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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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PH to Rely on Mindoro for Salt Self-sufficiency
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Heavy Rains in Oriental Mindoro as Tropical Depression Crising Brings Widespread Downpours
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NFA: Rice reserves sufficient in Occidental Mindoro
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Oriental Mindoro Officials Tackle Power Crisis as Rates Hit Record High
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BFAR Mimaropa Warns Fishermen of Chinese Rocket Debris Drop Zones
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Mindoro irrigation project to undergo public scrutiny as farmers seek water security
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PH to Rely on Mindoro for Salt Self-sufficiency
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Heavy Rains in Oriental Mindoro as Tropical Depression Crising Brings Widespread Downpours
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NFA: Rice reserves sufficient in Occidental Mindoro
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Oriental Mindoro Officials Tackle Power Crisis as Rates Hit Record High
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BFAR Mimaropa Warns Fishermen of Chinese Rocket Debris Drop Zones
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Mindoro irrigation project to undergo public scrutiny as farmers seek water security
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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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PH to Rely on Mindoro for Salt Self-sufficiency
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Heavy Rains in Oriental Mindoro as Tropical Depression Crising Brings Widespread Downpours
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NFA: Rice reserves sufficient in Occidental Mindoro
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Oriental Mindoro Officials Tackle Power Crisis as Rates Hit Record High
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BFAR Mimaropa Warns Fishermen of Chinese Rocket Debris Drop Zones
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Mindoro irrigation project to undergo public scrutiny as farmers seek water security
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PH to Rely on Mindoro for Salt Self-sufficiency
The Philippines is pinning its hopes on Mindoro Island to help reduce its overwhelming reliance on imported salt, as the government unveils an ambitious 15-year plan to revitalize the…
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Heavy Rains in Oriental Mindoro as Tropical Depression Crising Brings Widespread Downpours
Oriental Mindoro is bracing for heavy rainfall as Tropical Depression Crising continues to dump heavy rains across the Bicol Region, MIMAROPA and Northern Samar, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and…
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NFA: Rice reserves sufficient in Occidental Mindoro
Officials in Occidental Mindoro have said they have stockpiled 869,000 bags of unmilled rice and 90,000 bags of milled rice – enough for 144 days based on daily consumption…
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Oriental Mindoro Officials Tackle Power Crisis as Rates Hit Record High
Provincial officials and power sector representatives outlined measures to address Oriental Mindoro’s soaring electricity costs and persistent blackouts during a joint legislative hearing, as residents face rates that skyrocketed…
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BFAR Mimaropa Warns Fishermen of Chinese Rocket Debris Drop Zones
BFAR Mimaropa Warns Fishermen of Chinese Rocket Debris Drop Zones The regional office of fisheries has issued a temporary fishing ban in several areas of the South China Sea…
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Mindoro irrigation project to undergo public scrutiny as farmers seek water security
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has scheduled a public scoping meeting for July 17, 2025 to discuss the proposed Lipitan small reservoir irrigation project, which would…