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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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Thousands Evacuated as Severe Flooding Hits Oriental Mindoro
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Forced evacuations in Mamburao as river reaches critical levels
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Flooding Displaces Over 1,200 Residents in Occidental Mindoro; No Casualties Reported
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Two More LGUs Join Opposition to Batangas Port Terminal Fee Increase
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Oriental Mindoro Scraps Controversial ‘Armor Rock’ Ordinance
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Former Rebels Launch First Federation in MIMAROPA
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Thousands Evacuated as Severe Flooding Hits Oriental Mindoro
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Forced evacuations in Mamburao as river reaches critical levels
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Flooding Displaces Over 1,200 Residents in Occidental Mindoro; No Casualties Reported
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Two More LGUs Join Opposition to Batangas Port Terminal Fee Increase
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Oriental Mindoro Scraps Controversial ‘Armor Rock’ Ordinance
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Former Rebels Launch First Federation in MIMAROPA
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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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Thousands Evacuated as Severe Flooding Hits Oriental Mindoro
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Forced evacuations in Mamburao as river reaches critical levels
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Flooding Displaces Over 1,200 Residents in Occidental Mindoro; No Casualties Reported
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Two More LGUs Join Opposition to Batangas Port Terminal Fee Increase
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Oriental Mindoro Scraps Controversial ‘Armor Rock’ Ordinance
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Former Rebels Launch First Federation in MIMAROPA
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Thousands Evacuated as Severe Flooding Hits Oriental Mindoro
More than 10,000 people across Oriental Mindoro have been affected by severe flooding, with nearly 1,000 residents taking shelter in evacuation centers as monsoon rains enhanced by Typhoon Dante…
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Forced evacuations in Mamburao as river reaches critical levels
Provincial officials have ordered a forced evacuation of residents living near the Mamburao River in Occidental Mindoro province after water levels reached critical heights following heavy rainfall. The river,…
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Flooding Displaces Over 1,200 Residents in Occidental Mindoro; No Casualties Reported
Heavy monsoon rains enhanced by Tropical Depression Dante have caused severe flooding across Occidental Mindoro province, forcing hundreds of families from their homes and disrupting essential services, according to…
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Two More LGUs Join Opposition to Batangas Port Terminal Fee Increase
Two additional local government units (LGU) have joined Oriental Mindoro’s provincial board in opposing a proposed 233-percent increase in passenger terminal fees at Batangas Port, citing issues over the…
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Oriental Mindoro Scraps Controversial ‘Armor Rock’ Ordinance
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Former Rebels Launch First Federation in MIMAROPA
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