War on Drugs
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Only One Town in Each Mindoro Province Achieves Drug-Cleared Status
The provinces of Oriental and Occidental Mindoro each have one municipality declared as drug-cleared, as authorities try to expand anti-drug successes across MIMAROPA, reports revealed Friday. Speaking at the First Quarter Regional Inter-agency Committee on…
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Drug Bust in Mindoro Nets P340K Worth of Shabu
Two men were arrested in a drug sting operation in Naujan, Oriental Mindoro, after authorities seized approximately 50 grams of suspected methamphetamine, officials said Sunday. The suspects, known by their aliases “Lapad”, 48, and “Hapon”,…
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Police Arrest Suspected Drug Pusher in Lubang Island
Police authorities have arrested a suspected drug dealer during an undercover operation on Lubang Island, Occidental Mindoro. The 31-year-old man, known by the alias “Ron”, was detained after allegedly selling drugs to an undercover officer…
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P143K Worth of Shabu, Gun Seized from Suspects in Mindoro
Police authorities have seized over P133,000 worth of suspected methamphetamine, known locally as “shabu”, and a firearm from a suspect in Occidental Mindoro, officials said Tuesday. Alyas “Soy”, 46, was arrested in a buy-bust operation…
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Drug Pusher Arrested in San Jose Buy-Bust Operation
A 44-year-old man was apprehended in a joint anti-drug operation on Sunday in Barangay Lacurva, San Jose, Occidental Mindoro. Agents from the Municipal Drug Enforcement Team (MDET) of the San Jose Municipal Police Station, led…
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Mindoro Tricycle Driver Nabbed in Drug Buy-Bust Op
Anti-drug authorities arrested a suspected drug dealer Thursday (Nov. 7, 2024) during a buy-bust operation in Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro. Roberto Enriquez Bonquin, 34, was apprehended in Barangay Bulusan following a sting operation conducted jointly…
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.
