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Capitol Schedules Public Hearing on Stopped Puerto Galera Cruise Ship Port Project
Provincial officials will hold a public consultation Tuesday (August 18, 2025) on a controversial cruise ship terminal project that was halted last month over alleged…
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Capitol Schedules Public Hearing on Stopped Puerto Galera Cruise Ship Port Project
Provincial officials will hold a public consultation Tuesday (August 18, 2025) on a controversial cruise ship terminal project that was halted last month over alleged environmental and…
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Capitol Schedules Public Hearing on Stopped Puerto Galera Cruise Ship Port Project
Provincial officials will hold a public consultation Tuesday (August 18, 2025) on a controversial cruise ship terminal project that…
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Young dancer from Mindoro claims 10 golds at Singapore championship
A 12-year-old Filipino dancer from Oriental Mindoro swept the podium at an international dancesport championship in Singapore, bringing home…
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Police warn residents of fake NPA extortion calls in Mindoro
Police in Magsaysay town, Occidental Mindoro are warning residents about a new extortion scheme where criminals impersonate NPA communist…
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Oriental Mindoro governor calls special session after budget delay
Oriental Mindoro Governor Humerlito Dolor has called for a special session today after the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) failed to…
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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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Capitol Schedules Public Hearing on Stopped Puerto Galera Cruise Ship Port Project
Provincial officials will hold a public consultation Tuesday (August 18, 2025) on a controversial cruise ship terminal project that was halted last month over alleged environmental and permit violations. Oriental Mindoro Governor Humerlito Dolor announced the 1:30 p.m. hearing at…
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Typhoon Crising Forces Suspension of Ferry Services in Mindoro
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Philippine population hits 112.7 million; MIMAROPA ranks among least populated
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Philippines, US hold 8th joint naval exercise in waters off Mindoro
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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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Typhoon Crising Forces Suspension of Ferry Services in Mindoro
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Philippine population hits 112.7 million; MIMAROPA ranks among least populated
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Philippines, US hold 8th joint naval exercise in waters off Mindoro
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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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Capitol Schedules Public Hearing on Stopped Puerto Galera Cruise Ship Port Project
Provincial officials will hold a public consultation Tuesday (August 18, 2025) on a controversial cruise ship terminal project that was halted last month over alleged…
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Typhoon Crising Forces Suspension of Ferry Services in Mindoro
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Philippine population hits 112.7 million; MIMAROPA ranks among least populated
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Philippines, US hold 8th joint naval exercise in waters off Mindoro
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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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Typhoon Crising Forces Suspension of Ferry Services in Mindoro
Maritime operations at Calapan Port have been temporarily suspended as Tropical Storm “Crising” continues to affect the country, according to a public advisory released this morning. Crising is the…
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Philippine population hits 112.7 million; MIMAROPA ranks among least populated
The Philippines’ population reached 112.7 million people as of July 1, 2024, according to official census results released Thursday, July 17, 2025. The 2024 census is the 16th population…
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Philippines, US hold 8th joint naval exercise in waters off Mindoro
Philippine and American naval forces have completed their eighth bilateral maritime training exercise in strategic waters stretching from Zambales to Occidental Mindoro. The location near Mindoro holds particular strategic…
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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…