LATE night in July somewhere on a remote coastal highway in Ilocos Sur, the AM radio stations are warning all motorists about possible floods and landslides as torrential monsoon rains drenched the northern Philippine regions.…
The motoring public has come a long way since 1886, the year the first car powered by an internal combustion engine was invented by Karl Benz. But try telling that to any motorist today whose vehicle has…
The day to appreciate our fathers is once again approaching. Although automotive-related gifts like furry dice or license plate covers (for nonexistent license plates) will always be appreciated, a better way to spend your time and money…
You know daddies. They’re the curious, adventurous types at any age. If they could, they’d hop on the bus or car and just drive or ride to wherever. So, here’s to dads, including mine, who have been…
WITH that 7.8-magnitude earthquake hitting Nepal, and talks that the fault lines in Asia were getting, well, faulty, people started going crazy over the possibility of an earthquake of the same magnitude hitting Metro Manila. There will…
CAGAYAN DE ORO, Misamis Oriental—The world is round. No, the world is flat. Oops, the world is mountainous. Then again, the world is flat. First-time visitors driving in Mindanao will most likely find themselves experiencing a “split…
OVER the weekend, I found myself in the company of some good friends who were jittery over having their eldest young kids start school in a big campus rather than some small daycare or nursery school. We…
MANILA, Philippines–The road can be a comforting ally or a relentless opponent. In both instances, those who dare tread it for an extended period of time need to step out, stand still, and rest. That’s where rest…
MANILA, Philippines–True, your ride may be a mass of tough metal, plastic and rubber. But when exposed to the punishing heat of summer, it can also “stop and melt with you,” as the new wave ditty goes.…
RECENTLY, I had the opportunity to travel to a very cold place, officially the coldest place I had ever been to, for a cross-country test drive. (Land Rover had invited me to sample the all-new Discovery Sport…
