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. […]
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 […]
All provinces except Palawan malaria-free: DOH
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday reported that all provinces in the country have achieved malaria-free status except for Palawan. The department aims to achieve the malaria-free status by 2030. “Just this 2022, meron tayong apat na bagong areas na dineclare na malaria-free province, ‘yan na po ang (we declared four new malaria-free […]
1st cruise ship docks at Puerto Princesa seaport after 3 years
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan – This city’s tourism industry has received a major boost with the arrival of the first cruise ship in the country after three years due to the pandemic. Seabourn Encore docked at the Puerto Princesa City seaport on Thursday morning, signaling the return of cruise ship tourism since the onset of the […]