DRIVING THOUGHTS By now, most people are aware of ChatGPT. It’s mentioned casually or in jest in a conversation when one means to poke someone to write better, or to be more careful about taking advise from a nicely-written letter from a friend or colleague. Before we begin to discuss that,...
Barely a month after committing to address the high fees being charged by driving schools to their clients, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) issued on Wednesday, March 22, maximum fees that should be charged for both the theoretical and practical driving courses. From the range of P9,000 to...
ONE FOR THE ROAD Some might say that Lexus has arrived a little late to the EV party, especially considering Toyota’s global dominance and unrivaled experience with hybrid technology. But for Lexus, they have an unspoken philosophy about these things — better late than mediocre. See at Lexus...
DRIVING THOUGHTS It has been a week of talk about the old and the modern jeepney and all the issues that come with the transition. We’ve heard the jeepney drivers, operators, and transport groups protest the planned phaseout of the jeepney with the PUV Modernization Program (PUVMP) which was...
DAGUPAN CITY – The city government is strictly implementing Republic Act No. 10586 or the Anti-Drunk and Drugged Driving Act of 2013. Mayor Belen Fernandez, in a meeting on Monday, Feb. 6, told city police chief Lt. Col. Vicente Castor Jr., City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office...
DRIVING THOUGHTS Pinky Concha Colmenares Yesterday, Feb. 2, Manila Bulletin celebrated its 123rd anniversary. Before 2020, that day was just another day that we marked with a thick print edition supplement, and when social media came, with special videos and bits of history which were recorded in...
It is time to put more serious thought on why you, your neighbor and your friends should shift to electric or hybrid vehicles. Or why commuters should expect more government action to encourage motorists to drive green vehicles. First, a review on why: “Burning fossil fuels like gasoline and...
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) is now offering a free 15-hour Theoretical Driving Course (TDC) for applicants of a student permit in its Pasay City Licensing Center. Roque I. Verzosa III, director of the LTO-National Capital Region West (NCR-West), said the free driving course was offered...
CEBU CITY – A driving school here was suspended for three months after it was caught using a vehicle without the required markings for its Practical Driving Course (PDC). Aside from the suspension of its accreditation, Cebu Integrated Driving School, located in Barangay Bulacao,was also fined...
CEBU CITY -- The Land Transportation Office-Central Visayas (LTO-7) suspended the accreditation of a driving school in Danao City, northern Cebu for alleged fraudulent issuance of Theoretical Driving Certificates (TDC) certificates. LTO-7 Regional Director Victor Emmanuel Caindec signed the...
A driving school in Palawan has been slapped with a 30-day suspension for allegedly committing violations in its accreditation, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) announced on Monday, Jan. 9. LTO Mimaropa Acting Regional Director Manuel Betaizar said the driving school, the name of which was not...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – The Pangasinan Police Provincial Office advised motorists to drive carefully this long New Year’s weekend. Police urged motorists to check not only their vehicles but also rest their body and mind before driving to prevent vehicular accidents. The Pangasinan PPO issued...