CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The Armed Forces of the Philippines is working hard to finally dismantle the New People’s Army and eyeing the zero presence of communist rebels in the island of Mindoro by the end of this year. Col. Eric D. Guevarra, deputy brigade commander of the 203rd Brigade...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity said on Thursday, August 8, that peace and development centers will be established in Oriental Mindoro and seven other provinces as part of a nationwide peace-building process this year....
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The Department of Agriculture (DA) reported that P511 million have been allotted for cash assistance from the total allocated fund of P1.2 billion for different interventions for the agri-fishery sector in the Mimaropa or Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro,...
Government disbursing officers should not be allowed to retire or resign their posts without clearance for their money, property, and other accountabilities, the Commision on Audit (COA) said. This was pointed out by COA in its 2023 annual audit report on Looc town in Occidental Mindoro....
The Sandiganbayan has convicted former mayor Voltaire Anthony C. Villarosa of Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro of violation of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) Act of 1997 and ordered his perpetual disqualification from holding public office. Villarosa was also sentenced to...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – Mayor Malou F. Morillo here and this city’s key officials recently visited San Pablo City in Laguna where they observed its waste-to-energy project which the lady mayor described as a great promise for Calapan’s waste management system that offers a...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – Police nabbed four suspected drug pushers in buy-bust operations in this province on Wednesday, May 8. The suspects were identified as Jay, 43, sales agent; alias Ben Tumbling, 19, married, jobless; alias MJ, jobless, married; and a 41-year-old...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The city government is conducting a comprehensive study of the tourism potential of five diving sites here. MAYOR Malou Morillo (center) receives a briefing from a diving expert (left) during a tour of Calapan City’s diving sites. (FB) Mayor Malou F. Morillo...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – Gov. Humerlito Dolor suspended face-to-face classes in pre-school, elementary, high school, and senior high school in private and public schools in this province on Wednesday, April 24, due to extreme heat. Dolor issued Executive No. 11 dated April 23 that stated:...
Despite recent energy woes and power outages in Luzon, President Marcos on Tuesday, April 23, assured that the Philippines has enough power supply and is poised to bring renewable sources of energy to stabilize the output. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. presides over a situation briefing...
The Marcos administration is targeting to procure some 600 solar-powered containerized cold storage units to stop the post-harvest losses of farmers and fisherfolk and regulate the prices of produce despite weather disturbances. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo from the...
President Marcos led the distribution of millions worth of financial assistance, loans, and subsidies to the farmers and fisherfolk in Occidental Mindoro, which is being severely impacted by the El Niño phenomenon. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and some of his Cabinet officials...
