Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief, General Romeo Barwner Jr. rallied soldiers in Oriental Mindoro on Thursday, Aug. 14, to press on with their relentless campaign against insurgency even after the death of their three comrades during a recent encounter with the New People’s Army (NPA)....
Vice President Sara Duterte warned Filipinos against the threats of insurgency and urged them to strengthen their communities’ response against it after three soldiers of the Philippine Army were killed in a recent clash with the New People’s Army (NPA) in Baco, Oriental Mindoro. In a...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The Department of Public Works and Highways Southern Mindoro District Engineering Office recently reported that 153 infrastructure projects worth P2 billion have been partially completed as of July 31. District Engineer Annielyn E. Padullo, in a report to...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The mayor of Puerto Galera, this province, has issued a cease-and-desist order against the construction of a multi-million port that can accommodate cruise ships for alleged violations of a national law and local ordinances. In a one-page order dated July 28,...
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,...
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 – 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....
