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...
CEBU CITY – The driver who figured in a fatal hit-and-run here may no longer be able to possess a driver’s license. Assistant Secretary Markus Lacanilao, chief of the Land Transportation Office (LTO), is recommending a lifetime ban on the driver’s license of 21-year-old Sean Andrew Pajarillo....
Two motorcycle-riding men allegedly under the influence of alcohol crashed into two other individuals onboard another motorcycle in Barangay Inarawan, Antipolo City, Rizal, early Thursday morning, Feb. 12. The Antipolo City Police said the two intoxicated men were driving along Marcos Highway when...
DRIVING THOUGHTS It’s almost Valentine’s Day when we will be surrounded by loud love. Red roses, candlelit dinners, staged affection posted online. Love, apparently, must be visible, romantic, and preferably photogenic. But some of the most enduring forms of love don’t show up with flowers....
DRIVING THOUGHTS The Manila Bulletin’s 126th anniversary last Monday revived many memories of how the newspaper held a central place in Filipino family life. From business, political, and religious leaders to well-known writers and professionals, everyone seemed to have a story about the paper....
DRIVING THOUGHTS We are a digitally-immersed people. Everywhere, people are glued to their gadgets, waiting for a message, reading emails, scrolling social media. We even eat with our phones in front of us, meet friends with that at our elbows, and work with one hand on our mobile phone. For many...
DRIVING THOUGHTS Patience is not one of my virtues but I lived with it because — as my mother used to say — it is a normal part of life. I discovered that including the time for waiting — and bringing something to do — tamed impatience. Yes, waiting used to be a normal part of life. It was...
DAVAO CITY – A Davao City councilor urged the Land Transportation Office-11 on Tuesday, Jan. 6, to use their authority to promptly suspend or revoke the licenses of drivers whose traffic violations result in property damage, injury, or death. In a privilege speech during the 21st Davao City...
