Oriental Mindoro Philippines
NEWS
OUTRAGED BY OUTAGE
Power consumers slam distributor over daily brownouts; ORMECO defends prov’l governor as complaints pour in
By Lester Neil Rustia | May 26, 2021 - 4:00pm
Oriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative Incorporated denied all the accusations pointed to the Provincial Governor Humerlito ‘Bonz’ Dolor as power consumers expressed their outrage on social media over the daily brownouts and unscheduled power outages in the province.
NEWS
Premiere tourist destination Puerto Galera has been dealt a heavy blow as local and foreign tourists were not allowed to visit and travel due to the quarantine restrictions imposed by the municipal government since the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic started in March last year.
To comprehend and understand the reasons behind the removal of Philippine History in academic curriculum, High School Philippine History Movement condemned the Order 20, 2014 by the Department of Education as the movement continue to believe that it was a policy mistake, May 22.
NEWS
According to the latest voters’ tally of Commission on Elections, MIMAROPA (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan) ranked third among the Philippine regions with the least voter registration count as it recorded only 96,180 number of applications in the first quarter of 2021.
NCPO makes historic debut as first nat’l virtual journalism contest
By Lester Neil Rustia | May 26, 2021 - 4:00pm
History has been made as the National Campus Press Olympiad made its historic debut as the first-ever countrywide online journalism tournament that features series of competitions for grade school, high school and college student, on March 21 via online video conferencing app Zoom.
VIDEO
VIDEO
The truth is, it is a victory beyond history.
Arjan “Singh” Bhullar made history as the first Indian-origin Mixed Martial Arts world champion after stopping defending champion Brandon “The Truth” Vera by second-round TKO, snatching the heavyweight title in the ONE Championship: Dangal, held at Singapore Indoor Stadium last May 15, 2021.
OPINION
Of Media and Social Amnesia
The role of Philippine History in critical stances
With the elimination of Philippine History as a dedicated high school course last 2014, it is no surprise that the recognition of Filipino youths on important historical contexts has flopped. Seven years has passed, and scholars remain staunch in advocating for the reinstatement of the subject in the national education curriculum.
FEATURE
Candied History:
Topic: 1521 Play and how it changed how Filipinos look at Christianity
1521 Play and how it changed how Filipinos look at Christianity
SCIENCE
NoTRAGIC: Mythos of Vaccinus
Imagine waking up with no face masks, travel prohibitions, no meters between them and everyone's lifestyle returning to normal in reset mode in 2016. And as you turned on the television, you heard about the controversial dengue fever vaccine dengvaxia, which was discovered to enhance the severity of the disease after multiple vaccinated children died six months after the vaccination. Is it tragic or nostalgic?
