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ORMECO Power Rates Surge 19% More in May 2025
Residents and businesses across Oriental Mindoro face steep electricity cost increases as the Oriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative (ORMECO) implemented a P2.19 per kilowatt-hour jump in…
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ORMECO Power Rates Surge 19% More in May 2025
Residents and businesses across Oriental Mindoro face steep electricity cost increases as the Oriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative (ORMECO) implemented a P2.19 per kilowatt-hour jump in May 2025,…
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ORMECO Power Rates Surge 19% More in May 2025
Residents and businesses across Oriental Mindoro face steep electricity cost increases as the Oriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative (ORMECO) implemented…
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Lifeless Body Found Floating in Waters off Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro
Authorities recovered an unidentified body found floating off the coast of Barangay Don Pedro in Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro on…
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Wanted Suspect in 14-Year-Old Attempted Murder Case Nabbed in Oriental Mindoro
Police have arrested a suspect wanted for attempted murder in a remote barangay in Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro province, authorities…
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Art Competition in Calapan Promotes Marine Conservation in MIMAROPA
Young artists have used their talents to raise awareness about marine conservation at a regional art competition in Oriental…
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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ORMECO Power Rates Surge 19% More in May 2025
Residents and businesses across Oriental Mindoro face steep electricity cost increases as the Oriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative (ORMECO) implemented a P2.19 per kilowatt-hour jump in May 2025, bringing residential rates to P15.67/kWh – the highest in more than a year.…
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New Ferry Service to Link Mindoro and Caticlan (Boracay)
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8 Mindoro Towns Hit by Typhoon Eligible for SSS Calamity Loan
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Cong. Panaligan Pushes for Provincial Hospital Conversion Amid Opposition
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Drug Pusher Arrested in Socorro
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Army Clash With NPA Rebels Leaves One Dead in Mindoro
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Notorious Drug Dealer Arrested in Calapan Buy-Bust Operation
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New Ferry Service to Link Mindoro and Caticlan (Boracay)
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8 Mindoro Towns Hit by Typhoon Eligible for SSS Calamity Loan
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Cong. Panaligan Pushes for Provincial Hospital Conversion Amid Opposition
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Drug Pusher Arrested in Socorro
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Army Clash With NPA Rebels Leaves One Dead in Mindoro
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Notorious Drug Dealer Arrested in Calapan Buy-Bust Operation
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ORMECO Power Rates Surge 19% More in May 2025
Residents and businesses across Oriental Mindoro face steep electricity cost increases as the Oriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative (ORMECO) implemented a P2.19 per kilowatt-hour jump in…
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New Ferry Service to Link Mindoro and Caticlan (Boracay)
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8 Mindoro Towns Hit by Typhoon Eligible for SSS Calamity Loan
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Cong. Panaligan Pushes for Provincial Hospital Conversion Amid Opposition
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Drug Pusher Arrested in Socorro
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Army Clash With NPA Rebels Leaves One Dead in Mindoro
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Notorious Drug Dealer Arrested in Calapan Buy-Bust Operation
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New Ferry Service to Link Mindoro and Caticlan (Boracay)
A new roll-on/roll-off (RORO) vessel service is set to strengthen island connectivity between Occidental Mindoro and Aklan provinces, offering an alternative route for vehicles and cargo traveling between Luzon…
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8 Mindoro Towns Hit by Typhoon Eligible for SSS Calamity Loan
Eight municipalities in Mindoro provinces are among the areas eligible for calamity loans from the Social Security System (SSS) following the onslaught of tropical storm Kristine, officials announced Monday.…
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Cong. Panaligan Pushes for Provincial Hospital Conversion Amid Opposition
CALAPAN CITY – A proposal to convert Oriental Mindoro’s main public hospital into a regional medical center has stalled in the Senate due to opposition from the provincial government,…
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Drug Pusher Arrested in Socorro
Police arrested a suspected drug dealer in a buy-bust operation in Socorro, Oriental Mindoro over the weekend, PNP authorities said. The suspect, identified only as “Alias Edel,” 38, was…
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Army Clash With NPA Rebels Leaves One Dead in Mindoro
One communist rebel was killed in a clash with government forces in Occidental Mindoro province Saturday, military officials said. Troops from the 68th Infantry Battalion encountered New People’s Army…
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Notorious Drug Dealer Arrested in Calapan Buy-Bust Operation
Government authorities arrested a notorious drug suspect in a buy-bust operation in Oriental Mindoro province, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said Friday. Ranie Villanueva, alias Rani, 50, was…