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7.1 Magnitude Mindoro Earthquake: 31 Years After Deadly Dawn Disaster that Killed 78
7.1 Magnitude Mindoro Earthquake: 31 Years After Deadly Dawn Disaster that Killed 78 On November 15, 1994, a powerful earthquake shattered the pre-dawn darkness of…
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7.1 Magnitude Mindoro Earthquake: 31 Years After Deadly Dawn Disaster that Killed 78
7.1 Magnitude Mindoro Earthquake: 31 Years After Deadly Dawn Disaster that Killed 78 On November 15, 1994, a powerful earthquake shattered the pre-dawn darkness of Oriental Mindoro,…
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7.1 Magnitude Mindoro Earthquake: 31 Years After Deadly Dawn Disaster that Killed 78
7.1 Magnitude Mindoro Earthquake: 31 Years After Deadly Dawn Disaster that Killed 78 On November 15, 1994, a powerful…
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ERC Suspends Electricity Disconnections After Typhoons
ERC Suspends Electricity Disconnections After Typhoons The national government has ordered all power distributors to suspend electricity disconnections until…
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COA Uncovers Massive Irregularities in P482-M Sitio Electrification Program on Mindoro
The Commission on Audit (COA) has uncovered massive failures in the implementation of a government rural electrification program on…
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Calapan Port Resumes Operations After Super Typhoon Uwan, Delays Expected
Vessel operations at the Port of Calapan gradually resumed Tuesday morning, Nov. 11, 2025, following the lifting of storm…
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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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7.1 Magnitude Mindoro Earthquake: 31 Years After Deadly Dawn Disaster that Killed 78
7.1 Magnitude Mindoro Earthquake: 31 Years After Deadly Dawn Disaster that Killed 78 On November 15, 1994, a powerful earthquake shattered the pre-dawn darkness of Oriental Mindoro, or 31 years ago today, unleashing a killer tsunami that claimed 78 lives,…
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Mindoro Towns Win Top Tourism Honors at National Awards
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Pola Brings DFA Passport Services to Residents Oct 6-8, 2025
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Occidental Mindoro opens new outpatient facility to improve healthcare access
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Mindoro electricity costs may drop as NAPOCOR shifts from diesel to renewables
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Free Driving Course Offered to Pinamalayan Residents This Weekend
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PPA Fined, Ordered to Stop Mindoro Cruise Terminal Construction Over Alleged Environmental Violations
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Mindoro Towns Win Top Tourism Honors at National Awards
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Mindoro electricity costs may drop as NAPOCOR shifts from diesel to renewables
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Free Driving Course Offered to Pinamalayan Residents This Weekend
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PPA Fined, Ordered to Stop Mindoro Cruise Terminal Construction Over Alleged Environmental Violations
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7.1 Magnitude Mindoro Earthquake: 31 Years After Deadly Dawn Disaster that Killed 78
7.1 Magnitude Mindoro Earthquake: 31 Years After Deadly Dawn Disaster that Killed 78 On November 15, 1994, a powerful earthquake shattered the pre-dawn darkness of…
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Mindoro Towns Win Top Tourism Honors at National Awards
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Pola Brings DFA Passport Services to Residents Oct 6-8, 2025
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Occidental Mindoro opens new outpatient facility to improve healthcare access
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Mindoro electricity costs may drop as NAPOCOR shifts from diesel to renewables
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Free Driving Course Offered to Pinamalayan Residents This Weekend
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PPA Fined, Ordered to Stop Mindoro Cruise Terminal Construction Over Alleged Environmental Violations
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Mindoro Towns Win Top Tourism Honors at National Awards
Mindoro Towns Win Top Tourism Honors at National Awards Two municipalities in Occidental Mindoro swept multiple categories at the 2025 ATOP Pearl Awards, with Sablayan taking two grand prizes…
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Pola Brings DFA Passport Services to Residents Oct 6-8, 2025
The local government unit of Pola, Oriental Mindoro is offering passport application and renewal services directly to residents through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) “Passport on Wheels” program,…
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Occidental Mindoro opens new outpatient facility to improve healthcare access
Occidental Mindoro Governor Ed Gadiano on Monday inaugurated a new Out Patient Department building at the Occidental Mindoro Provincial Hospital, expanding medical services for residents of the island province.…
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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…
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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 program by the LGU and the Land Transportation Office (LTO).…
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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 project in Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro and pay a P50,000-peso…