Female Calapan residents get free beauty services on Women’s Day
CITY OF CALAPAN, Oriental Mindoro – The female population here received pampering on March 8, International Women’s Day, from Mayor Malou Flores-Morillo – this city’s first female chief executive. The women were treated with free nail care, haircut, foot spa and massage on the occasion dubbed “Serbisyo Para kay Juana” held on the 3rd floor of […]
Air samples in oil spill-hit Mindoro villages pass standards
CITY OF CALAPAN, Oriental Mindoro – The result of the first air quality testing by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in the oil spill-affected areas of Oriental Mindoro has passed standards. “Base sa resulta noong March 5 ay pasado pa ito sa national standards, o walang polusyon ng nitrogen dioxide at sulfur dioxide (Based […]
101 of 191 cases recover from oil spill-related illnesses – DOH
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday reported 14 more individuals who were affected by the oil spill in Oriental Mindoro. In a media briefing, DOH officer in charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said the dates of data collection were from March 2 to 20, 2023. “Last week we had a total of 176 cases, ngayon […]
Abra native new OccMin bishop
CITY OF CALAPAN, Oriental Mindoro – The third bishop of the Apostolic Vicariate of San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, appointed by Pope Francis in December last year, was canonically installed over the weekend. Archbishop Charles John Brown, the Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines, led the installation rites for Bishop Pablito Tagura, SVD, at the Cathedral of St. […]
Globe, Rotary Club of Makati Business District seal partnership for Hapag Movement
Leading digital solutions platform Globe signed a four-year partnership with the Rotary Club of Makati Business District (RCMBD) on Tuesday to raise funds for its hunger alleviation program The Hapag Movement, marking a milestone in the initiative. In ceremonies at The Globe Tower in BGC, Taguig City, Globe Group Chief Sustainability and Corporate Communications Officer […]
OccMin villages get solar lights from provincial gov’t
CITY OF CALAPAN, Oriental Mindoro – Addressing the perennial problem of brownouts, the provincial government of Occidental Mindoro province on Sunday delivered solar street lights to several villages of Lubang Island, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) said. The province constantly suffers from power outages, especially during the summer season when the demand […]
Occidental Mindoro town donates skills training area for soldiers
CITY OF CALAPAN, Oriental Mindoro – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) through the Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) on Thursday accepted a parcel of land donated by the local government unit (LGU) of Lubang town in Occidental Mindoro province. The 10-hectare lot donation is strategically important and will boost economic activities in the town, said […]
10K trees planted to mitigate flooding in Oriental Mindoro
CITY OF CALAPAN, Oriental Mindoro – Some 10,000 bamboo and native trees were planted along the riverside of six towns and the City of Calapan on Friday as part of river restoration and to reduce flood woes in the province. The provincial information office the tree-planting activities were carried out as part of the river restoration […]
‘Sea Ambulance’ saves bleeding preggy islander
SAN JOSE, Occidental Mindoro – A ‘Sea Ambulance” belonging to the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO) provides a boat transfer for an eight-month old pregnant from the island of Ambulong. The boat was manned by Captain Marcelo Madjos. The patient was complaining of bleeding and was rushed from the island on January 24, […]
How a ‘Mic’ test triggered a “crush reveal,” V-Day break and other Valentine’s celebration
NAUJAN, Oriental Mindoro — “This song is lovingly dedicated sa matagal ko ng crush at minamahal ng palihim! Ang pag-ibig ko sa’yo ay parang talaba, patay na ay nakakapit pa!” This is just one of the “crush and love” reveals of students here who have long been hiding their feelings of ‘puppy love’ on their […]