DRIVING THOUGHTS In the Philippines, transportation is both a lifeline and a source of daily frustration. Jeepneys and tricycles, iconic as they are, have long been the go-to mode of transport for millions of Filipinos. And with the entry of electric vehicles (EVs), E-trikes with two, three,...
DRIVING THOUGHTS I’m writing about how poverty, malnourishment, and early childhood education (ECE) affect the learning ability of a child after being inspired by Education Secretary Sonny Angara’s remarks on these issues at the Metrobank Foundation, Inc. meeting for the celebration of National...
DRIVING THOUGHTS Those who watch motorsports on television, or online sites, but have never sat in a grandstand to view a race should make time to feel the experience. The noise of the car engines, the crowd cheering, and of course, the sight of cars speeding by, taking a turn on a racing...
DRIVING THOUGHTS “At the end of the day, behind every person in this room is a teacher who once nurtured our dreams. And if teachers can change the lives of so many, then we must do our part in changing theirs for the better.” Those were the inspiring words of Aniceto Sobrepeña,...
DRIVING THOUGHTS Ask a young person what was the last book he or she read, aside from a school text book, and you’ll likely get a surprised stare. That’s what I often get when I ask that question to an applicant for a job or for on-the-job-training. A few of the book titles mentioned were...
DRIVING THOUGHTS The number — three million trees — seems daunting, if not just ambitious, but after listening to the presentation on how much forest land needs to be reforested, planting three million trees is a small number. I learned that two days ago at a roundtable discussion organized by...
DRIVING THOUGHTS Until today, almost 43 years since I joined Manila Bulletin, I still say — “No day is the same for a journalist.” You start a day with coffee and plans to have dinner with family — but that does not always happen. The weather, a politically-charged statement, an...
DRIVING THOUGHTS Writing is what I do for a living. I’ve been writing since I graduated from college in the seventies, and have not stopped. In the recent past, I’ve introduced writing to people who have never thought of themselves as writing their thoughts....
ILOILO CITY – The Land Transportation Office-6 (Western Visayas) relaunched the use of alcohol breath analyzers against drunk drivers during the highlight of the 2025 Dinagyang Festival here this weekend. LAND Transportation Office (LTO) Assistant Regional Director Jeck Conlu (right) and two...
DRIVING THOUGHTS A casual observation of vehicles moving in traffic, or stopping at intersections for traffic signals, will show the prevalence of motorists using mobile phones – for navigation, entertainment, or communications. And although there is a law that prohibits the use of mobile devices...
DRIVING THOUGHTS Will you make time to list your New Year’s resolutions? Or will you think that will be a waste of time as you have not followed one up to the end of the year? According to studies, only nine percent of New Year’s resolutions are done until the end of the year....
DRIVING THOUGHTS It’s the morning after Christmas and the world is still around me. I hear rain and nothing else, not even the occasional broom-broom sound of the tricycle or a motorcycle, or an engine revving up to go. After the noises of movement in the past days, the quiet morning was a...
