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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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Former Rebels Complete Deradicalization Program in Mindoro
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Food crisis hits Mamburao after severe flooding; Mayor admits shortage of funds
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Naujan LGU distributes relief goods to nearly 3,000 flood-hit families
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Oriental Mindoro Lawmaker Slams Sand Dredging: “Enough is enough”
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DSWD assures adequate storm relief supplies for flood victims in Mimaropa
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Two Mindoro fishermen rescued after boat runs aground
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Former Rebels Complete Deradicalization Program in Mindoro
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Food crisis hits Mamburao after severe flooding; Mayor admits shortage of funds
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Naujan LGU distributes relief goods to nearly 3,000 flood-hit families
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Oriental Mindoro Lawmaker Slams Sand Dredging: “Enough is enough”
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DSWD assures adequate storm relief supplies for flood victims in Mimaropa
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Two Mindoro fishermen rescued after boat runs aground
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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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Former Rebels Complete Deradicalization Program in Mindoro
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Food crisis hits Mamburao after severe flooding; Mayor admits shortage of funds
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Naujan LGU distributes relief goods to nearly 3,000 flood-hit families
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Oriental Mindoro Lawmaker Slams Sand Dredging: “Enough is enough”
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DSWD assures adequate storm relief supplies for flood victims in Mimaropa
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Two Mindoro fishermen rescued after boat runs aground
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Former Rebels Complete Deradicalization Program in Mindoro
Thirty former rebels have completed a three-day deradicalization program in Occidental Mindoro province, part of ongoing government programs to end decades of communist insurgency in the country. The program,…
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Food crisis hits Mamburao after severe flooding; Mayor admits shortage of funds
The mayor of Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro has appealed for urgent food assistance as the town is hit with devastating floods that submerged much of the municipality. Mayor Glicerio “EK”…
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Naujan LGU distributes relief goods to nearly 3,000 flood-hit families
The local government of Naujan has distributed relief goods to 2,982 household beneficiaries on Sunday — the second wave of assistance for families affected by recent flooding. The Municipal…
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Oriental Mindoro Lawmaker Slams Sand Dredging: “Enough is enough”
A veteran Oriental Mindoro legislator has delivered a scathing rebuke of controversial sand dredging operations in the province, declaring “Tama na, sobra na” (Enough is enough) as mounting opposition…
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DSWD assures adequate storm relief supplies for flood victims in Mimaropa
The national government has moved to reassure the public that sufficient emergency food supplies remain available as the country deals with widespread flooding and storm damage across regions. For…
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Two Mindoro fishermen rescued after boat runs aground
Two fishermen have been rescued after their boat ran aground at the mouth of the Tayamaan River in Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro, on Wednesday night. The Philippine Coast Guard Sub-Station…