Flood Control Corruption
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Mindoro prison to house up to 8,000 suspects in flood control scandal
The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has been directed to prepare facilities in Mindoro for as many as 8,000 potential detainees connected to the multibillion-peso flood control scandal, the agency’s chief has said. BuCor Director-General Gen.…
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Occidental Mindoro Rep. Tarriela testifies in ICI’s closed-door flood control corruption probe
Rep. Leody “Odie” Tarriela, the lone district representative of Occidental Mindoro, appeared before the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025, to testify in a probe into alleged corruption involving flood control…
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DPWH Mimaropa Engineer Arrested in NAIA Over P289-M Mindoro Flood Control Scam
Government authorities arrested a Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) engineer Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, in connection with the alleged P289 million anomalous flood control project in Naujan, Oriental Mindoro, bringing the number of…
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Ombudsman Files First Graft Case in Mindoro Flood Control Corruption Scandal
The Office of the Ombudsman has filed graft and malversation charges Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, against former Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Elizaldy “Zaldy” Co and several officials from the Department of Public Works and Highways…
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Mindoro DPWH budget ballooned to P21 billion from P3 billion, says Mayor Magalong
Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong has cited Mindoro as a glaring example of questionable government spending, revealing that budget allocations for public works in the province jumped from around P3 billion to nearly P21 billion…
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.
