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7.1 Magnitude Mindoro Earthquake: 31 Years After Deadly Dawn Disaster that Killed 78
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Calapan Port Resumes Operations After Super Typhoon Uwan, Delays Expected
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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…
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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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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Power Fully Restored to All Oriental Mindoro Towns After Typhoon Opong
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Oriental Mindoro, Romblon under price freeze after Typhoon Opong
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Mindoro DPWH budget ballooned to P21 billion from P3 billion, says Mayor Magalong
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Cyber Threats in MIMAROPA Highest in PH
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Oriental Mindoro declares new state of calamity after P1-B agri damage from Typhoon Opong
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ORMECO Suspends Meter Reading, Waives Penalties for Typhoon-Hit Oriental Mindoro
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Power Fully Restored to All Oriental Mindoro Towns After Typhoon Opong
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Oriental Mindoro, Romblon under price freeze after Typhoon Opong
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Mindoro DPWH budget ballooned to P21 billion from P3 billion, says Mayor Magalong
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Cyber Threats in MIMAROPA Highest in PH
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Oriental Mindoro declares new state of calamity after P1-B agri damage from Typhoon Opong
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ORMECO Suspends Meter Reading, Waives Penalties for Typhoon-Hit 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 earthquake shattered the pre-dawn darkness of…
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Power Fully Restored to All Oriental Mindoro Towns After Typhoon Opong
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Oriental Mindoro, Romblon under price freeze after Typhoon Opong
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Mindoro DPWH budget ballooned to P21 billion from P3 billion, says Mayor Magalong
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Cyber Threats in MIMAROPA Highest in PH
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Oriental Mindoro declares new state of calamity after P1-B agri damage from Typhoon Opong
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ORMECO Suspends Meter Reading, Waives Penalties for Typhoon-Hit Oriental Mindoro
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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 city under its coverage following the devastation wrought by Typhoon…
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Oriental Mindoro, Romblon under price freeze after Typhoon Opong
Authorities have imposed an automatic price freeze on basic goods in Oriental Mindoro and Romblon provinces following the declaration of a state of calamity after Typhoon Opong battered Luzon…
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Mindoro DPWH budget ballooned to P21 billion from P3 billion, says Mayor Magalong
Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong has cited Mindoro as a glaring example of questionable government spending, revealing that budget allocations for public works in the province jumped from around…
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Cyber Threats in MIMAROPA Highest in PH
The MIMAROPA region has recorded the highest rate of cyber incidents in the country, pushing government agencies to plan intensified collaboration to combat cybersecurity threats. Latest data from the…
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Oriental Mindoro declares new state of calamity after P1-B agri damage from Typhoon Opong
The entire province of Oriental Mindoro will be placed under a new state of calamity following nearly one billion pesos in damage caused by Typhoon Opong, Governor Humerlito Dolor…
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ORMECO Suspends Meter Reading, Waives Penalties for Typhoon-Hit Oriental Mindoro
The Oriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative (ORMECO) has suspended meter reading schedules and waived penalty charges for the month as the province struggles to restore power following Typhoon Opong’s devastation.…