Mining Ban
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Cong. Panaligan to Refile Bill on Mindoro Mining Ban
Oriental Mindoro First District Congressman Arnan Panaligan has said he will refile legislation to ban mining across Mindoro Island as environmental groups continue to object extractive industries in the biodiversity hotspot. The Mindoreño lawmaker announced…
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Oriental Mindoro Vice Governor-Elect Vows to Maintain Mining Ban Despite Supreme Court Ruling
Vice Governor-elect Atty. Antonio “Jojo” Perez Jr. has vowed to uphold Oriental Mindoro’s mining moratorium despite a Supreme Court decision last month that invalidated a similar ban in neighboring Occidental Mindoro. Perez, who co-authored Provincial…
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Occidental Mindoro Mining Ban
The Supreme Court has invalidated a 25-year mining moratorium imposed by Occidental Mindoro province, ruling that local governments cannot override national mining laws. In a decision authored by Senior Associate Justice Marvic Leonen, the high…
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.
