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Power Fully Restored to All Oriental Mindoro Towns After Typhoon Opong
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Mindoro electricity costs may drop as NAPOCOR shifts from diesel to renewables
Residents of Mindoro and other off-grid island provinces could see their electricity costs fall as the government-run National Power Corporation (Napocor) accelerates a shift away…
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Mindoro electricity costs may drop as NAPOCOR shifts from diesel to renewables
Residents of Mindoro and other off-grid island provinces could see their electricity costs fall as the government-run National Power Corporation (Napocor) accelerates a shift away from expensive…
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Mindoro electricity costs may drop as NAPOCOR shifts from diesel to renewables
Residents of Mindoro and other off-grid island provinces could see their electricity costs fall as the government-run National Power…
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Free Driving Course Offered to Pinamalayan Residents This Weekend
The Municipality of Pinamalayan will offer a free theoretical driving course this weekend as part of a public service…
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PPA Fined, Ordered to Stop Mindoro Cruise Terminal Construction Over Alleged Environmental Violations
Environmental regulators have ordered the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) to immediately halt construction of the P704-Million cruise ship terminal…
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Power Fully Restored to All Oriental Mindoro Towns After Typhoon Opong
The Oriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative (ORMECO) announced Wednesday it has fully restored electricity to all municipalities and the capital…
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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Mindoro electricity costs may drop as NAPOCOR shifts from diesel to renewables
Residents of Mindoro and other off-grid island provinces could see their electricity costs fall as the government-run National Power Corporation (Napocor) accelerates a shift away from expensive diesel-fired generation toward renewable energy sources. Napocor president and CEO Jericho Nograles said…
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Oriental Mindoro Basic Literacy Hits 84.2%, But Functional Literacy Lags at 69.6% – 132,000 Residents Lack Reading Skills
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Tricycle Driver Nabbed in Mamburao Buy-bust Operation
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Oriental Mindoro Offers Free Mental Health Medications to Residents
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Cong. Panaligan to Refile Bill on Mindoro Mining Ban
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Lifeless Body Found on Shoreline in Mamburao
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Schistosomiasis Study in Mindoro Wins Research Award at Ateneo de Manila
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Oriental Mindoro Basic Literacy Hits 84.2%, But Functional Literacy Lags at 69.6% – 132,000 Residents Lack Reading Skills
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Tricycle Driver Nabbed in Mamburao Buy-bust Operation
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Oriental Mindoro Offers Free Mental Health Medications to Residents
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Cong. Panaligan to Refile Bill on Mindoro Mining Ban
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Lifeless Body Found on Shoreline in Mamburao
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Schistosomiasis Study in Mindoro Wins Research Award at Ateneo de Manila
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Mindoro electricity costs may drop as NAPOCOR shifts from diesel to renewables
Residents of Mindoro and other off-grid island provinces could see their electricity costs fall as the government-run National Power Corporation (Napocor) accelerates a shift away…
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Oriental Mindoro Basic Literacy Hits 84.2%, But Functional Literacy Lags at 69.6% – 132,000 Residents Lack Reading Skills
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Tricycle Driver Nabbed in Mamburao Buy-bust Operation
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Oriental Mindoro Offers Free Mental Health Medications to Residents
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Cong. Panaligan to Refile Bill on Mindoro Mining Ban
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Lifeless Body Found on Shoreline in Mamburao
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Schistosomiasis Study in Mindoro Wins Research Award at Ateneo de Manila
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Oriental Mindoro Basic Literacy Hits 84.2%, But Functional Literacy Lags at 69.6% – 132,000 Residents Lack Reading Skills
Oriental Mindoro province recorded an 84.2% basic literacy rate among residents aged five and above, but functional literacy remains alarmingly lower at 69.6%, according to new government survey data…
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Tricycle Driver Nabbed in Mamburao Buy-bust Operation
Police arrested a high-value target in an anti-drug operation in Barangay Tayamaan, Mamburao town on June 20, 2025, authorities said Saturday. The suspect, identified only as “Ric,” 51, a…
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Oriental Mindoro Offers Free Mental Health Medications to Residents
The Provincial Health Office (PHO) of Oriental Mindoro is now providing free medications for mental health conditions to residents with updated prescriptions. The program offers 11 types of psychiatric…
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Cong. Panaligan to Refile Bill on Mindoro Mining Ban
Oriental Mindoro First District Congressman Arnan Panaligan has said he will refile legislation to ban mining across Mindoro Island as environmental groups continue to object extractive industries in the…
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Lifeless Body Found on Shoreline in Mamburao
Police are investigating after an unidentified man’s body was discovered Friday along the shoreline in Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro province. The body was found in Barangay Tayamaan, authorities said Saturday.…
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Schistosomiasis Study in Mindoro Wins Research Award at Ateneo de Manila
A groundbreaking study on schistosomiasis participation in Oriental Mindoro has earned seven Ateneo de Manila University students the institution’s top research award. The fourth-year BS Health Sciences students —…