CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The Sangguniang Panlalawigan on Friday, July 25, placed the entire province of Oriental Mindoro under a state of calamity for one year due to rains and flood from the southwest monsoon or ‘’habagat’’ and tropical cyclones ‘’Dante’’ and...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office reported on Thursday, July 24, that at least nine towns were severely affected by massive flooding due to intense rainfall from the southwest monsoon or ‘’habagat’’ with Calapan City and Naujan town...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – Asian Terminals Inc.-Batangas (ATIB), the operator of the Batangas International Port, cited huge operational expenses as justification for its plan to increase passenger terminal fee from P30 to P100. In an interview with a local vlogger here, Dominador...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – Gov. Humerlito A. Dolor has requested the Sangguniang Panlalawigan to authorize him to file a civil action to stop the operator of the Batangas port from collecting a new passenger terminal fee amounting to P100 per passenger. In a two-page letter dated July 14,...
As the country commemorated the ninth anniversary of its landmark victory over China in the South China Sea arbitration case, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) issued radio challenges to two Chinese warships and a coast guard vessel that operated off the coast of Cabra, Occidental Mindoro on...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The Sangguniang Panlalawigan has passed a resolution ordering three engineering companies, including a subsidiary of San Miguel Holdings Inc., to stop their dredging activities in Gloria town and the coastlines of Oriental Mindoro pending an ongoing...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – A centenarian was killed in a hit-and-run incident in Barangay Cabacao, Abra de Ilog, Occidental Mindoro on Wednesday, June 18. Police identified the victim as Rosalinda “Lola Apong” C. de la Rosa, 105, of Sitio Bagong Sikat, Barangay Cabacao. Police Lt. Col....
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – Gov. Humerlito A. Dolor said the proposed large-scale sand-dredging activities in Gloria town are secured with all permits from the appropriate government agencies aside from the necessary environmental assessments and tests that were conducted before its...
Two Oriental Mindoro congressmen have pushed measures to stop the entry of companies that may be contracted to conduct large-scale mining in Mindoro. Rep. Arnan C. Panaligan of the first district said he will refile House Bill 3891 that he introduced in 2022 declaring the entire Mindoro Island as...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The Provincial Board of Canvassers has officially proclaimed the winners in the May 12 elections in this province. Proclaimed were Reps. Arnan C. Panaligan and Alfonso V. Umali Jr. of the first and second districts, respectively. Panaligan ran unopposed while Rep....
NAUJAN, Oriental Mindoro – The Police Regional Office 4-B mourned the death of two police officers from the Regional Mobile Force Battalion 4-B in a lightning strike here on Wednesday night, May 14. “It is with profound sadness that we confirm the untimely passing of two dedicated members of...
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. THE Philippine Coast...
