All-new Suzuki Celerio drive Having been a while since Suzuki invited us out for a drive, the newly-launched Celerio was a welcome reason to drive out of town. The previous generation of the Celerio was known to be fuel efficient. In fact, its CVT variant scored higher than its manual variant in...
The campaign trail of vice presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio continued Friday morning, Feb. 11 in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija. This boy is a proud BBM-Sara UniTeam supporter (Photo from Lakas-CMD Media) Spotted amid the festive atmosphere was a little boy who proudly...
DOE firms up 2,000MW RE capacity auction By MYRNA M. VELASCO The Department of Energy (DOE) has finally firmed up the initial capacity requirement of 2,000 megawatts for bidding to prepare for the implementation of the Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) policy of the RE sector. Energy Assistant...
A scratch-proof, techie toy The Yamaha Mio family is growing and yet another member has been added to its roster. Yamaha Motor Philippines introduced this new addition called the Mio Gear. The Mio Gear was designed specifically with the urban environment in mind. As such, it’s packed with...
BANGKOK, Thailand – As COVID cases surge in Thailand, some Buddhist monks are donning PPE over their distinctive robes, delivering oxygen cylinders, taking nasal samples to help with testing, and even helping carry the dead to the crematoriums. Deputy abbot Mahapromphong from Wat Suthi...
Now that a more substantial number of vaccines is set to arrive in the country this month – about 9.95 million as per vaccine czar Calito Galvez Jr. – expect the country’s vaccination rollout to shift to high gear in the third quarter of 2021. As of Wednesday, June 9, 2021, a total of...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye Speaking before the Regis CEO Roundtable Series last May 18, Fernando Zobel de Ayala (FZA), President and CEO of Ayala Corporation, disclosed that “two of Ayala’s most cyclical businesses – Ayala Land and BPI – are priming themselves for a post-pandemic...
It has been more than a year since the pandemic happened, and our children have been cooped up inside our homes for the same amount of time. What parents have been doing to make up for this situation that our children are in is to make sure they are happy at home. Providing activities to keep them...
The government’s plan to maximize the use of digital payment solutions for tax collections would face headwinds due to several issues hounding the Philippines, the state-run think tank National Tax Research Center (NTRC) said....
