CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – This province received a total of P585-million worth of programs and services on Saturday, March 9, during the launching of the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair, the country’s biggest service caravan which aims to cover all 82 provinces nationwide, in Oriental...
Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) members and pensioners affected by the recent African Swine Fever (AFS) in Oriental Mindoro can now avail of an emergency loan. In a statement on Friday, March 8, GSIS said that the pension fund opened its emergency loan window valued at P428 million,...
Photo shows the extent of oil spill caused by the sinking of MT Princess Empress off Naujan, Oriental Mindoro on Feb. 28, 2023. (File photo courtesy of President Marcos / X account) The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) emphasized the need for better response during oil spill incidents as the...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – Three persons – two of them minors – are now in police custody in connection with the brutal murder of a dentist inside his residence in this city on January 14. Police said the suspects, aged 15, 16, and 21, surrendered to the police on Friday, January 19,...
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...
