Jerry Alcayde

Occidental Mindoro governor halts dredging operations after ship sinking

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – Occidental Mindoro Gov. Eduardo B. Gadiano on Monday, April 21, temporarily stopped sand-dredging operations in the sea of Rizal town after a vessel capsized last April 15 that resulted into the death of at least nine crew members.

DPWH awards 82 infrastructure projects in Oriental Mindoro before election ban

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – Eighty-two out of 134 infrastructure projects in the second district of Oriental Mindoro were awarded to winning contractors before the ban on public works projects took effect on March 28, the start of the 45-day local campaign period in the May elections, the Department of Public Works and Highways said.

Firm defends decision to fence prime property in Calapan City

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The owner of a vast landholding embracing the area of city hall and offices of some government agencies here maintained that its decision to fence the whole property is legal and seeks to prevent illegal settlers from entering.

Raps filed vs courier of P816-M shabu in Calapan City

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency has filed criminal charges against the courier of 120 kilos of suspected shabu valued at P816 million recovered in an interdiction operation here on March 21.

PDEA probing source of P816-M shabu in Oriental Mindoro

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency is determining the source of the 120 kilos of suspected shabu valued at P816 million intercepted here from a driver on March 21.