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...
DRIVING THOUGHTS Used to be, a piece of paper that fell out of a pile and flew off with the wind is dismissed as “let it go, it’s only paper.” Used to be too, all documents required for any transaction needed a printed copy; and that did not even get a comment. Today, those instances...
(Unsplash) There is a need to procure an ample supply of sobriety and drug test kits to effectively enforce Republic Act (RA) No.10586 or the Anti-Drunk and Drugged Driving Act, Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan said in a statement Wednesday, July 12. “The reason the law was...
CEBU CITY – Don’t drive when you are drunk. A PRIVATE vehicle collides with a motorcycle on Escario St., Cebu City on Tuesday, June 13. Police reported that the number of vehicular accidents in Cebu City has increased from January to May this year. (Contributed photo) Police here issued this...
CEBU CITY—The Land Transportation Office-Central Visayas (LTO-7) is investigating an alleged reckless driving committed by a personnel of a radio station here. A SUBPOENA has been issued by the Land Transportation Office-Central Visayas (LTO-7) to the driver of a Cebu City-based local radio...
DRIVING THOUGHTS Children grow up, mothers – and their mothering instinct – stay the same. They do not stop worrying if an adult son or daughter is eating enough and on time, or sleeping well, gets home safely after a long drive, recovers from illness or heartbreak. I’m a mother, and even...
Three vehicles -- a motorcycle, an SUV, and an MPV -- figured in a series of mishaps along Amorsolo St. and Arnaiz Ave. in Makati City early Tuesday morning, April 25. According to the rider of the motorcycle, he was cruising along Amorsolo St. coming from Buendia going to Ayala when a blue Toyota...
