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Supreme Court Strikes Down Occidental Mindoro Mining Ban
The Supreme Court has invalidated a 25-year mining moratorium imposed by Occidental Mindoro province, ruling that local governments cannot override national mining laws. In a…
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Occidental Mindoro Mining Ban
The Supreme Court has invalidated a 25-year mining moratorium imposed by Occidental Mindoro province, ruling that local governments cannot override national mining laws. In a decision authored…
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Occidental Mindoro Mining Ban
The Supreme Court has invalidated a 25-year mining moratorium imposed by Occidental Mindoro province, ruling that local governments cannot…
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Vice Gov. Falcon Concedes to Incumbent Rep. Umali Jr.
Former actor and Oriental Mindoro Vice Gov. EJ Falcon conceded defeat Tuesday in his congressional bid, acknowledging incumbent Rep.…
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Orderly Early Voting Observed in Oriental Mindoro
At 7:57 a.m. today, May 12, 2025, the voting process at Oriental Mindoro National High School (OMNHS) was calm…
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COMELEC Adopts Guidelines on Warrantless Arrests for Election Offenses
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) adopted a resolution Sunday allowing law enforcement officers to conduct warrantless arrests for certain…
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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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Supreme Court Strikes Down Occidental Mindoro Mining Ban
The Supreme Court has invalidated a 25-year mining moratorium imposed by Occidental Mindoro province, ruling that local governments cannot override national mining laws. In a decision authored by Senior Associate Justice Marvic Leonen, the high court found that Occidental Mindoro…
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Mindoreños in Canada Donate Medicines, Vitamins to New Hospital in Baco
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Bulalacao Resident Arrested Over Illegal Firearm Possession During Election Gun Ban
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Man Arrested in Oriental Mindoro for Selling SIM Card Linked to E-Wallet Account
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PBBM Wants Probe Into Mindoro’s Sand Dredging Linked to China’s Reclamation
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MIMAROPA Police Chief Warns Against Political Partisanship in 2025 Elections
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Pinamalayan’s Mayoral Deadlock: C3’s Hairline Lead Faces Magsino’s Push and Servando’s Youth Surge
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Mindoreños in Canada Donate Medicines, Vitamins to New Hospital in Baco
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Bulalacao Resident Arrested Over Illegal Firearm Possession During Election Gun Ban
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Man Arrested in Oriental Mindoro for Selling SIM Card Linked to E-Wallet Account
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PBBM Wants Probe Into Mindoro’s Sand Dredging Linked to China’s Reclamation
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MIMAROPA Police Chief Warns Against Political Partisanship in 2025 Elections
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Pinamalayan’s Mayoral Deadlock: C3’s Hairline Lead Faces Magsino’s Push and Servando’s Youth Surge
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Occidental Mindoro Mining Ban
The Supreme Court has invalidated a 25-year mining moratorium imposed by Occidental Mindoro province, ruling that local governments cannot override national mining laws. In a…
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Mindoreños in Canada Donate Medicines, Vitamins to New Hospital in Baco
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Bulalacao Resident Arrested Over Illegal Firearm Possession During Election Gun Ban
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Man Arrested in Oriental Mindoro for Selling SIM Card Linked to E-Wallet Account
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PBBM Wants Probe Into Mindoro’s Sand Dredging Linked to China’s Reclamation
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MIMAROPA Police Chief Warns Against Political Partisanship in 2025 Elections
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Pinamalayan’s Mayoral Deadlock: C3’s Hairline Lead Faces Magsino’s Push and Servando’s Youth Surge
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Mindoreños in Canada Donate Medicines, Vitamins to New Hospital in Baco
The United Mindoro Association of Ontario (UMAO) from Canada has donated a substantial supply of medicines to support the newly constructed Baco Community Hospital in Oriental Mindoro province. Mayor…
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Bulalacao Resident Arrested Over Illegal Firearm Possession During Election Gun Ban
A 40-year-old man was arrested for illegal possession of a firearm during the ongoing election gun ban in Bulalacao, Oriental Mindoro, police reported Thursday. The suspect, whose identity is…
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Man Arrested in Oriental Mindoro for Selling SIM Card Linked to E-Wallet Account
Police have arrested a 33-year-old man on for allegedly selling a registered SIM card linked to an electronic payment account, authorities said. The suspect, identified only as “Caloy,” was…
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PBBM Wants Probe Into Mindoro’s Sand Dredging Linked to China’s Reclamation
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has ordered a thorough investigation into dredging and reclamation activities nationwide, with particular focus on Occidental Mindoro, the Presidential Communications Office announced Wednesday. The…
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MIMAROPA Police Chief Warns Against Political Partisanship in 2025 Elections
The regional police director for MIMAROPA has issued a stern warning Wednesday against partisan political activity among officers, as the country approaches midterm elections in a region with a…
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Pinamalayan’s Mayoral Deadlock: C3’s Hairline Lead Faces Magsino’s Push and Servando’s Youth Surge
𝑊ℎ𝑜’𝑠 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑏𝑒𝑡? 𝑊𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑎 ℎ𝑎𝑖𝑟𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑛 𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑖𝑧𝑒𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑡ℎ 𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑏𝑒ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑆𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑜, 𝑃𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑚𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑦𝑎𝑛’𝑠 𝑚𝑎𝑦𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑙 𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑖𝑠 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑛 𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑓𝑦𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑠ℎ. By Romel “Direk”…