skyrocketed…