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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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Mindoro Dive Operators Receive Urgent Coast Guard Warning After Fatal Verde Island Incident
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MinSU’s Climate Monitoring Project Secures NEDA Innovation Grant
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PCG Wants Diving Activities Suspended in Mindoro Following Death of Two Russians in Verde Island
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Mindoro Police Seize P1.2M in Illegal Petroleum Products
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Mimaropa Reports Zero Election-Related Violence Since January 2025
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PH Forces Block Suspected Drug Vessel Off Mindoro Coast
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Mindoro Dive Operators Receive Urgent Coast Guard Warning After Fatal Verde Island Incident
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MinSU’s Climate Monitoring Project Secures NEDA Innovation Grant
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PCG Wants Diving Activities Suspended in Mindoro Following Death of Two Russians in Verde Island
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Mindoro Police Seize P1.2M in Illegal Petroleum Products
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Mimaropa Reports Zero Election-Related Violence Since January 2025
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PH Forces Block Suspected Drug Vessel Off Mindoro Coast
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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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Mindoro Dive Operators Receive Urgent Coast Guard Warning After Fatal Verde Island Incident
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MinSU’s Climate Monitoring Project Secures NEDA Innovation Grant
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PCG Wants Diving Activities Suspended in Mindoro Following Death of Two Russians in Verde Island
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Mindoro Police Seize P1.2M in Illegal Petroleum Products
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Mimaropa Reports Zero Election-Related Violence Since January 2025
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PH Forces Block Suspected Drug Vessel Off Mindoro Coast
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Mindoro Dive Operators Receive Urgent Coast Guard Warning After Fatal Verde Island Incident
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has issued an urgent safety warning to dive operators across Mindoro following the deaths of two Russian tourists in the Verde Island Passage, citing…
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MinSU’s Climate Monitoring Project Secures NEDA Innovation Grant
Mindoro State University’s Project GENESIS has been selected as one of 13 proposals to receive funding under the National Economic and Development Authority’s 2024 Innovation Grants program, officials announced…
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PCG Wants Diving Activities Suspended in Mindoro Following Death of Two Russians in Verde Island
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has recommended the temporary suspension of all diving activities around Verde Island and surrounding waters following an incident that claimed the lives of two…
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Mindoro Police Seize P1.2M in Illegal Petroleum Products
Police seized approximately P1.2 million worth of illegal petroleum products during a late-night raid in Naujan, Oriental Mindoro, the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) reported Thursday, Feb. 27,…
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Mimaropa Reports Zero Election-Related Violence Since January 2025
Mimaropa region has remained free of election-related violent incidents since the start of the election period on Jan. 12, 2025, according to the Police Regional Office (PRO) 4B. “Since…
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PH Forces Block Suspected Drug Vessel Off Mindoro Coast
Philippine government authorities denied entry to a ship suspected of carrying a large volume of illegal drugs near Mindoro Island on Sunday, officials said Wednesday. The Philippine Coast Guard…