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Imported Frozen Pork Allowed in Oriental Mindoro to Address Meat Shortage
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has announced that imported frozen pork has entered Oriental Mindoro markets following an executive order that addresses meat…
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Imported Frozen Pork Allowed in Oriental Mindoro to Address Meat Shortage
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has announced that imported frozen pork has entered Oriental Mindoro markets following an executive order that addresses meat shortages and…
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Imported Frozen Pork Allowed in Oriental Mindoro to Address Meat Shortage
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has announced that imported frozen pork has entered Oriental Mindoro markets following…
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National Ban on Illegal Oil Transfer Scheme Pushed
The local government unit (LGU) of Pola in Oriental Mindoro has called for a national ban on illegal tankers…
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Mindoro Schools Eye Use of Insecticide-Treated Nets to Combat Dengue
Authorities are implementing measures to protect schoolchildren from dengue fever as case numbers continue to rise across the country.…
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P3 Million Project to Boost Agricultural Production in MIMAROPA Launched
The Mindoro State University (MinSU) and the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has signed a memorandum of understanding…
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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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Imported Frozen Pork Allowed in Oriental Mindoro to Address Meat Shortage
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has announced that imported frozen pork has entered Oriental Mindoro markets following an executive order that addresses meat shortages and stabilize rising prices in the province. The move comes after Oriental Mindoro’s provincial…
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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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Domestic Tourism’s Long Road To Recovery
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PBBM Signs ‘Kabalikat sa Pagtuturo Act’ Granting Annual Allowance to Public School Teachers
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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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Imported Frozen Pork Allowed in Oriental Mindoro to Address Meat Shortage
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has announced that imported frozen pork has entered Oriental Mindoro markets following an executive order that addresses meat…
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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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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
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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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