Calamity
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Mindoro farmers to receive P260-M aid after triple typhoon onslaught
More than 31,000 farmers in Mindoro and surrounding provinces are set to receive P260 million pesos in emergency assistance after three successive typhoons devastated rice fields and croplands in southwestern Luzon, officials said Friday. The…
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Mindoro disaster official leads push for emergency workers’ protections, benefits
A disaster management official from Oriental Mindoro is spearheading a nationwide campaign for Congress to pass legislation protecting local government emergency workers who lack job security and benefits despite facing life-threatening duties. Vincent Gahol, Oriental…
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Mindoro, Palawan Receive Aid Following Floods
The national and local governments have provided over P575,129 in assistance to nearly 1,400 families affected by severe flooding caused by a shear line in Palawan and Oriental Mindoro, reports said. According to the National…
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Flooding Intensifies in Oriental Mindoro: Calapan City and Four Towns Affected
Thousands of residents in Oriental Mindoro have been affected by severe flooding as a shear line continues to bring heavy rainfall to the province, disaster officials reported today, Feb. 9, 2025. The Provincial Disaster Risk…
Founder’S Profile
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.
