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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 the alleged P289 million anomalous flood…
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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 the alleged P289 million anomalous flood control project…
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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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Mindoreños Blame Asphalt Plant for Deaths, Foul Odors and Other Health Troubles in Mindoro
Residents of a town in Mindoro Island are demanding action against an asphalt plant they blame for causing noxious…
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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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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 the alleged P289 million anomalous flood control project in Naujan, Oriental Mindoro, bringing the number of suspects in custody to nine.…
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Occidental Mindoro leaders defy Supreme Court, intensify mining opposition
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Heavy Rains Expected in Mindoro Provinces on Monday, August 25
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Puerto Galera SB backs embattled Cong. Arnan over flood control project issue
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Cong. Arnan Panaligan Clarifies Funding Process on Flood Control Projects
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Mindoro Provinces Among Top Recipients of Multi-Billion Peso Flood Control Contracts
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Foul Play Suspected After OceanJet Crew Member Found Dead Floating in Calapan Port
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Occidental Mindoro leaders defy Supreme Court, intensify mining opposition
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Heavy Rains Expected in Mindoro Provinces on Monday, August 25
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Puerto Galera SB backs embattled Cong. Arnan over flood control project issue
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Cong. Arnan Panaligan Clarifies Funding Process on Flood Control Projects
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Mindoro Provinces Among Top Recipients of Multi-Billion Peso Flood Control Contracts
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Foul Play Suspected After OceanJet Crew Member Found Dead Floating in Calapan Port
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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 the alleged P289 million anomalous flood…
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Occidental Mindoro leaders defy Supreme Court, intensify mining opposition
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Heavy Rains Expected in Mindoro Provinces on Monday, August 25
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Puerto Galera SB backs embattled Cong. Arnan over flood control project issue
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Cong. Arnan Panaligan Clarifies Funding Process on Flood Control Projects
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Mindoro Provinces Among Top Recipients of Multi-Billion Peso Flood Control Contracts
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Foul Play Suspected After OceanJet Crew Member Found Dead Floating in Calapan Port
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Occidental Mindoro leaders defy Supreme Court, intensify mining opposition
Provincial and municipal leaders in Occidental Mindoro are intensifying their opposition to large-scale mining operations despite a Supreme Court ruling that struck down the province’s 25-year mining ban, vowing…
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Heavy Rains Expected in Mindoro Provinces on Monday, August 25
The provinces of Occidental and Oriental Mindoro are bracing for heavy rainfall of 50-100 millimeters on Monday (August 25, 2025) as a low pressure area (LPA) enhances the southwest…
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Puerto Galera SB backs embattled Cong. Arnan over flood control project issue
The municipal council of Puerto Galera has unanimously passed a resolution Friday expressing “full support” for Oriental Mindoro 1st District Congressman Arnan Panaligan as flood control projects in the…
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Cong. Arnan Panaligan Clarifies Funding Process on Flood Control Projects
Oriental Mindoro First District Rep. Arnan Panaligan has explained about his district’s budget procedures on flood control projects, saying he has limited authority over project selection and implementation under…
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Mindoro Provinces Among Top Recipients of Multi-Billion Peso Flood Control Contracts
Oriental and Occidental Mindoro rank among the top 20 provinces nationwide in flood control project spending, with contracts totaling nearly P20 billion combined, according to data from sumbongsapangulo.ph. Oriental…
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Foul Play Suspected After OceanJet Crew Member Found Dead Floating in Calapan Port
The body of an OceanJet fastcraft crew member was discovered floating in waters near Calapan Port Terminal on Thursday, prompting authorities to investigate possible foul play in the young…