Around 3,000 individuals joined “Marikina Together: Car-Free Sundays” as it launched on Gil Fernando Avenue on Sunday, March 2, embracing not just an active lifestyle but also a cleaner and more peaceful city. Marikina City Mayor Marcelino ‘Marcy’ Teodoro and Marikina First District...
Marikina City is set to launch car-free Sundays on March 2, joining other cities in providing residents with a new and safer space to enjoy activities that promote fitness and health. The car-free program will take place from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Gil Fernando Avenue, which will be closed from the...
For almost all motor vehicle owners, the Compulsory Third Party Liability (CTPL) is just something that needs to be paid just for the heck of complying with the requirement for motorcycle or car registration and renewal. Some do not know what it does, and most motor vehicle owners do not even...
A total of 1,046 motorcycle and car dealers were summoned by the Land Transportation Office (LTO) in 2024 over their alleged failure to register newly-bought motor vehicles within the prescribed period. The cases of most of the motorcycle and car dealers issued with Show Cause Orders (SCO) are...
Members of the Senior Car Campers Plus pose for one of the many photos to close the three-day camping celebration of their second anniversary, on Sept. 28-30, 2024. At least twice a month, a group who look too old for adventure pack into their vehicles tents, cots, air mattresses, stoves and...
ROAD SENSE Car camping shows no signs of fading away. There are more than two dozen groups to get like-minded campers to get together and explore new destinations. The campsites have also increased in number, it’s amazing how one country road in Tanay is literally lined by campsites...
Car sales increased in the first six months of the year with both the passenger car and commercial vehicle segments experiencing growth. A joint report by the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines, Inc. (CAMPI) and the Truck Manufacturers Association (TMA) revealed that total...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is pursuing a cable car technology that will connect Taytay town of Rizal to Antipolo City, the first in the Philippines once it is given a go-signal to construct and operate. DOTr Undersecretary Timothy John Batan said the pre-feasibility study was already...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City-based Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability (IDIS) has pushed for a local measure implementing a weekly car-free day on certain streets here. Lemuel Manalo, IDIS program coordinator, said that the measure would require the people here not to use their...
BAGUIO CITY – The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) and the Zip Infrastructure Co. Ltd. of Japan are studying the possibility of a self-driven cable car system in Camp John Hay here. BAGUIO could see a self-driven cable car in the future. BCDA President and Chief Executive...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Alfredo “Albee” Benitez announced that this city will implement a car-free Sunday starting June 9 to promote a healthier lifestyle and a cleaner environment. BENITEZ (FB) Benitez, in a media interview, said that this move allows pedestrians, joggers, and bikers to use the...
While the intention of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to penalize the unregistered sale or mortgage of vehicles is laudable, Sen. Grace Poe said that it must have a clear policy for a polished execution. "The agency needs to ensure that the systems are in place for a smooth rollout of the...
