Concept One Wheels celebrated its 20th year with a well-attended anniversary party for all its employees and friends last Sept. 10 at the Manila Polo Club.  Sam Liuson, president of Concept One Wheels, led his other company officers in welcoming the guests that included San Juan mayor Francis Zamora, MMDA’s Bong Nebrida, and other top officials from different local car …

The Bank of the Philippines Islands (BPI) re-launched its much-anticipated BPI Loans Madness in General Santos City in Mindanao which served as its first leg in fulfilling its commitment to help Filipinos living in the South achieve their dream car and home. The BPI Loans Madness is a one-stop shop mall event took place in SM City General Santos from …

CHANGAN Motor Philippines Inc. (CMPI) parades its newest car in town – the Changan CS35 via the Flex in the City mall tour on Sept. 30-Oct. 1 in two major malls in Metro Manila. Out to flex its powers as your all-around back-to-school, back-to-work, back-to-everything ride, tCS35 will be shown simultaneously at the Glorietta Mall Activity Center on Sept. 30-Oct. …

Isuzu Philippines Corporation’s dealership in Northern Mindanao – North-Min Auto Dealership, Inc. (NMADI) – held a successful 3-day truck expo at Isuzu Cagayan De Oro showroom from Sept. 22- 24, 2022 in celebration of their 7th anniversary.  NMADI branches in Butuan, Dipolog and Pagadian also had their own mini expos in their respective showrooms with the theme “Driving the Aspirations …

The controversial film “Katips” getting to Japan isn’t an easy feat. At first, there were not a few Filipinos who wanted to show it in the House of the Rising Sun. Carmen Cañafranca-Wakamatsu, a kababayan (town mate) from Lopez, Quezon asked me to help her in reaching out to Vince Tañada, the director of the film. I told her I’d …

If one follows the life and love story of young actress Angelica Panganiban, one dares to say she’s one helluva of a fighter. In the middle of her struggles in life, Angelica is calm and practical, even jolly about what comes next to her survival. It is evident when she recently gave birth to a bouncing baby girl she and …

The 16th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BiFan) has been over for almost two months but the memories linger on in my mind especially about the overwhelming effects of Korean wave or hallyu in the Filipino psyche. Not only was BiFan the show window of K-pop culture but of quality international genre films as well. One of the stalwarts at …

The Philippines is an ideal place to invest and the government is ready to go the extra mile to nurture strong partnerships with potential investors wanting to put their money in the country, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said as he opened a new airport facility in Central Luzon. “The simple message that underlay all that we did was that …

Japanese dignitaries rode the MRT-3 train to inspect rail improvement. They include Secretary to the Minister of Finance Shuntaro Suzuki, Felix Sato of the Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japanese Diplomats Hiroyuki Kudo and Daisuke Nihei, and representatives from the Sumitomo Corp.  They were welcomed by MRT-3 General Manager Engr. Federico J. Canar, Jr. and Operations Director Engr. Oscar B. …

The Philippines, through the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and its Maritime sector, shared meaningful moments with ASEAN counterparts as its delegation physically attended the 43rd ASEAN Maritime Transport Working Group Meeting (MTWG) last 20 to 22 September 2022 in Nha Trang, Viet Nam. The 43rd ASEAN MTWG Meeting, the first in-person meeting of the group since the COVID-19 pandemic, was …