CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – One of the suspects in the brutal killing of a prominent dentist in this city surrendered to the police on Friday evening, January 19, as two more perpetrators are now the subject of a massive manhunt. A MINOR suspect in the killing of dentist Dr. Agustin...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – A former barangay chairman who filed a Certificate of Candidacy for president in the 2010 national elections was stabbed to death in Barangay San Vicente Central here over the weekend. DR. Agustin Bolor, a dentist known for his flashy jewelry and filing a...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – A 72-year-old passenger died after experiencing sudden dizziness and losing consciousness onboard a Batangas-bound vessel at the city port here at midnight on November 12. The Philippine Coast Guard-District Southern Tagalog said the passenger, Marcelo...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) on Monday night, October 9, placed two towns in this province under a state of calamity following confirmation of an African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak. This is in response to the request of Gov. Humerlito Dolor to place the towns...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro (PNA) – Drag queen Pura Luka Vega is no longer welcome in this province. Provincial board member Roland Ruga on Wednesday told the Philippine News Agency (PNA) in an email that the body has voted to declare Vega, whose real name is Amadeus Fernando Pagente, persona...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The provincial government has allowed the transport of live hogs from this province to Panay Island which is still under a state of calamity due to the contagious African Swine Fever (ASF). Gov. Humerlito A. Dolor issued Executive Order No. 57 approving the new...
CEBU CITY – A woman from Oriental Mindoro was accused of duping a female deaf-mute in what authorities described as a “romance scam.” The National Bureau of Investigation-Central Visayas (NBI-7) identified the suspect as Anna Lou Abas Agito of Aurora Boulevard, Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro....
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The Philippine Ports Authority reported that 99 passengers were stranded at the Calapan City port after the Philippine Coast Guard temporarily barred vessels from plying the Batangas to Mindoro route and neighboring provinces due to super typhoon “Egay.” The...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – A Regional Trial Court here has allowed the transfer of custody of the alleged gunman in the killing of a radio block timer to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) after considering the possible threat to his life and safety. ISABELO Lopez Bautista (in orange...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The National Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday, July 12, turned over to the court the alleged gunman of radio commentator Cresenciano “Cris” Bundoquin who was shot dead by men onboard a motorcycle on May 31 here. A NATIONAL Bureau of Investigation agent...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said that it is now prioritizing the recovery and rehabilitation of communities affected by the oil spill caused by the sinking of M/T Princess Empress in February now that oil spill removal operations have been completed. *Oriental Mindoro oil spill (File photo) *...
SAN JOSE, Occidental Mindoro (PNA) – Provincial officials and concerned citizens on Saturday, July 1, pooled their hard-earned cash to put up an almost P500,000 bounty on information leading to the arrest of architecture student Eden Joy Villacete’s killers. VILLACETE (FB) The fund-raising...
