Senator Paolo "Bam" Aquino IV has filed a measure seeking to address gaps in the country’s anti-drunk and drugged driving law in a bid to protect young Filipinos who are among the most vulnerable to road crashes. Aquino introduced Senate Bill No. 2068 that seeks to amend existing Anti-Drunk and...
DRIVING THOUGHTS The very sad state of our environmental problems unfolded in Metro Manila and nearby provinces just as Earth Week began on April 18 and culminated in the global celebration of Earth Day on April 22. First, there is the fire that broke out on April 10 at the Navotas Sanitary...
Driving schools are supposed to be partners for road safety but what happens when they become part of the problem? Their license to operate must be revoked, and this was done by the Land Transportation Office (LTO) in the case of 12 driving schools in Metro Manila. LTO chief Markus Lacanilao said...
DRIVING THOUGHTS I had never heard of a document called a “certificate of no objection” until I attempted to resurrect a dream I had neatly shelved half a century ago—taking up a master’s degree. Apparently, before I am allowed to pursue higher education, the past must first be consulted....
DRIVING THOUGHTS Ms. Panatda Chennavasin, my friend in Thailand, greeted me with a tight hug when we met for lunch in Bangkok last week. It had been seven years since we last saw each other. Yet in our hearts, we had remained close since we first met in 2011, on the sidelines of the launch of the...
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...
