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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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Inmates Learn SSS Enrollment Behind Bars in Oriental Mindoro
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3 Mindoro mayors join nationwide call for flood control project transparency
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Missing pregnant woman found dead in Mindoro
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SP Honors Mindoro DJ for KBP Golden Dove Award
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Mindoro disaster official leads push for emergency workers’ protections, benefits
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DPWH Removes Staff, Apologizes After Governor Dolor Blocked from Inspecting Flood Control Project
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Inmates Learn SSS Enrollment Behind Bars in Oriental Mindoro
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3 Mindoro mayors join nationwide call for flood control project transparency
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Missing pregnant woman found dead in Mindoro
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SP Honors Mindoro DJ for KBP Golden Dove Award
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Mindoro disaster official leads push for emergency workers’ protections, benefits
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DPWH Removes Staff, Apologizes After Governor Dolor Blocked from Inspecting Flood Control Project
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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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Inmates Learn SSS Enrollment Behind Bars in Oriental Mindoro
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3 Mindoro mayors join nationwide call for flood control project transparency
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Missing pregnant woman found dead in Mindoro
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SP Honors Mindoro DJ for KBP Golden Dove Award
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Mindoro disaster official leads push for emergency workers’ protections, benefits
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DPWH Removes Staff, Apologizes After Governor Dolor Blocked from Inspecting Flood Control Project
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Inmates Learn SSS Enrollment Behind Bars in Oriental Mindoro
Twenty-two detainees at a district jail in Oriental Mindoro received training Tuesday on enrolling in the government’s Social Security System (SSS), a laudable effort to help incarcerated individuals plan…
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3 Mindoro mayors join nationwide call for flood control project transparency
Three mayors from Mindoro Island have joined a growing coalition of local chief executives demanding full transparency and accountability in the country’s controversial flood control projects, as corruption allegations…
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Missing pregnant woman found dead in Mindoro
A 43-year-old woman who went missing in Occidental Mindoro earlier this week has been found dead, her family confirmed on Wednesday. Maria Rowena Javier, known as “Wheng,” was nine…
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SP Honors Mindoro DJ for KBP Golden Dove Award
The Occidental Mindoro provincial board has formally recognized Mindoreño radio personality Brenda Dais Valera, known on-air as “Kendi Ririt,” for bringing national honor to the province after winning the…
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Mindoro disaster official leads push for emergency workers’ protections, benefits
A disaster management official from Oriental Mindoro is spearheading a nationwide campaign for Congress to pass legislation protecting local government emergency workers who lack job security and benefits despite…
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DPWH Removes Staff, Apologizes After Governor Dolor Blocked from Inspecting Flood Control Project
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has removed project staff and issued a formal apology after a security guard blocked the governor of Oriental Mindoro from inspecting…