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‘We’re winning drug war’: DILG chief cites reduced supply, higher prices
CALAPAN CITY, ORIENTAL MINDORO, Philippines — “We are slowly but surely winning the drug war.” Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla said this in a press briefing in this city on…

Calapan City residents urged to take precautions as heat index surges
Residents of Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro, are advised to take precautions as the heat index is expected to reach 31 degrees Celsius, according to PAGASA, despite falling below the 'danger' level.

Edsa People Power best remembered through anticorruption fight – school
CALAPAN CITY, ORIENTAL MINDORO, Philippines — Forty years after millions of Filipinos gathered along Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (Edsa) in a historic show of peaceful resistance, a Catholic college

Oriental Mindoro has highest HIV cases in Mimaropa
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — Oriental Mindoro has the highest number of HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) cases in the Mimaropa (Mindoro Occidental and Oriental, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan) reg

Missing Puerto Galera teen found safe
CITY OF CALAPAN — A 14-year-old girl from Puerto Galera in Oriental Mindoro who was reported missing has been found safe, authorities and family members confirmed Monday afternoon. Kate Nicole Visaya, a Grade 9 student and resident of Barangay Balatero in Puerto Galera, was reported missing after leaving her home at around 8 a.m. on

DILG eyes using drones to patrol coastal waters vs drug trade
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) will be procuring drones to help patrol the country’s waters in a bid to curb the illegal drug trade. “I think the best approach here is we have to go to higher technology to eliminate the problem,” DILG Secretary Jonvic Remulla

Oriental Mindoro tourism offices adopt new 4-day workweek hours
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — The provincial government of Oriental Mindoro has announced new operating hours for key tourism offices and facilities starting Monday in line with energy…

106 olive ridley hatchlings released in Calapan; more expected
CITY OF CALAPAN, Oriental Mindoro — A total of 106 olive ridley sea turtle hatchlings were released back into the sea early Sunday morning, after emerging from a protected hatchery in Barangay Navotas

Remulla clarifies actual volume of ‘shabu’ seized in Mindoro
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Juan Victor “Jonvic” Remulla on Friday (March 13) clarified that the methamphetamine hydrochloride, or…

No sail policy imposed in Occidental Mindoro town due to rough seas
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — Authorities in Lubang have ordered the suspension of all sea travel starting Saturday, March 14, due to rough sea conditions caused by the northeast monsoon, locally known as amihan. In a memorandum issued on Thursday, Lubang Mayor Michael Orayani announced the implementation of a “no-sail policy” covering all types of

3.2 magnitude quake strikes off Occidental Mindoro town
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck off Abra de Ilog town in Occidental Mindoro early Monday morning, according to state seismologists. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported the quake occurred at 5:59 a.m., with its epicenter 11 kilometers northwest of Abra de Ilog at a depth of 111

Calapan Catholic School Suspends Classes for EDSA Anniversary
Divine Word College of Calapan in Oriental Mindoro has announced the suspension of classes on February 25 to observe the 40th anniversary of the 1986 People Power Revolution.