Suzuki Philippines Incorporated (SPH), the country’s leading distributor of compact vehicles, held the grand opening recently of the Suzuki Auto Surigao, operated by long-time partner Sakura Autoworld, Inc.  Located along Km. 5, Brgy. Luna, Surigao City, the newly inaugurated dealership is Sakura Autoworld’s 15th Suzuki outlet and marks another milestone in the brand’s mission to provide reliable mobility and quality …

Marked government vehicles mobilized for relief and recovery operations in areas affected by Typhoon Uwan are given a toll-free access by San Miguel Corporation (SMC), through its infrastructure arm, SMC Infrastructure, in line with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s directive to ensure the unimpeded movement of government responders across Luzon. SMC Chairman and CEO Ramon S. Ang said the company’s …

Did you know that nearly half of all public utility vehicles that have gone through thorough inspections for the past three-quarters of the year failed the brake safety standard? This is the chilling findings of all the members of the Vehicle Inspection Center Operators Association of the Philippines (Vicoap) that was revealed during the media roundtable entitled “Preventing the Next …

The country’s transition to electrification in mobility in the near future drives ACMobility to go ahead in putting up the country’s first independent workshop that will cater to electric and hybrid vehicles. It is now called the Bosch Car Service Flagship Workshop which was opened las week along the automotive row in Aguinaldo Highway, Bacoor City, Cavite. The workshop is …

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) will implement a proposed ferry system in Metro Manila starting 2026 after near completion of a feasibility study, with potential investors and private sector partners expressing interest. The feasibility study for the Manila Bay-Pasig River-Laguna Lake (MAPALLA) Ferry System was initiated some two years ago but completion was delayed after DOTr included new inputs from …

Wellness tourism was center of discussion at the recent 2025 TravMedia Summit Asia held in Singapore, attended by more than a hundred participants, including international media. Speakers included Flex Studio founder-director Heather Thomas; Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas wellness vice president Mark Sands; Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts Regional Vice President Peter Draminsky; and Oster Group co-founder and chief medical …

The islands of Boracay and Amanpulo are included in separate lists of the Condé Nast Traveler’s 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards. The 28th edition of the awards by the luxury lifestyle and travel magazine comes from the votes of readers in the United Kingdom. Amanpulo placed 5th in the Rest of Asia division of the Best Resorts in the world list, scoring 94.77 …

Philippine Airlines (PAL) is shifting strategy toward premium leisure, planning regular flights to Maldives and Palau. PAL requested the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) for flight allocation of entitlements to the Maldives under the Philippines-Maldives Air Services Agreement signed in 2018. The agreement allows each country’s designated carriers an initial weekly entitlement of 1,200 seats between Manila and the Maldivian capital, …

San Miguel Corp. (SMC) has signed a memorandum of agreement with the provincial government of Laguna to expand its ongoing river cleanup and restoration to reduce flooding across the province. The agreement, signed by SMC Chairman and CEO Ramon S. Ang and Laguna Governor Marisol “Sol” Aragones, integrates SMC’s five-year-old Better Rivers PH initiative into Laguna’s flood-mitigation plan. Under the …

The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is now accepting applications for its emergency loan from active members and old-age and disability pensioners all over the country. This comes on the heels of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s declaration of a nationwide state of calamity due to Typhoon Tino and in anticipation of Typhoon Uwan. “As our kababayans reel from the wide …