President Marcos wants the Philippines to not only manufacture more electric vehicles (EVs) but lower its production cost so the country can achieve its goal of transforming its public transportation fleets by 2040. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo from the Presidential...
President Marcos has ordered government agencies to expedite the implementation of action plans and strategies to develop the electronic vehicle (EV) industry in the country. Marcos made the directive during a sectoral meeting on Tuesday, April 30, emphasizing the need to focus on the public...
The Marcos administration will purchase e-vehicles to replace some 10 percent of the fleet used by government agencies, the Department of Energy (DOE) said on Tuesday, April 30. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. presides over a sectoral meeting on Electric Vehicle (EV) Industry...
NEW YORK — Shares of Tesla stock rallied Monday after the electric vehicle maker's CEO, Elon Musk, paid a surprise visit to Beijing over the weekend and reportedly won tentative approval for its driving software. Musk met with a senior government official in the Chinese capital...
DETROIT — Jeep maker Stellantis is planning to lay off an unspecified number of workers at its U.S. factories in the coming months to deal with a rapidly changing global auto market, the company said Tuesday. The statement comes as the company faces increased capital spending to make...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Citing the recent pump price hikes, Makati City 2nd district Rep. Luis Campos Jr., is calling for the early release of the government’s P2.5 billion fuel cash subsidy to public transport drivers. “Assuming the conditions...
DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista, DILG Secretary Benhur Abalos and MMDA acting chairman Don Artes lead the signing of an agreement that will pave the way to the creation of a joint task force that wil run after colorum vehicles in Metro Manila. (photo: MMDA) The national government has stepped...
DILG Secretary Benjamin "Benhur" Abalos Jr. (File photo courtesy of MANILA BULLETIN) Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin "Benhur" Abalos Jr. said on Friday, April 12, that there shall be no sacred cow in the government's fight against illegal activities after...
HOUSTON – The ‘stranglehold’ of critical minerals which is just in the hands of very few producer-countries is seen as a major factor that will cause enormous strain and will drive up costs for the consumers of many countries traversing their pathway to energy transition. In a plenary...
CEBU CITY – The Land Transportation Office-Central Visayas (LTO-7) noted a decrease in apprehensions in this year’s “Oplan Biyaheng Ayos: Semana Santa and Summer Vacation 2024.” AN agent of the Land Transportation Office-Central Visayas inspects the tires of a passenger bus at the Cebu...
CAMP RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – The Police Regional Office-13 received 22 brand-new patrol vehicles on Thursday, March 21. These – 21 4x2 cab Toyota Hilux patrol jeeps and one 4x4 Mitsubishi Strada personnel carrier – were turned over during a ceremony at the police regional...
Proponents of electric vehicles in the country heaved a sigh of relief after they were assured that the process of review for the inclusion of two-wheeled vehicles in tax breaks has already started. Citing statement from National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) chief Arsenio Balisacan,...
