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Hand, foot and mouth disease spike reported in Mindoro
Cases of hand, foot and mouth disease have spiked across Mindoro and neighboring provinces, with infections jumping more than 1,500 percent compared to last year,…
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Hand, foot and mouth disease spike reported in Mindoro
Cases of hand, foot and mouth disease have spiked across Mindoro and neighboring provinces, with infections jumping more than 1,500 percent compared to last year, health authorities…
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Hand, foot and mouth disease spike reported in Mindoro
Cases of hand, foot and mouth disease have spiked across Mindoro and neighboring provinces, with infections jumping more than…
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Off-grid cooperatives slam power rate hike as ‘unfair punishment’ for island residents
A national association representing isolated electric cooperatives has condemned a regulatory decision to raise power rates in off-grid areas…
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Teen Girl Missing in Mindoro Since Oct. 9
Loved ones and friends are searching for a 15-year-old girl who has been missing since Oct. 9 from Barangay…
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Mindoro eyed as renewable energy hub in DMCI rural development plan
The island province of Mindoro could become a major renewable energy hub under Philippine conglomerate DMCI Holdings’ rural development…
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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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Hand, foot and mouth disease spike reported in Mindoro
Cases of hand, foot and mouth disease have spiked across Mindoro and neighboring provinces, with infections jumping more than 1,500 percent compared to last year, health authorities said. Oriental Mindoro recorded 1,079 cases from January 2025 to early October 2025,…
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lnflation Hits 5.4% for Oriental Mindoro’s Poor Households as Meat Prices Soar 33.6%
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Oriental Mindoro Construction Sector Sees P252M Investment Surge, Commercial Projects Lead Growth
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DFA’s Passport on Wheels Program Coming to Bansud
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Oriental Mindoro Eases Pork Import Restrictions Amid Devastating ASF Crisis
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ORMECO Secures 12MW Backup Power in Triple-Supplier Deal
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Occidental Mindoro Inflation Eases to 4.6% in December 2024
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lnflation Hits 5.4% for Oriental Mindoro’s Poor Households as Meat Prices Soar 33.6%
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Oriental Mindoro Construction Sector Sees P252M Investment Surge, Commercial Projects Lead Growth
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DFA’s Passport on Wheels Program Coming to Bansud
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Oriental Mindoro Eases Pork Import Restrictions Amid Devastating ASF Crisis
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ORMECO Secures 12MW Backup Power in Triple-Supplier Deal
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Occidental Mindoro Inflation Eases to 4.6% in December 2024
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Hand, foot and mouth disease spike reported in Mindoro
Cases of hand, foot and mouth disease have spiked across Mindoro and neighboring provinces, with infections jumping more than 1,500 percent compared to last year,…
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lnflation Hits 5.4% for Oriental Mindoro’s Poor Households as Meat Prices Soar 33.6%
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Oriental Mindoro Construction Sector Sees P252M Investment Surge, Commercial Projects Lead Growth
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DFA’s Passport on Wheels Program Coming to Bansud
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Oriental Mindoro Eases Pork Import Restrictions Amid Devastating ASF Crisis
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ORMECO Secures 12MW Backup Power in Triple-Supplier Deal
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Occidental Mindoro Inflation Eases to 4.6% in December 2024
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lnflation Hits 5.4% for Oriental Mindoro’s Poor Households as Meat Prices Soar 33.6%
Inflation for Oriental Mindoro’s poorest households surged to 5.4 percent in December 2024, driven by skyrocketing meat prices and rising utility costs, unveiling a worrying trend for the province’s…
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Oriental Mindoro Construction Sector Sees P252M Investment Surge, Commercial Projects Lead Growth
Oriental Mindoro’s construction sector had demonstrated robust activity in October 2024, with non-residential projects dominating both volume and value, as commercial developments spearheaded a P252.09 million investment in building…
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DFA’s Passport on Wheels Program Coming to Bansud
The local government unit of Bansud has partnered with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to bring mobile passport services to residents through the Passport on Wheels program on…
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Oriental Mindoro Eases Pork Import Restrictions Amid Devastating ASF Crisis
The Provincial Government of Oriental Mindoro has announced sweeping measures to combat severe pork shortages, authorizing frozen pork imports until January 2025, as an African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak…
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ORMECO Secures 12MW Backup Power in Triple-Supplier Deal
Oriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative (ORMECO) has signed emergency power supply agreements with three power generation companies Wednesday, securing an additional 12 megawatts of power capacity ahead of expected summer…
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Occidental Mindoro Inflation Eases to 4.6% in December 2024
Occidental Mindoro’s inflation rate dropped to 4.6% in December 2024, continuing a downward trend from 5.1% in November, according to data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). The…