DRIVING THOUGHTS It’s hard to describe the specific kind of frustration that fills you when you’re stuck for hours on Quezon Avenue during a monsoon downpour on a Monday morning on your way to a meeting in Manila. Last Monday, July 21, was one of those days. The rains came strong and steady...
DRIVING THOUGHTS Minimalism has become one of the most popular lifestyle trends globally, offering the promise of simplicity, clarity, and peace of mind. It sells the dream of cutting down clutter so life becomes more focused, intentional, and serene. But here’s the question — can this...
DRIVING THOUGHTS Not so very long ago when I was still motoring editor, I’d choose to be the first driver in a test drive event. I’d grip the wheel, tune into the engine’s rhythm, and write about every curve and climb of a test route. But these days, test drives have taken a quieter, more...
DRIVING THOUGHTS It was a weekend of “Happy-birthday-to-you” singing – from the hangar of his private plane in Paranaque before he flew to Vigan; to his house in Narvacan, Ilocos Sur where countless guests came with birthday cakes and gifts; to the streets of Vigan, where he politely...
DRIVING THOUGHTS We siblings called him “Tatay,” at a time when everyone was calling their fathers “Daddy” or “Papa.” My Nanay said they want to be nationalistic. Like other fathers, my Tatay worked hard to give us a good life. Yes, he was the “second opinion” who could change our...
CAVITE – Three people died, including a pregnant woman, in a vehicle accident along Bypass Road in Barangay Zambal, Tagaytay City, on Tuesday, June 17. A report from the Cavite Police Provincial Office (PPO) stated that at 12:50 a.m., a minivan driven by an 18-year-old male identified as alias...
CEBU CITY – The Land Transportation Office-Central Visayas (LTO-7) is not taking a road stunt performed by a lady driver lightly. The LTO-7 has launched an investigation and issued a show-cause order (SCO) against a woman, whose video of her performing dangerous stunts on a busy Mandaue City...
BAGUIO CITY – A Land Transportation Office official here was sacked for drunk driving on Tuesday, June 10. Police said the official was involved in a vehicular accident with another government official on Legarda Road at around 9:10 p.m. They were invited to discuss the incident at the police...
DRIVING THOUGHTS EDSA was in most conversations on social media, traditional media and over lunch and dinner for many weeks. The thought – and reality – of closing, or limiting the road space of EDSA presented a crisis. Although EDSA’s rehabilitation, which includes that of the Guadalupe...
ILOILO CITY – A vlogger in Aklan province known as “Boy Kayak” had his own kryptonite when he was banned for life from driving any vehicle after his recent outrageous Superman stunt. The Land Transportation Office-Region 6 (Western Visayas) penalized vlogger Jimmy Lagunday Catarata by...
DRIVING THOUGHTS You know you’re not an average grandma when your 15-year-old granddaughter has perfect eyebrows, well-defined eyelids, and a hint of blush on her cheeks, and she looks at you with a polite stare. I always wear a “naked” face like I just got out of the shower, my signature...
The vehicular incidents of the past couple of weeks are difficult to ignore; not just because of their gravity but because of the number of injured as well as casualties. With May being road safety month, there could be no better time to begin talking about steps we can take to be safer on the...
