MANILA, Philippines—A unit of the Empire’s stormtroopers has decided to lend a hand to the government by manning quarantine checkpoints and donating basic necessities as the planet struggles against the COVID-19 pandemic. In the hopes of easing…
MANILA, Philippines — Even healthcare workers who are frontliners in the fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are not exempted in the “no motorcycle back-riding” policy being imposed during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). The Metropolitan…
Hyundai Motor Company is commemorating Earth Day with a new film as part of its Global Hydrogen Campaign with the global K-pop group BTS. The newly released film features spectacular sceneries with BTS members each highlighting a…
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is teaming up with the Department of Agriculture (DA) to mass purchase agricultural produce, starting with four million kilos of surplus corn, to provide a lifeline to farmers and help secure the country’s…
The Taguig City government will soon be implementing “drive-thru” testing for the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bonifacio Global City and Taguig Lakeshore. On Wednesday, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III and other Department of Health (DOH) officials…
MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the extension of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, and other “high-risk” areas in Luzon until May 15, 2020. Duterte’s decision was made Thursday…
The president of the 17-member Association of Vehicle Importers and Distributors Inc (Avid) has some sobering news about the local motoring industry. “With the recently announced lockdown extension, car sales may further drop to around 30 to…
As the COVID-19 global pandemic continues to wreak havoc not only on public health but also on commerce, a silver lining seems to appear for The Covenant Car Company Inc (TCCCI). That silver lining is the steady…
When you go out on essential errands like buying food at the grocery or supermarket, medicines at the drugstores, or driving your healthcare frontliner relative to the hospital or clinic, you bring a private car. Now that…
The COVID-19 crisis might have turned the lights out albeit temporarily for the auto industry but manufacturers have kept themselves busy doing charity work – mostly for front liners – in recent weeks. With lockdowns enforced not…