ONE FOR THE ROAD James Deakin You know your parables, right? Adam and Eve, Noah’s Ark etc? Don’t worry, I’m not going to get all religious on you. I’ve just found myself thinking a lot about them lately because, well, regardless of what religion you subscribe to (if any at all) if history...
ONE FOR THE ROAD James Deakin They say be careful what you wish for, because it may come true. And for the cycling community in Metro Manila, this is exactly what happened when the government created make-shift bike lanes across various main roads within the capital region last June of 2020. At...
ONE FOR THE ROAD James Deakin Almost a quarter century has passed since the clean air act of 1999 promised to reduce harmful emissions and pollutants, but sadly, up until recently at least, it's mostly been a lot of hot air. That was until the new EVIDA law came into play, or the Electric Vehicles...
ONE FOR THE ROAD James Deakin Ok, I know some of you may have been triggered by the title, but just hear me out. Just because this goes against half a century of mass media demonization and state sponsored indoctrination, isn’t it about time we have a grown up conversation about this? If not now,...
ONE FOR THE ROAD James Deakin So yet another lawmaker has filed a resolution calling on three House committees to jointly investigate the NCAP, or no-contact apprehension program. The DOTr and LTO have also called for a cease and desist, while the Supreme Court earlier granted a petition from four...
ON FOR THE ROAD James Deakin I finally took the plunge. After years of telling myself I would, I finally got an EV. And boy am I getting a real kick out of it. Meet the all-new Nissan Kicks ePower. The first fully electric vehicle that doesn’t need to be plugged in. And for my maiden drive in my...
ONE FOR THE ROAD James Deakin So its been two months since I picked up my new car – the 1.5 liter MG HS trophy – and since then, I’ve received countless messages asking me about my experience with the car, the brand, and of course the dealership. So I thought I’d come up with a mid-term...
ONE FOR THE ROAD James Deakin So I bought a new car last week. This is my first new car in five years, and it replaces a 2017 Nissan Urvan that I fondly called Max. After posting the delivery experience on FB live, my inbox blew up with folks asking “Why did I choose an MG over all these other...
ONE FOR THE ROAD James Deakin So that’s it then. Another milestone in Philippine democracy is in the history books. By the time you read this, or sometime in the next few days, we should already know who will be succeeding the Duterte administration. As of this writing—which is happening on the...
ONE FOR THE ROAD James Deakin So we have two weeks or so left before we elect a new administration. No doubt you’ve seen the hysteria on the streets — and of course on social media — with each camp pumping one fist in the air claiming to be the saviors of our nation, while the other hand...
ONE FOR THE ROAD James Deakin So a leaked infographic from the MMDA proposing a radical new coding scheme has been making the rounds on social media and other messaging groups this last week, with some versions claiming the draconian measures will be implemented on May 16. MMDA denies this, of...
ONE FOR THE ROAD James Deakin For two whole years, all we’ve heard about was what to wear on our faces, what to think, where we could and couldn’t go, and how scared we should be at any given moment. Now that Putin miraculously cured Covid by giving the mainstream media and governments around...
