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...
(Unsplash) Akbayan Party-list Rep. Perci Cendaña has filed a bill that would outlaw impaired driving, even if the driver is merely "tipsy". Cendaña is seeking the enactment of House Bill (HB) No.11220 or the “Anti-Impaired Driving Act of...
DRIVING THOUGHTS The Christmas parol is out, perhaps by the tens of thousands around Metro Manila, bringing the warmth of the season in multi-colored lights. Hanging along the main thoroughfares and side streets, windows of houses and shops, churches, gardens, and government offices, the...
DRIVING THOUGHTS During the holidays, try camping. Drive out of the city and stay overnight, not in a resort, but at a campsite with basic amenities that will likely be inconvenient and uncomfortable to most people. The rewards are many, some intangible, but will give you a different kind of...
DRIVING THOUGHTS I will tell you a story of how things can go very wrong when you trust your vehicle for a paint job and some body dent repair with an auto shop you found only in Facebook. Read on to learn lessons – and get entertained too. After six months of waiting for his Nissan Patrol...
DRIVING THOUGHTS Local government units (LGUs) can learn much from a pilot project on a public transportation system that serves short, but popular, routes that’s been ongoing in Pasay City and Santa Rosa City, Laguna. This is the Toyota Community Shuttle (TCS) project which uses...
DRIVING THOUGHTS According to the World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated 1.3 billion people –about 16 percent of the global population – currently experience significant disability. “This number is increasing due in part to population ageing and an increase in the prevalence of...
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...
