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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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Mindoro’s Apo Reef Leads MIMAROPA in Global Tourism Recognitions
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Land Dispute Escalates in Calapan City as Fence Construction Threatens Families
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Man Drowns in Mindoro River After Drinking Alcohol, Coast Guard Warns Public
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Cebu Pacific Upgrades Mindoro Route with Airbus A320, Boosting Travel from Manila
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Hyperbaric Chamber To Boost Tourism in Mindoro
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Ex-Senator Sounds Alarm on Rice Overstock Crisis in Mindoro
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Mindoro’s Apo Reef Leads MIMAROPA in Global Tourism Recognitions
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Land Dispute Escalates in Calapan City as Fence Construction Threatens Families
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Man Drowns in Mindoro River After Drinking Alcohol, Coast Guard Warns Public
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Cebu Pacific Upgrades Mindoro Route with Airbus A320, Boosting Travel from Manila
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Hyperbaric Chamber To Boost Tourism in Mindoro
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Ex-Senator Sounds Alarm on Rice Overstock Crisis in Mindoro
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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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Mindoro’s Apo Reef Leads MIMAROPA in Global Tourism Recognitions
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Land Dispute Escalates in Calapan City as Fence Construction Threatens Families
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Man Drowns in Mindoro River After Drinking Alcohol, Coast Guard Warns Public
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Cebu Pacific Upgrades Mindoro Route with Airbus A320, Boosting Travel from Manila
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Hyperbaric Chamber To Boost Tourism in Mindoro
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Ex-Senator Sounds Alarm on Rice Overstock Crisis in Mindoro
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Mindoro’s Apo Reef Leads MIMAROPA in Global Tourism Recognitions
A pristine marine sanctuary in Occidental Mindoro leads MIMAROPA region in securing multiple international tourism accolades. The Apo Reef Natural Park in Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro, has been recognized as…
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Land Dispute Escalates in Calapan City as Fence Construction Threatens Families
Hundreds of farming families in Oriental Mindoro are facing potential displacement following the construction of a fence on contested agricultural land, media reports said. More than 300 families in…
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Man Drowns in Mindoro River After Drinking Alcohol, Coast Guard Warns Public
A 49-year-old man has drowned in a river in Oriental Mindoro after swimming while under the influence of alcohol, prompting a warning from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). The…
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Cebu Pacific Upgrades Mindoro Route with Airbus A320, Boosting Travel from Manila
Cebu Pacific launched its upgraded Manila to San Jose, Occidental Mindoro route yesterday, replacing the smaller ATR72 aircraft with the larger Airbus A320, a move set to enhance passenger…
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Hyperbaric Chamber To Boost Tourism in Mindoro
The Department of Tourism (DOT), through its infrastructure arm, the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA), is set to establish a hyperbaric chamber in Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro,…
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Ex-Senator Sounds Alarm on Rice Overstock Crisis in Mindoro
Former senator and current senatorial candidate Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan has called on the national government to intervene in the ongoing rice overstock crisis at National Food Authority (NFA) warehouses…