PAGBILAO, Quezon – A concrete welcome arch here which served as a landmark of the Bondoc Peninsula district in Quezon and constructed by Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) was destroyed by a trailer truck before dawn on Sunday, March 10. A TRAILER truck hit and destroyed the...
SAN NICOLAS, Ilocos Norte – Three persons died and a driver was injured after a dump truck loaded with sand rammed a tricycle in Barangay 23, Santa Cecilia, this town, before noon on Friday, March 8. MAP of Ilocos Norte with the town of San Nicolas highlighted. Police identified the...
BACOLOD CITY – A four-year-old boy died after he was run over by a pickup truck in Barangay 22 here on Saturday, February 24. Police Capt. Francis Depasucat, head of Police Station 4, said the victim was hiding under the parked vehicle while playing with other children. The 35-year-old pickup...
The Department of Finance (DOF) is actively pursuing the removal of tax exemptions for pickup trucks that are not essential for small business operations. According to the DOF proposal, the reintroduction of excise tax on pickup trucks marketed as "lifestyle passenger vehicles" will significantly...
BACOLOD CITY – A couple was killed after their motorcycle was rammed by a pickup truck on the highway in Purok Masinadyahon, Barangay Lagasan, Bago City, Negros Occidental on Thursday, October 5. Police identified the victims as Benjie Siasico, 47, and his wife Mary Joy, residents of...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Canlubang, Laguna – A tanker truck and an aluminum van caught on fire in Batangas and Quezon on Wednesday, September 27. The Police Regional Office 4-A said the tanker truck loaded with coconut oil was traveling on the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) at the highway boundary...
BACOLOD CITY – Two truck drivers who yielded 15 grams of shabu worth P120,000 were arrested during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Robles, La Castellana, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, June 28. TWO truck drivers were arrested by police in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Robles, La...
Carsales in May this year grew a dramatic 44.8 percent versus May 2022 with 38,177 units sold, bringing year-to-date sales to 166,104 units or 31.5 percent higher than the same period last year, a joint report by the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines, Inc. (CAMPI) and Truck...
TAGKAWAYAN, Quezon -- A truck driver and his helper were injured after the wing van truck they were riding fell into a ravine in Quirino highway in Barangay San Vicente here on Saturday afternoon, June 3. The wing van, which was loaded with construction materials and heading for Bicol, fell into a...
BACOLOD CITY – A 13-year-old boy was fatally struck by a pickup truck in Sitio Mabua, Purok 11, Barangay Poblacion, Cauayan, Negros Occidental on Sunday, May 28. Police withheld the name of the minor victim. Investigation said the vehicle was traveling from Kabankalan City to Barangay...
Motor vehicle sales went up 21.8 in April compared to the same month last year on improving economic situation and availability of a wider range of motor vehicle models, according to a joint report by the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines, Inc. (CAMPI) and Truck Manufacturers...
Domestic motor vehicle sales in the first quarter this year went up by 30.1 percent to 97,284 units as against 74,754 units sold in the same period last year, with March sales hitting 36,880 units, making it the second highest monthly performance post pandemic, official industry data showed. A...
