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Heavy Rains Expected in Mindoro Provinces on Monday, August 25
The provinces of Occidental and Oriental Mindoro are bracing for heavy rainfall of 50-100 millimeters on Monday (August 25, 2025) as a low pressure area…
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Heavy Rains Expected in Mindoro Provinces on Monday, August 25
The provinces of Occidental and Oriental Mindoro are bracing for heavy rainfall of 50-100 millimeters on Monday (August 25, 2025) as a low pressure area (LPA) enhances…
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Heavy Rains Expected in Mindoro Provinces on Monday, August 25
The provinces of Occidental and Oriental Mindoro are bracing for heavy rainfall of 50-100 millimeters on Monday (August 25,…
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Puerto Galera SB backs embattled Cong. Arnan over flood control project issue
The municipal council of Puerto Galera has unanimously passed a resolution Friday expressing “full support” for Oriental Mindoro 1st…
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Cong. Arnan Panaligan Clarifies Funding Process on Flood Control Projects
Oriental Mindoro First District Rep. Arnan Panaligan has explained about his district’s budget procedures on flood control projects, saying…
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Mindoro Provinces Among Top Recipients of Multi-Billion Peso Flood Control Contracts
Oriental and Occidental Mindoro rank among the top 20 provinces nationwide in flood control project spending, with contracts totaling…
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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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Heavy Rains Expected in Mindoro Provinces on Monday, August 25
The provinces of Occidental and Oriental Mindoro are bracing for heavy rainfall of 50-100 millimeters on Monday (August 25, 2025) as a low pressure area (LPA) enhances the southwest monsoon, the state weather bureau said. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and…
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Puerto Galera Youth Sailing Team Sweeps National Championship Series
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10 Calapan Fishermen Arrested in Naujan
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Mang Inasal Expands Footprint with New Branch in Pinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro
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2 Tons of Bangus Harvested from Aquaculture Project in Mindoro
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Oriental Mindoro’s Massive River Dredging Project Approved Despite Environmental Impacts
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Paradise Lost and Found: The Complex History and Transformation of Mindoro Island
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Puerto Galera Youth Sailing Team Sweeps National Championship Series
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2 Tons of Bangus Harvested from Aquaculture Project in Mindoro
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Heavy Rains Expected in Mindoro Provinces on Monday, August 25
The provinces of Occidental and Oriental Mindoro are bracing for heavy rainfall of 50-100 millimeters on Monday (August 25, 2025) as a low pressure area…
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Puerto Galera Youth Sailing Team Sweeps National Championship Series
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10 Calapan Fishermen Arrested in Naujan
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Mang Inasal Expands Footprint with New Branch in Pinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro
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2 Tons of Bangus Harvested from Aquaculture Project in Mindoro
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Oriental Mindoro’s Massive River Dredging Project Approved Despite Environmental Impacts
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Paradise Lost and Found: The Complex History and Transformation of Mindoro Island
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Puerto Galera Youth Sailing Team Sweeps National Championship Series
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Oriental Mindoro’s Massive River Dredging Project Approved Despite Environmental Impacts
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Paradise Lost and Found: The Complex History and Transformation of Mindoro Island
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