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The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is looking for support among various stakeholders for the government’s public utility vehicle modernization program in the aftermath of the recent two-day nationwide jeepney strike.

Toyota Motor Philippines Corp. (TMP) is investing at least P5.2 billion in the government’s CARS (Comprehensive Automotive Resurgence Strategy) program, saying such investment will help advance Philippine manufacturing.

Online Filipino consumers are far more trusting than those others countries in the region when it comes to their activities, according to Kantar TNS’s latest Connected Life research.

British billionaire Richard Branson is investing in Hyperloop One, which is developing super high-speed train systems.

Dubai is home to some of the most innovative yet quirky technologies over the years, and its latest one might just be the best yet.

The Philippines has become the second country in Southeast Asia, after Singapore, to accept the use of electronic technical logbooks for its helicopter fleet.

By Justin Bachman Bloomberg—Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX, is forming an airline of sorts, one that pledges to transport people anywhere on Earth in minutes by launching them on a rocket at speeds up to 17,000 mph.

Singapore Airlines and Grab have partnered on their mobile platforms and loyalty points.

AirAsia wants the government to reject proposals to regulate air fares in the country. “We hope that they won’t control the prices… In the international market, prices are not controlled,” Philippine AirAsia President and CEO Dexter Comendador said in a press briefing at the Iloilo International Airport.

Agence France-Presse—Much as automakers are hitting the accelerator on electric cars, an aerospace venture backed by Boeing said it will introduce a hybrid electric plane for delivery in 2022.