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MANILA, Feb 14, 2024 (AFP) – The Philippine government said Wednesday it will file criminal charges against the owners of an oil tanker that sank off a central island nearly a year ago, causing severe marine pollution. More than half of the vessel’s 800,000-litre (211,000-gallon) oil cargo spilled into the sea over hundreds of kilometres off Mindoro island, famed for having some of the world’s most diverse marine life. A justice department statement said it […]
(Eagle News) — Aftershocks are expected following the 6.4 magnitude quake in waters off Lubang, Occidental Mindoro which was felt in various parts of the Philippines’ main island of Luzon on Monday, March 14, 2022. This was according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) in a bulletin on the 6.4 magnitude quake which occurred at a fairly shallow depth of 29 kilometers. The tectonic quake struck at 5:05 a.m. Monday, March […]
(Eagle News) — The magnitude 5.8 quake that hit Mindoro on Wednesday morning, May 12, was felt at intensity 5 in at least four nearby areas, and at intensity 4 in at least seven areas including Manila. This was according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) which updated its quake bulletin on Wednesday, May 12. The quake, with its epicenter located 11 kilometers northwest of Abra De Ilog in Occidental Mindoro […]
(Eagle News) –Labing-siyam ang patay at 21 ang sugatan matapos bumangga ang isang pampasaherong bus sa tulay at mahulog sa bangin sa Barangay Batong Buhay, Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro , Martes ng gabi. Ayon sa ulat, galing San Jose, Occidental Mindoro ang pampasaherong bus na Dimple Bus na may plakang TYU 708 nang bigla na lamang nawalan ng kontrol ang drayber sa manibela. Patungo sana ang bus sa Maynila. Bumangga sa railing ng tulay ng Barangay […]
The Taw’buid is the largest of the eight Mangyan tribes of Mindoro. Once occupying Mindoro’s lowlands, they were pushed deep into the mountains by both Spanish colonizers and Filipino immigrants. Many still sport loincloths called amakan, hunt game with spears called tulag, bows called gadun and spike traps called silo. Unlike other Mangyan who chew betel-nut, nearly all Taw’buid men smoke tobacco – children included. A collaboration between WWF, Far Eastern University, National Geographic Channel, […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (October 1) – The tamaraw or Mindoro dwarf buffalo (Bubalus mindorensis) is a small, hoofed mammal belonging to the family Bovidae. It is endemic to the island of Mindoro in the Philippines, and is the only endemic Philippine bovine. It is believed, however, to have once also thrived on the larger island of Luzon. The tamaraw was originally found all over Mindoro, from sea level up to the mountains (2000 meters above sea […]
Tuwang-tuwa ang mga mag-aaral sa Rizal, Occidental Mindoro ng aprubahan na ang pagtatayo ng covered gymnasium sa Rizal National High School.
Upang matulungan ang lalawigan ng Mindoro, lalong-lalo na ang mga mahihirap nitong mamamayan, ay nagkaloob ang World Bank ng pondo para sa mga proyekto sa nasabing lalawigan.
Pinaplano na ng isang private investor ang “super bridge” na mag-uugnay sa Mindoro at Batangas.
