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7.1 Magnitude Mindoro Earthquake: 31 Years After Deadly Dawn Disaster that Killed 78
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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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Typhoon Opong Affects 168,000 People, Leaves P643.9-M Damages in Oriental Mindoro
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Army troops clash with NPA rebels in Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro
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Storm Surge Threat Looms Over Oriental Mindoro
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Sec. Dizon Probes ex-DPWH Mimaropa RD for Substandard Projects
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Oriental Mindoro Expands Access to Subsidized Rice
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High-Value Drug Suspect Arrested in Socorro, Oriental Mindoro
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Typhoon Opong Affects 168,000 People, Leaves P643.9-M Damages in Oriental Mindoro
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Army troops clash with NPA rebels in Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro
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Storm Surge Threat Looms Over Oriental Mindoro
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Sec. Dizon Probes ex-DPWH Mimaropa RD for Substandard Projects
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Oriental Mindoro Expands Access to Subsidized Rice
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High-Value Drug Suspect Arrested in Socorro, 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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Typhoon Opong Affects 168,000 People, Leaves P643.9-M Damages in Oriental Mindoro
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Army troops clash with NPA rebels in Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro
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Storm Surge Threat Looms Over Oriental Mindoro
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Sec. Dizon Probes ex-DPWH Mimaropa RD for Substandard Projects
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Oriental Mindoro Expands Access to Subsidized Rice
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High-Value Drug Suspect Arrested in Socorro, Oriental Mindoro
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Typhoon Opong Affects 168,000 People, Leaves P643.9-M Damages in Oriental Mindoro
Severe Tropical Storm Opong has affected 168,365 people in 352 barangays in Oriental Mindoro, causing P643.9 million in damages to the province, reports have said. More than 52,400 families…
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Army troops clash with NPA rebels in Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro
Government forces clashed with communist New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Mansalay Oriental Mindoro on Thursday, the military said. The firefight occurred in Barangay Manaul after troops from the…
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Storm Surge Threat Looms Over Oriental Mindoro
Oriental Mindoro province is among 14 areas placed under storm surge warning as Typhoon Opong threatens to bring dangerous coastal flooding across the Philippines within the next 48 hours,…
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Sec. Dizon Probes ex-DPWH Mimaropa RD for Substandard Projects
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has ordered former DPWH Mimaropa Regional Director Gerald Pacanan to explain his alleged involvement in substandard infrastructure projects, in the ongoing…
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Oriental Mindoro Expands Access to Subsidized Rice
Vulnerable sectors in Oriental Mindoro are gaining improved access to affordable rice with the Benteng Bigas Meron (BBM) Na program now selling subsidized rice at 20 pesos per kilogram…
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High-Value Drug Suspect Arrested in Socorro, Oriental Mindoro
Law enforcement agents arrested a high-value drug suspect Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Matungao, Socorro, Oriental Mindoro, officials said. The suspect, identified only as…