Missing fisherman found and rescued in Antique
ROXAS, Oriental Mindoro – Philippine Coast Guard stationed in Caluya, Antique rescued a fisherman who has been floating adrift for three days after his outrigger banca capsized due to big waves while fishing somewhere on the high seas in Antique province. The fisherman was identified as Rodel Gadon, 53, a resident of Barangay Dangay, Roxas, […]
Flood-hit villagers get help from group of Mindoreños
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – A group of Metro Manila-based Mindoreños on Wednesday launched a relief operation in Naujan, this province after the town was declared under a state of calamity due to floods caused by the northeast monsoon and the shear line. The Association of Mindoreños (TAMS), established in 1997, regularly holds medical missions, gift-giving […]
Disaster officials visit 6 flood-hit Mindoro towns
NAUJAN, Oriental Mindoro – The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) recently convened a meeting with municipal officials of Baco, Naujan and Victoria to assess the flood damage of said towns brought by the shear line and low pressure area. Director MGEN Ruben L. Carandang of the Office of Civil Defense MIMAROPA Region […]
Six Mindoro towns now ‘drug free’
CALAPAN, Oriental Mindoro – Six Oriental Mindoro municipalities have been declared “Drug Cleared Municipalities” following the roll out of the Buhay Ingatan, Droga’y Ayawan (BIDA) Caravan. Named Drug Cleared Municipalities are municipalities of Bansud, Bulalacao, Gloria, Mansalay, San Teodoro and Socorro. An Oversight Committee composed of government agencies including the PNP, PDEA and the Department […]
Senior Citizens storm City Hall
CALAPAN, Oriental Mindoro – Irate senior citizens stormed the City Hall here and disrupted a meeting of senior citizen presidents from various barangays to protest the holding of their pensions and the alleged intervention of city officials in creating a break away federation. Senior citizens from the Federation of Senior Citizens Association of Calapan City […]
Occidental Mindoro farmers get incubator to boost egg production
MAGSAYSAY, Occidental Mindoro – The Department of Agriculture (DA) in Mimaropa region has awarded an 880-egg capacity incubator to the Organic Farmers Cooperative Association (FCA) in this town to boost their production for income growth. The intervention under the Livestock Program of DA was granted on Monday to Organico Mindoreños – Magsaysay Chapter, an FCA […]
New Year rains greet Mindoro with agri & infra damage, homelessness
CALAPAN CITY – Flooding brought by torrential rains greeted the first month of 2023 in Oriental Mindoro displacing several families and destroyed flood-mitigating infrastructure resulting to damage in agriculture and impassable roads. The Provincial Disaster and Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO) reported that the recent flooding due to torrential rains at the start of 2023 […]
PSA-Mimaropa gets public poll on new P1-K bill in Q1 survey
CITY OF CALAPAN, Oriental Mindoro – The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) – Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan (Mimaropa) is conducting its January 2023 round of Consumer Expectations Survey (CES) from Jan. 19-31, an official said Saturday. In an interview, PSA regional head Leni Rioflorido said, “Through this survey, we will be able to know the perception […]
Meteor strike eyed in Palawan
Unidentified falling object not from Chinese rocket, says Pinoy scientists PALAWAN – Meteors and not rocket debris from a launched Chinese rocket may have hit two municipalities here. This was the statement of the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) on Tuesday issued a clarification regarding the sighting of an unidentified falling object in the atmosphere followed […]
Gov. Dolor, Mayor Morillo bags “constituent service” award
CALAPAN, Oriental Mindoro – Governor Bonz Dolor and Calapan City Mayor Malou Flores-Morillo were awarded as one of the top performing governor and mayor for the year 2022 in the entire country following a statistical research by the RP-Mission and Development Foundation Inc. (RPMD). Mayor Morillo ranked No. 14 out of the 148 city mayors […]