A vacant lot abandoned by an Indigenous Peoples’ (IP) group in Oriental Mindoro is being transformed into a vegetable garden under the Department of Agrarian Reform’s (DAR) start-up farming project. IDLE NO MORE--A 5,000 -square meter vacant lot in Oriental Mindoro will be converted into a...
Conservation efforts must go on despite the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in the Philippines whose biodiversity makes it not only one of the richest, but also one of the most vulnerable in the world. One of only 17 megadiverse countries worldwide, the Philippines is rich in natural resources and...
The House of Representatives on Monday, June 6 honored the late former Occidental Mindoro Rep. Amelita Calimbas-Villarosa, the first woman deputy speaker of the chamber, in necrological services held at the Batasan Pambansa plenary hall. Villarosa, former executive vice president of Lakas-Christian...
The Oriental Mindoro National High School (OMNHS) in Calapan City has emerged as grand champion in the virtual INTOC Global’s International Science Project Competition held from May 29 to June 5. (Photo from OMNHS) In a Facebook post, OMNHS school principal Nimrod F. Bantigue congratulated their...
The innovative aquaculture industry is on sight in the Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon,Palawan) region as the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) continues implementing the Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program (SETUP) which seeks to assist micro, small and medium enterprises...
Two more police officers have died in the ambush allegedly perpetrated by New People's Army (NPA) rebels in Magsaysay, Occidental Mindoro on Friday, May 28. PNP Chief. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar visits on May 29, 2021 the wake of one of the three policemen who died in an ambush perpetrated by suspected...
A police officer was killed while eight others were hurt after suspected New People's Army (NPA) rebels ambushed the security convoy of Occidental Mindoro Governor Eduardo Gadiano in Magsaysay town on Friday, May 28, police said. (MANILA BULLETIN) A report from the Occidental Mindoro provincial...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo Of all the places — Palawan is one of the most memorable. The first time I went there, my boat sank and for almost an hour — we clung to a bamboo pole in the middle of the sea to survive. Ten years have passed and yet — I couldn’t forget the fateful night in...
Three local fishermen who went missing for three days were rescued after they were sighted by the crewmen of a foreign cruise ship in Occidental Mindoro, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Saturday, May 8. In an incident report, personnel of the PCG District Southern Tagalog received a phone...
Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief General Debold Sinas should be investigated for allegedly violating COVID-19 protocols again, this time when he visited Oriental Mindoro last week. Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson, a former PNP chief, said it is only proper to investigate Sinas’ supposed...
The Laguna Heroes displayed grit in trounced the Mindoro Elgin Tamaraws, 16-5, to remain at third in the All Filipino Conference Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) online tournament over the weekend. The Heroes rode on Grandmasters Banjo Barcenilla and John Paul Gomez to...
Wilcon Depot, the country’s leading home improvement and construction supply retailer, successfully held a groundbreaking ceremony at Brgy. Puting Tubig, Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro last Jan. 29, 2021. The soon-to-rise Wilcon store will be the second retail outlet in the MIMAROPA region and...
