CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – A modern information technology (IT) economic zone was inaugurated on Wednesday, Nov. 27, in this city. It is envisioned to provide more jobs and accelerate the economic growth of this province. The facility was constructed in a 10,000-square meter property near...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – Oriental Mindoro Rep. Alfonso V. Umali Jr. was named as one of the 11 outstanding legislators of the Philippines in the recent Gawad Pilipino Awards for this year in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City. Three other local government officials from Mindoro –...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The United Nations Development Programme has recognized former Occidental Mindoro Rep. Josephine Ramirez-Sato as a “Champion of Change.” It is a special recognition for individuals who play a catalytic role in policy processes and act as true agents of change....
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – Troops recovered a New People’s Army arms cache following an encounter in Barangay Villa Pag-asa, Bansud, Oriental Mindoro on Tuesday afternoon. TROOPS recover NPA paraphernalia and weapons following an encounter in Sitio Gitgit, Barangay Villa Pag-asa,...
A Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel uses a telescope to locate M/V Sta. Monica during extensive aerial searches to the east of Taytay, Palawan and from San Jose town to Paluan town in Occidental Mindoro on Nov. 4, 2024. (Photo: PCG) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) still could not find a cargo...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – Former Oriental Mindoro Rep. Rodolfo G. Valencia has called on the public and stakeholders of the local power sector to closely monitor the bidding process for the 57-megawatt power supply in the province to avoid the repetition of a previous competitive selection...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – All sea trips from Batangas to Oriental Mindoro have normalized after the Philippine Coast Guard lifted on Friday, Oct. 25, the temporary suspension of voyages of all ships and watercraft plying the nautical route in the southwest Southern Tagalog area. The...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – Police have filed criminal charges against the suspect in the gruesome murder of a 38-year-old businesswoman whose naked body was found in Gloria, Oriental Mindoro on Monday, September 23. REVITA (Oriental Mindoro PPO FB) READ:...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – Police arrested a man on Wednesday, September 25, for allegedly killing a 38-year-old woman collecting a P500,000 debt from his wife in the municipality of Bansud, this province, on Sunday, September 22. A POLICE line secures the area where the remains...
Phivolcs The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded a 4.6-magnitude earthquake that struck Occidental Mindoro on Wednesday evening, Sept. 25. The quake, which occurred at 7:37 p.m., had its epicenter 14 kilometers northeast of Looc, Occidental Mindoro, Phivolcs said....
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – Mayor Malou F. Morillo shared this city's best practices on resiliency which focused on green tourism during the meeting of governors and mayors of Association of Southeast Asian Nations capitals in Vientiane, Laos recently. CALAPAN City Hall. (Mayor Morillo FB)...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency arrested a couple and seized five kilos of suspected shabu worth P34 million in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Sagana, Bongabong, Oriental Mindoro on Monday, September 16. SUSPECTED shabu worth P34 million was seized in...