THE YEAR 2015 may well be called the Year of the Crossover, as this became one of the bestselling categories. Crossovers are taking over sedans and hatchbacks as the preferred choice of consumers. They have the…
SMALL, fuel- and space-efficient economy cars have been on the rise for years, especially here in the Philippines that make owning a car a bit challenging. Thankfully this year, there are now more options than ever…
WHO SAYS the Philippines is a Third World country? With these superfast speed machines plying our roads, it’s a sign that despite some political uncertainty, massive traffic jams and badly needed infrastructure improvement, the Philippine automotive industry…
THE PHILIPPINE car market is shifting to raised vehicles from the traditional sedan segment: pickups, SUVs, and crossovers. There are a variety of reasons for this: incessant flash floods in and around Metro Manila, the growth in…
WELL over the last five decades, the undisputed number one automotive manufacturer in the country has always had a nameplate that has become the definitive symbol of their brand. It’s been, for the longest time, the benchmark…
THE TEMPORARY restraining order on new accreditations for vehicles under popular sharing apps Uber and GrabTaxi weakly invokes legal form over substance. An unelected judge with a caveman’s perspective should not singlehandedly hijack our democracy’s most important…
MANILA, Philippines — The aunt of a La Salle Greenhills student who fell prey to a robbery-extortion scheme on Sunday afternoon, confessed to the police on Monday that she and a man plotted the crime. The case…
AFTER a group of jeepney drivers went on strike in Taguig City under a self-declared “transport holiday” yesterday, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) clarified that the mandatory phaseout of passenger jeeps over 15 years…
THE robbery-extortion case involving a La Salle Green Hills (LSGH) student turned out to be a “holdup me” scheme orchestrated by the victim’s own aunt who told investigators that she came up with the plan because she…
Formula One racing’s governing body, the FIA, has formally ratified a 21-race calendar for the 2016 season, running from March to November. A meeting of the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council in Paris on Wednesday confirmed a…
