Oil spill-hit Mindoro town opens more slots for student interns
BULALACAO, Oriental Mindoro – This town’s municipal government, in collaboration with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), has opened 54 new slots for indigent students seeking short-term jobs to help finance their studies. In an interview, Giselle Castro of the DOLE – Oriental Mindoro provincial office, said senior high school and college students who will […]
Occ. Mindoro goes house-to-house to vaccinate 55K kids
MAMBURAO, Occidental Mindoro – The Provincial Health Office (PHO) on Wednesday revealed that health workers have resorted to “house to house” vaccination to protect more kids against measles, rubella and polio. In an interview, Dr. Ma. Teresita Tan, acting provincial health officer, said the house visitations are on top of the public vaccination activities being carried […]
Private sector support sought for OccMin working student program
MAMBURAO, Occidental Mindoro – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will expand a working student program that it is co-funding with local government units (LGUs) in this province by partnering with private companies. Students working for private firms under the Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES) are likely to be paid the minimum […]
Mimaropa cops donate over P1-M to oil spill-hit Mindoro towns
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The Police Regional Office-Region 4B (PRO-Mimaropa) has turned over cash assistance of PHP1,067,585 to the provincial government of Oriental Mindoro to aid oil spill-affected communities in the province. The donation released Monday comprised proceeds from the Color Fun Run, a region-wide simultaneous police-initiated activity in collaboration with the local government units, […]
25 fishers from oil spill-hit towns complete boat building course
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Wednesday announced that 25 fishermen from coastal towns in this province have just graduated from a government-sponsored fiberglass boat building course. In an interview, Naomi Lyn Abellana, DOLE 4-B (Mimaropa) director, said those who took part in the 15-day course represent the first […]
Mimaropa crime rate down by nearly 11% in 1st 5 months of 2023
MANILA – The crime rate in the Mimaropa region has dropped by 10.95 percent from January to May 22 this year, the Police Regional Office (PRO) 4B reported on Monday. Mimaropa is comprised of the provinces of Oriental and Occidental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan. Citing the Regional Investigation and Detective Management Division’s report, Brig. Gen. […]
Solon calls out NGCP, ERC over Mindoro’s power woes
MANILA – Occidental Mindoro Rep. Leody Tarriela on Friday called out the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) and the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) over the long-delayed interconnection of the Island of Mindoro to the Luzon grid. In a statement, the lawmaker noted that as early as 2011, the NGCP has already committed to connect […]
Globe Group shares story of purpose-led transformation in UN’s Vision 2045 documentary series
Reflecting its long-standing commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Globe Group is participating in the UN’s Vision 2045, a campaign that features documentary films about how businesses from around the world are taking collective action for a better global future. In its documentary, the Globe Group’s senior leaders talk about the […]