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Supreme Court Strikes Down Occidental Mindoro Mining Ban
The Supreme Court has invalidated a 25-year mining moratorium imposed by Occidental Mindoro province, ruling that local governments cannot override national mining laws. In a…
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Occidental Mindoro Mining Ban
The Supreme Court has invalidated a 25-year mining moratorium imposed by Occidental Mindoro province, ruling that local governments cannot override national mining laws. In a decision authored…
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Occidental Mindoro Mining Ban
The Supreme Court has invalidated a 25-year mining moratorium imposed by Occidental Mindoro province, ruling that local governments cannot…
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Vice Gov. Falcon Concedes to Incumbent Rep. Umali Jr.
Former actor and Oriental Mindoro Vice Gov. EJ Falcon conceded defeat Tuesday in his congressional bid, acknowledging incumbent Rep.…
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Orderly Early Voting Observed in Oriental Mindoro
At 7:57 a.m. today, May 12, 2025, the voting process at Oriental Mindoro National High School (OMNHS) was calm…
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COMELEC Adopts Guidelines on Warrantless Arrests for Election Offenses
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) adopted a resolution Sunday allowing law enforcement officers to conduct warrantless arrests for certain…
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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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Supreme Court Strikes Down Occidental Mindoro Mining Ban
The Supreme Court has invalidated a 25-year mining moratorium imposed by Occidental Mindoro province, ruling that local governments cannot override national mining laws. In a decision authored by Senior Associate Justice Marvic Leonen, the high court found that Occidental Mindoro…
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PH Forces Block Suspected Drug Vessel Off Mindoro Coast
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Army Chief Pledges Support to Soldiers, CAFGUs in Oriental Mindoro Amid NPA Insurgency
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Mindoro PHO Warns of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease Spread
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Thousands of Mindoro Fishermen Receive Compensation Two Years After Devastating Oil Spill
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New Prison Classroom Brings Hope to Mindoro Inmates
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Mindoro Hog Raisers Receive P37.6M Compensation for Culled Pigs
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PH Forces Block Suspected Drug Vessel Off Mindoro Coast
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Army Chief Pledges Support to Soldiers, CAFGUs in Oriental Mindoro Amid NPA Insurgency
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Mindoro PHO Warns of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease Spread
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Thousands of Mindoro Fishermen Receive Compensation Two Years After Devastating Oil Spill
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New Prison Classroom Brings Hope to Mindoro Inmates
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Mindoro Hog Raisers Receive P37.6M Compensation for Culled Pigs
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Occidental Mindoro Mining Ban
The Supreme Court has invalidated a 25-year mining moratorium imposed by Occidental Mindoro province, ruling that local governments cannot override national mining laws. In a…
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PH Forces Block Suspected Drug Vessel Off Mindoro Coast
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Army Chief Pledges Support to Soldiers, CAFGUs in Oriental Mindoro Amid NPA Insurgency
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Mindoro PHO Warns of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease Spread
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Thousands of Mindoro Fishermen Receive Compensation Two Years After Devastating Oil Spill
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New Prison Classroom Brings Hope to Mindoro Inmates
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Mindoro Hog Raisers Receive P37.6M Compensation for Culled Pigs
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PH Forces Block Suspected Drug Vessel Off Mindoro Coast
Philippine government authorities denied entry to a ship suspected of carrying a large volume of illegal drugs near Mindoro Island on Sunday, officials said Wednesday. The Philippine Coast Guard…
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Army Chief Pledges Support to Soldiers, CAFGUs in Oriental Mindoro Amid NPA Insurgency
The Philippine Army’s top commander has promised all possible assistance to soldiers and civilian auxiliaries operating in remote areas of Oriental Mindoro, a province that continues to face security…
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Mindoro PHO Warns of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease Spread
The Provincial Health Office (PHO) of Oriental Mindoro has issued a public health advisory warning residents about Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD), a highly contagious viral infection primarily…
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Thousands of Mindoro Fishermen Receive Compensation Two Years After Devastating Oil Spill
Almost two years after one of the country’s worst environmental disasters, fishermen in Oriental Mindoro have finally received compensation for their losses from the International Oil Pollution Compensation (IOPC)…
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New Prison Classroom Brings Hope to Mindoro Inmates
A new classroom has opened at a Mindoro prison, intended to provide education and skills training to inmates in the Bansud District Jail. The 42-square-meter facility, named ‘Silid-Kulay ng…
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Mindoro Hog Raisers Receive P37.6M Compensation for Culled Pigs
More than 750 pig farmers in Oriental Mindoro province received government compensation totaling P37.6 million for livestock culled during an African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak, the Department of Agriculture…