Ford Philippines successfully held its last Ford Island Conquest (FIC) test drive event this year at the Bonifacio Global City Amphitheater in Taguig City last weekend with huge cash discounts and live musical performances. Over P3-million worth of cash discounts and prizes were at stake for customers who purchased Next-Gen Ranger, Everest or a Territory. As much as P200,000 cash …

Autobot Offroad PG lit up the recent Manila Auto Salon when it presented businesswoman and construction magnate Lyn Macanas as its brand ambassador during the high successful event last weekend at the SMX Convention Center. “Madam L” as Macanas is fondly called, owns 15 tough-looking modified vehicles and cars some of which were presented by Autobot during the event. “I …

Honda Cars Philippines’ Honda Connect is the brand’s take towards connected services in the automotive industry in the form of a smartphone application that offers customers a full package of safety, security, and convenience, all while enhancing their ownership experience. In the All-New CR-V, Honda Connect is a telematics-based (TCU) technology that connects the phone of the Honda owner with …

With fertilizer prices having gone beyond the farmers’ imagination in 2022, the high palay farmgate prices in 2022 have been beneficial to farmers who are now encouraged to pursue their noble livelihood despite all current challenges. This observation was raised in yesterday’s briefing of Undersecretary for Rice Industry Development Leocadio Sebastian to farmers and various rice stakeholders during the Ugnay …

Whenever supplies are ready, palay farmer Desie Suco Paalisbon crosses the river (using the family’s motorized banca) for 30 minutes to one hour to get her inbred seeds and fertilizers under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund in Purok 5, Tambulig, Zamboanga del Sur. She makes sure to plant the two sacks of seeds and two sacks of fertilizers immediately on …

The government has issued the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) to streamline the process of construction of telecommunications and internet infrastructure in the country, Malacañang announced recently. Executive Order (EO) 32 issued by President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr last July 4, 2023, institutionalized a set of streamline guidelines for the issuance of permits, licenses, and certificates for the construction of telecommunications …

The Philippines currently ranks third in the world as a plastic polluter of the ocean.  This is due to lack of information and education, insufficient recycling systems, and scarcity of funds to properly address the problem. Plastic waste pollution continues to damage our ecosystem.  A lot of companies have shifted to infusing plastic waste into their products to create furniture …

Representative Alan Uno Ecleo said experts from the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) started to inspect potential sites in the province for the construction of first Dinagat Island airport. Ecleo said the experts made the ocular inspection last month as part of the technical study in conjunction with House Bill 3799, which establishes an airport in the district …

President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr is set to attend the first-ever National Jail Decongestion Summit on December 6 and 7. It will be held in Diamond Hotel. This was confirmed after a meeting in Malacanang with Marcos Jr and the Department of Justice to update the president on the plan to build 16 regional jails by 2028. Aside from the DOJ, …

Citing the construction industry as one of the drivers of the country’s gross domestic product, Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo Pascual lauds the industry as a significant contributor to the country’s economic growth. Pascual, in a statement, cited the 14-percent growth rate of the construction industry during the third quarter of the year. “Notably, achieving a 14-percent growth rate in …