State-run Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) announced the launch of the country’s first-ever self-driving bus in New Clark City in Capas, Tarlac. The bus service, which utilizes a transportation cloud system called Smart Mobility Operation Cloud (SMOC), will be accessible to the...
Senator Raffy Tulfo was surprised to find out that some breathalyzers that cost P68,000 each were returned to the Land Transportation Office (LTO) after being discovered defective. Sen. Raffy Tulfo expresses his concern over the increasing incidence of drunk driving in the country. In a public...
CAMP PRESIDENT QUIRINO, Ilocos Sur – Seven persons were injured in a collision between two vehicles in Barangay Poblacion, San Vicente, Ilocos Sur on Tuesday, June 18. Police identified the injured as Rosario Ped, 50, driver of a Starex van, and his passenger, Rudy Florendo, 54; and Renz...
CEBU CITY – Over 4,000 individuals benefited from the free Theoretical Driving Course (TDC) seminars that the Land Transportation Office-Central Visayas (LTO-7) offered in the first quarter of this year. The LTO-7 reported that 4,766 individuals in Region 7 have received TDC certificates of...
photo: LTO Land Transportation Office (LTO) chief Assistant Secretary Vigor D. Mendoza II has...
Senator Raffy Tulfo has filed a measure that seeks stricter penalties for drivers who get caught under the influence of alcohol. In filing Senate Bill (SB) No. 2546, Tulfo noted that despite the passage of the Anti-Drunk and Drugged Driving Act of 2013, drunk driving has been increasingly rampant...
Land Transportation Office (LTO) chief Assistant Secretary Vigor D. Mendoza II has ordered the expansion of the free Theoretical Driving Course (TDC) across the country in order for applicants of student permit to save money while training new generations of drivers on road courtesy and discipline....
PCG Commandant, Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan (File photo) Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Commandant, Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan on Monday, Jan. 8, directed an investigation on a junior officer whose video of reckless driving along Southern Luzon Expressway (SLEX) went viral on social media. Coast Guard...
DRIVING THOUGHTS What is most important to take along for the next stage of the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage walk? A rain jacket, water, food, foot anti-blister pads, mobile phone, power bank, roaming Wi-Fi gadget, extra socks, shirt, anti-allergy medicine, ballpen, notebook, pack of chocolates,...
DRIVING THOUGHTS (My dear friend, Toto Sicangco, passed away Thursday in his home in North Carolina. I’m reprinting a story I wrote about him which was published in the book – Sugar and Smiles: The Negrense Legacy Beyond 2020, as my tribute to that man who had brought many audiences to another...
DRIVING THOUGHTS I called her “Deedee,” not “Tita Deedee,” as many did because she had always made me feel like an equal even if I had just joined Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation as Tempo deskwoman/reporter in 1982. Then, she was already Deedee Siytangco, well-known in...
Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (center) (Facebook) Presidential son Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos recently led the conduct of a free theoretical driving course or TDC for his constituents. The initiative was part of the broader...
