Mimaropa cops on full alert for PBBM’s 2nd SONA
MANILA – The Police Regional Office-Region 4B (PRO-Mimaropa) has placed all its stations in the region on full alert as part of efforts to secure President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s second State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 24. Mimaropa is comprised of the provinces of Oriental and Occidental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan. In […]
Oriental Mindoro fisherfolk to be trained in ‘farm tourism’
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The Department of Tourism (DOT) has unveiled training opportunities for workers whose livelihoods were disrupted by a recent oil spill off the coast of Naujan town, which spread across at least nine other coastal municipalities in the province. In an interview on Tuesday, Edwin Martin, chief of the DOT’s Public Affairs […]
Former 4Ps recipient in Occidental Mindoro now a civil engineer
MANILA – A resident of Occidental Mindoro joined the successful beneficiaries of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) after passing the 2023 Civil Engineer Licensure Examinations (CELE). Shemiah M. Pineda, 23, of San Jose, Occidental Mindoro surmounted difficulties in life to reach her dream to become a full-fledged civil […]
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 […]
‘Batang Malaya’ fulfills wishes of Mimaropa child laborers
SAN VICENTE, Palawan – The Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) regional office in Mimaropa has launched a program to help provide for the material needs of child laborers here. In an interview on Tuesday, Naomi Lyn Abellana, director of DOLE-Region 4B, said that the fresh initiative specifically targets child workers, aged 6 to 12, in […]
Occidental Mindoro citizens offer bounty for student’s killers
SAN JOSE, Occidental Mindoro – Provincial officials and concerned citizens on Saturday pooled their hard-earned cash to put up an almost half a million peso bounty on information leading to the arrest of architecture student Eden Joy Villacete’s killers. The fundraising activity was spearheaded by Gary Valera, chief executive officer (CEO) of local radio station Care […]