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MMDA acquires high-performance bikes for APEC duty

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) defended its purchase of new high-performance motorcycles for the security and traffic management personnel who will be deployed when the country hosts the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Summit in November. “The…

Quezon City garage now a haven for ‘hot’ exotic cars

WHO IS this middle-aged car dealer belonging to a powerful religious group who has zoomed his way up as the go-to supplier of exotic cars and fancy SUVs since businessman Alberto Lina took over Sunny Sevilla’s seat…

GPS on buses now required

Starting September, public utility buses (PUBs) are required to have a global positioning system (GPS) device that can detect the vehicle’s location as well as its speed. In a recent memorandum circular, the Land Transportation Franchising and…

Victoria Court founder Archie King, pilot die in Batangas chopper crash

Archimedes “Archie” Rosario King, the owner of Victoria Court chain of motels, died as his private chopper crashed in a forested area near Mt. Maculot in Cuenca town in Batangas province on its way to Manila on…

Marlon Stockinger raises the Philippine flag at Silverstone

The British Grand Prix, long acknowledged as the spiritual home of Formula One, has been drawing in crowds both local and foreign every year since 1950. This year’s GP weekend is no different. Fans from all over…

Did you know: Road accidents and fatalities in Metro Manila

There were a total of 26,903 road accidents in Metro Manila from January to April 2015, according to the latest Road Crash Statistics Report of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority’s Metro Manila…

Bill penalizing rock throwing at vehicles hurdles House panel

THROWING rocks at vehicles may soon land you in jail. The House of Representatives justice committee has approved a bill penalizing the act of throwing hard objects at a motor vehicle, whether in motion or not, as…

Missing, hidden plates lead cops to 2 car thieves

Two suspected car thieves were killed before dawn Monday in a shootout with policemen whose suspicions were aroused by the vehicle they were driving. The incident took place on the Mindanao Avenue underpass in Quezon City, at…

Cars we can’t have: Subaru BRZ tuned by STI

The boxer-engine, rear-wheel drive Subaru BRZ in standard form is already one of the best-handling cars around, but it doesn’t mean that the folks at Subaru Tecnica International (STI) can’t make it better. STI has just announced…

BGC ralliers demand safer streets

Australian national Jacinta Coote recalled how she raged inside when she saw the footage of the May 12 accident at a crossing in Bonifacio Global City (BGC) in which two “careless” motorists nearly killed her and the…

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