MANILA, Philippines—On the heels of a successful run last year, the Toyota Vios Cup returns with an expanded second season starting March 21 at Clark International Speedway in Clark Freeport, Pampanga. With a larger field and an…
The Philippine car market is one of the most diverse relative to its size. We get all sorts of global cars here, from diminutive diesel sedans to fire-breathing V8 sports cars. Yet when we get to see…
MANILA, Philippines–The boxing match that sports fans have been waiting for is set to take place on May 2, pitting two world superstars, Floyd Mayweather versus Manny Pacquiao. There are countless statistics being spewed out in preparation…
Local automotive parts makers have urged the government to institute the necessary measures that could give them an “advantage” over imported car parts and enable them to be more competitive compared to their counterparts in the region.…
BY ACQUIRING and recently moving to the former Ford assembly plant in Sta. Rosa, Laguna, Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corp. (MMPC) signaled its determination to aim for a higher target in the automotive industry. To optimize media mileage,…
AMERICAN V8 muscle cars dominated the scene as former US servicemen William “Bill” Hand and John Ryzia steered the Angeles City Hot Rod Association (AHRA)-Garage Power to a 1-2 finish recently in the second leg of the…
MANILA, Philippines–The New Year begins on Feb. 19, according to the 3000-year-old Chinese calendar. This is a good opportunity to swing fortune to your favor using the principles of feng shui. Feng shui has some basis in…
In 2013, during a press conference in Nagoya, Japan, this author asked Toyota chief engineer Kouji Toyoshima: Do Toyota’s hybrid cars really need to sacrifice form in favor of function? The query came on the heels of…
ALL OF us who drive have experienced face-to-face encounters with apprehending traffic law enforcers. Was the experience pleasant or unpleasant? It depends on a lot of things, including the color of the traffic enforcer’s uniform.…
MANILA, Philippines—A billboard promoting gender equality and celebrating “all kinds of love” has risen along Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (Edsa) in Guadalupe, Makati City. The billboard, which is part of the latest advertisement campaign of lifestyle…
