CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – A total of 46 New People’s Army rebels under the Lucio de Guzman Command operating in Mindoro island surrendered to authorities recently. They took their oath of allegiance and pledged to work closely with the government in its anti-insurgency campaign. Ariel T....
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The National Intelligence Coordinating Agency Region 4-B (Mimaropa or Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan area) reported on Friday, Jan. 20, that 29 New People’s Army rebels have surrendered in Bongabong, Oriental Mindoro and...
DOLOR (FB) CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – Gov. Humerlito “Bonz” A. Dolor has approved an ordinance allowing the extraction or removal of armour or volcanic rocks in some areas in the province. Dolor signed Proposed Ordinance No. 145-2022 last Dec. 2 and ended speculations that he will veto...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – Police arrested a man wanted for child pornography in the Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan area (Mimaropa) in Paranaque City on Thursday, Dec. 1. Brig. Gen. Sidney Hernia, Mimaropa police regional director, identified the suspect as Rodel D. Ulan, 19,...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) will bring its mobile services to Gloria, Oriental Mindoro in September. (PRC / Manila Bulletin) The Commission confirmed this in an advisory, adding that it will be spearheaded by PRC MIMAROPA. The said initiative will be held from Sept. 17 until Sept....
Senator Risa Hontiveros said Wednesday, Aug. 10, that she wants power suppliers and government agencies summoned for the upcoming Senate hearing on the power crisis in Oriental Mindoro. Aside from the Oriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative (Ormeco), Hontiveros also wants representatives from...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro -- The local electric cooperative here has entered into an agreement with two independent power producers (IPPs) to supply electricity that hopefully will solve the power crisis in the province. ORMECO officials led by its Board of Directors president Teodoro M. de la...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro -- Former Oriental Mindoro Congressman Rodolfo G. Valencia has proposed the use of coal as the most practical and economically-viable solution to end the power crisis in Mindoro island. Former Oriental Mindoro Congressman Rodolfo Valencia stresses a point in his...
Actor Ejay Falcon has been elected as Vice Governor of Oriental Mindoro. On his social media account, the Kapamilya star, who rose to fame after winning "Pinoy Big Brother" in 2008, extended gratitude to supporters. "Sa lahat po ng nanindigan, nagpakita ng suporta, nagtiwala, nagmahal at bukas...
Gen. Andres Centino, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), instructed the entire military force to further intensify their security operations against communist and local terrorist groups as the May 9 national and local elections draw near. General Andres Centino, Chief of...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – Governor Humerlito A. Dolor has requested the Interagency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases to lower the quarantine classification of the province from Alert Level 2 to Level 1. Governor Humerlito A. Dolor has requested the Interagency...
Mayor Jennifer Cruz (center) and the cast of '40 Days' By Jeff Fernando The once sleepy municipality of Pola, Oriental Mindoro is now living to its tagline as the “film capital of Mindoro”. This after 10 movies held their shootings where beauty queen, actress and now Mayor of Pola Jennifer Cruz...
