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Traffic is a harsh reality of city driving. During these extended durations, your car is at its most vulnerable state, as frequent idling and stop-start driving stresses the engine, eventually leading to long-term damage.
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February, 2020
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20 February
DOT starts Burnham Park restoration
The Department of Tourism (DOT) is starting restoration of Baguio City, starting with the historic Burnham Park, budgeted at P480 million.
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20 February
Old world charm at Sarangani
It is in Sarangani where the Maitum Anthropomorphic Pottery or Maitum jars were unearthed. Thsee jars have been dated back to approximately 5 BC to 370 AD, one of the oldest in the entire Southeast Asian region. Now on display at the National Museum, the jars are described as “exceptional archaeological assemblage and unparalleled in Southeast Asia.” In 1543, Spanish …
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20 February
PAL receives last Dash-8 aircraft order
Philippine Airlines (PAL) received the last of 12 De Havilland Dash-8 aircraft that were ordered in 2017. The 12th 86-seater De Havilland, also known as the Dash 8-400, brings to 14 PAL’s total De Havilland turboprop fleet. PAL’s De Havilland fleet is composed of twelve 86-seaters and two 76-seaters. PAL said the latest addition to its fleet is ready to …
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20 February
China-backed group bags Sangley airport project
The plan to convert a former military base near Manila into an airport is now closer to reality after a Chinese-backed consortium bagged the contract to construct the project.
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20 February
Visitor arrivals in 2019 breach 8.2-M goal–DOT
Foreign tourists visiting the Philippines, at 8.26 million in 2019, slightly exceeded the Department of Tourism’s (DOT) target of 8.2 million for the year. The year-end figure was also 15.36 percent higher than the 7.16 million arrivals in 2018.
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20 February
Alessandra amazes ‘Watch List’ director
How far can a mother go and fight all odds to protect her children? Alessandra de Rossi tries to answer this question in her new movie, “Watch List.”
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20 February
Billie Eilish drops James Bond track
Teenage pop iconoclast Billie Eilish dropped her James Bond theme tune, racking up 2.2 million views in just six hours as the teenage prodigy continues her rapid rise.
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20 February
Same-sex couple to waltz into Vienna’s history books
When Sophie Grau and Iris Klopfer take to the floor as two of the debutants at Vienna’s prestigious Opera Ball, they will be dancing their way into history.
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20 February
What Parasite’s success means to Philippine film industry
South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon Ho became Hollywood’s man of the hour, with his Parasite making history as the first-ever non-English language film to win Best Picture at the Oscars.
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