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 […]
Palace assures overall oil spill cleanup done by June
MANILA – The last phase of the oil spill cleanup in Oriental Mindoro will be completed within a month, Malacañang announced on Saturday. Communication Secretary Cheloy Garafil made the assurance after the arrival of a dynamic support vessel (DSV), which will be used to siphon the remnants of the 800,000 liters of industrial fuel oil from […]
Last phase of oil spill cleanup in Oriental Mindoro begins
MANILA – The last phase of siphoning operations for the remaining oil off the waters of Naujan town in Oriental Mindoro began Sunday, three months after the massive spill from the sunken M/T Princess Empress, the Philippine Coast Guard said. PCG Incident Management Team-Oriental Mindoro head Commodore Geronimo Tuvilla said the operations would last from 20-30 […]
Mindoro oil spill cleanup enters final phase
MANILA – Efforts to clean up the massive oil spill in Mindoro are now on its final phase with the arrival of a vessel intended for siphon operations, the National Task Force on Oil Spill Management said Thursday. The task force said the dynamic support vessel “Fire Opal” arrived in Oriental Mindoro on May 28. It said […]
Siphoning ops recover several liters of oil from sunken tanker
MANILA – The cargo oil tanks (COT) of the sunken M/T Princess Empress in the waters off Naujan, Oriental Mindoro have been opened and several liters of oil recovered in the ongoing siphoning operations. In an update posted on its Facebook page Friday, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported that the Malayan Towage and Salvage Corporation […]