DRIVING THOUGHTS Family traditions pretty much decide what many of us will be doing today, Holy Thursday, and tomorrow, Good Friday. For a lot of families, it’s the familiar Visita Iglesia—the rounds of seven churches. But this year, I imagine fewer people may be doing it. Fuel prices have...
CEBU CITY – To address the increasing cases of road crashes, authorities here have intensified the campaign against anti-drunk and drugged driving. To effectively enforce traffic laws, particularly Republic Act 10586 or the Anti-Drunk and Drugged Driving Act of 2013, policemen will visit night...
DRIVING THOUGHTS Today, I tell the stories of 10 young journalists I have known since they stepped out of college and into the demanding world of journalism. Once shy, uncertain, and still finding their voice, they have grown into articulate storytellers—confident, curious, and unafraid to ask...
Rie Miyake, president of Honda Cars Philippines Inc. (HCPI), pauses conversation whenever she is introduced. She is the first woman president of HCPI, and in a male-dominated automotive industry, that title is cause for a respectful smile, especially during Women’s Month. Though the title is...
DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Council passed a resolution on Tuesday, March 24, declaring a zero-tolerance policy against drunk driving and urging businesses that serve alcohol to help prevent impaired driving. In a privilege speech during the City Council 's regular session, Committee on...
DRIVING THOUGHTS The conversation has shifted. It is now about surging oil prices—not traffic, not even the ghost flood control projects that enriched a few with unexplained wealth. I—and millions of motorists—now check diesel prices whenever we pass a gas station. Two nights ago, along Holy...
DRIVING THOUGHTS Retirement is a strange word for me. I’ve been working even before I finished college. After graduation, I dove into journalism. For about half a century — 44 years with Manila Bulletin and many years as editor of a provincial daily— journalism was not just my profession, it...
DRIVING THOUGHTS The true measure of a nation’s food security is not only found in its farms or supermarkets, but in the unseen links that connect them. Drive along any major highway at dawn and you will see them — long rows of hardworking trucks moving quietly with the country’s daily...
DRIVING THOUGHTS It already feels like summer, although the evenings are still chilly. For parents, that means it’s time to plan how the children will spend the long school break. My mother used to say, “An idle mind is the workshop of the devil.” She took that seriously. Every summer, she...
CEBU CITY – The 21-year-old man in hot water for performing motorcycle stunts on a highway in an upland barangay here was remorseful when he surfaced on Wednesday, Feb. 18. Kylle Econas, a resident of Barangay Poblacion, Consolacion town, Cebu, admitted that what he did on Transcentral Highway in...
CEBU CITY – A motorcycle rider is in hot water for allegedly performing reckless stunts on public roads. The Land Transportation Office-Central Visayas (LTO-7) has issued a show-cause order (SCO) against Kyle Econas, the registered owner of the motorcycle that was used to perform stunts,...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Friday, February 13 has called on Congress to fast track the passage of the bill that seeks to protect motor vehicle drivers involved in road accidents but have sufficient proof of their defensive driving. Ejercito made the call for the passage of Senate...
