The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said there was no casualty nor significant damage recorded in the aftermath of a magnitude 5.2 earthquake that hit Looc, Occidental Mindoro on Saturday midnight, April 29. (Courtesy of Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology / Phivolcs) However, the...
The Marcos administration has moved to address the power crisis in Occidental Mindoro with the operation of at least three power stations that will be able to provide 24-hour electricity power service in the province, Communications Secretary Cheloy Garafil said. *(Pixabay)* In a statement, Garafil,...
State seismologists on Saturday, April 29, said an earthquake with a magnitude measuring 5.5 jolted Occidental Mindoro. (Phivolcs) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the seismic event was traced 16 kilometers (km) northwest of Calintaan, Occidental Mindoro. It was...
The Philippine Army’s 2 nd Infantry Division (2ID) condemned the Communist Party of the Philippines – New People’s Army – National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) on Thursday, April 27, after a soldier was allegedly killed by rebels in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro. (Courtesy of 2nd...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported on Friday, April 28, that around 8.2 kilometers of shoreline in two towns in Oriental Mindoro remain contaminated due to the oil spill caused by the sinking of motor tanker (MT) Princess Empress two months ago. (Courtesy of PCG) The PCG incident management...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Tuesday, April 25, turned the spotlight on the role of sports in teaching Filipino youth the discipline and hard work they need to succeed in life. Vice President Sara Duterte speaks at the inauguration of Oriental Mindoro Sports Complex in...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte gave a piece of advice for school children who have classmates who are unable to read. Vice President Sara Duterte interacts with grade school students of Tagumpay Elementary School during her visit in Pola, Oriental Mindoro on Tuesday, April 25....
(Unsplash) Senator Rafael ‘’Raffy’' Tulfo is coordinating with Malacañang and the National Electrification Administration (NEA) in efforts to solve the Occidental Mindoro energy crisis. Tulfo, chairman of the Senate Energy Committee, said that he already called Malacañang to ask for an...
Rowena Guanzon P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon is calling on the government to do something--anything--to address the 20-hour blackouts besetting Occidental Mindoro. For Guanzon, it's the schoolchildren's welfare that's at stake, since the outages are occurring in the middle of summer. "20...
(Unsplash) The Energy Regulatory Commission's (ERC) supposed inaction on the needs of the National Power Corporation (Napocor) has resulted to the 20-hour power outages besetting Occidental Mindoro every day. This was the claim Sunday, April 23 of Romblon lone district Rep. Eleandro Jesus Madrona,...
A mobile water filtration truck was deployed by the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) to Oriental Mindoro on Saturday, April 22, to ensure that residents affected by the oil spill will have potable water. (Photo by Office of Civil Defense - Mimaropa) The OCD regional office in Mimaropa (Region 4B) said...
The Department of Health (DOH) is monitoring the quality of drinking water in Oriental Mindoro amid the massive oil spill in the province that has since spread to other areas. (Office of Civil Defense Administrator, Assistant Secretary Ariel Nepomuceno speaks during a coordination meeting of the...
