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ORMECO Power Rates Surge 19% More in May 2025
Residents and businesses across Oriental Mindoro face steep electricity cost increases as the Oriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative (ORMECO) implemented a P2.19 per kilowatt-hour jump in…
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ORMECO Power Rates Surge 19% More in May 2025
Residents and businesses across Oriental Mindoro face steep electricity cost increases as the Oriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative (ORMECO) implemented a P2.19 per kilowatt-hour jump in May 2025,…
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ORMECO Power Rates Surge 19% More in May 2025
Residents and businesses across Oriental Mindoro face steep electricity cost increases as the Oriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative (ORMECO) implemented…
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Lifeless Body Found Floating in Waters off Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro
Authorities recovered an unidentified body found floating off the coast of Barangay Don Pedro in Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro on…
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Wanted Suspect in 14-Year-Old Attempted Murder Case Nabbed in Oriental Mindoro
Police have arrested a suspect wanted for attempted murder in a remote barangay in Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro province, authorities…
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Art Competition in Calapan Promotes Marine Conservation in MIMAROPA
Young artists have used their talents to raise awareness about marine conservation at a regional art competition in Oriental…
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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ORMECO Power Rates Surge 19% More in May 2025
Residents and businesses across Oriental Mindoro face steep electricity cost increases as the Oriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative (ORMECO) implemented a P2.19 per kilowatt-hour jump in May 2025, bringing residential rates to P15.67/kWh – the highest in more than a year.…
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Police Seize Drugs from Logging Law Violators at Checkpoint
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Grid Studies OK’d for Mega Mindoro Wind Projects
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Oriental Mindoro Tallies Over P225M in Damages from Tropical Storm Kristine
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Strong Winds Expected in MIMAROPA as Tropical Storm Leon Intensifies
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PCG Deploys Preventive Measures After Batangas Tanker Incident, No Similarity to 2023 Mindoro Oil Spill Expected
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Police Arrest 2 Suspects in Mamburao Gas Station Robbery
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Police Seize Drugs from Logging Law Violators at Checkpoint
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Grid Studies OK’d for Mega Mindoro Wind Projects
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Oriental Mindoro Tallies Over P225M in Damages from Tropical Storm Kristine
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Strong Winds Expected in MIMAROPA as Tropical Storm Leon Intensifies
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PCG Deploys Preventive Measures After Batangas Tanker Incident, No Similarity to 2023 Mindoro Oil Spill Expected
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Police Arrest 2 Suspects in Mamburao Gas Station Robbery
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ORMECO Power Rates Surge 19% More in May 2025
Residents and businesses across Oriental Mindoro face steep electricity cost increases as the Oriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative (ORMECO) implemented a P2.19 per kilowatt-hour jump in…
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Police Seize Drugs from Logging Law Violators at Checkpoint
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Grid Studies OK’d for Mega Mindoro Wind Projects
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Oriental Mindoro Tallies Over P225M in Damages from Tropical Storm Kristine
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Strong Winds Expected in MIMAROPA as Tropical Storm Leon Intensifies
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PCG Deploys Preventive Measures After Batangas Tanker Incident, No Similarity to 2023 Mindoro Oil Spill Expected
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Police Arrest 2 Suspects in Mamburao Gas Station Robbery
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Police Seize Drugs from Logging Law Violators at Checkpoint
Police arrested two suspects for illegal logging at a checkpoint in Occidental Mindoro province, discovering illegal drugs during the inspection of confiscated timber, authorities said Monday. The suspects, identified…
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Grid Studies OK’d for Mega Mindoro Wind Projects
The Department of Energy (DOE) has approved system impact studies (SIS) for two major renewable energy projects in Mindoro. First project approved by DOE for SIS is the country’s…
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Oriental Mindoro Tallies Over P225M in Damages from Tropical Storm Kristine
The total damage caused by Tropical Storm Kristine in Oriental Mindoro has reached approximately P225.8 million pesos, with the agricultural sector bearing the brunt of the devastation at P223.2…
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Strong Winds Expected in MIMAROPA as Tropical Storm Leon Intensifies
The state weather bureau has warned Sunday that MIMAROPA region will experience gusty conditions as Tropical Storm Leon (international name: Kong-rey) slightly intensified while moving westward over the Philippine…
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PCG Deploys Preventive Measures After Batangas Tanker Incident, No Similarity to 2023 Mindoro Oil Spill Expected
A motor tanker that listed at Batangas Port after being battered by large waves at the onslaught of typhoon Kristine has prompted the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to deploy…
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Police Arrest 2 Suspects in Mamburao Gas Station Robbery
Two suspects were arrested Friday in connection with an armed robbery at a gas station in Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro, authorities said. The suspects were taken into custody following a…