September, 2024

• 3 September

  Beko supports 2024 Alay Kay Don Bosco Choral Competition

  

  The 9th edition of Himig ng Kabataan, Alay Kay Don Bosco Choral Competition 2024 wrapped up recently with Beko, one of the leading European appliance brands, serving as a co-presenter.  The event is one of the longest-running church-based choral competitions in the Philippines which showcases the vocal prowess of participating choir groups from different provinces in the country. It also …

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• 3 September

  Honda Cars Cainta – Gateway GREAT FACILITIES

  

  If there is one Honda dealership that is fast getting popular to Honda car enthusiasts these days is another Gateway Motors Group’s pride and that is the Honda Cars Cainta.  Perched on a huge 3,600-sq meter lot along Ortigas Avenue Extension in Cainta, Rizal, Honda Cars Cainta has been the choice destination of Honda car owners and would-be buyers especially …

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• 3 September

  Honda tree-planting in Laguna

  

  The Honda Foundation, Inc. demonstrated its commitment to environmental preservation and community well-being through Honda’s tree planting and livelihood program in bgy. Magsaysay, Siniloan, Laguna that adopted 28 hectares of the Sierra Madre Mountains under the DENR’s National Greening Program.  The reforestation efforts involve planting 14,000 fruit-bearing trees, formalized by Honda through a partnership with the Department of Environment & …

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• 3 September

  Autohub launches GWM Makati, Sta. Rosa

  

  The Autohub Group of Companies has signified its close collaboration with the Luxuriant Automotive Group with the recent opening of its two dealerships solely for the Great Wall Motors and two more soon in the southern part of Luzon.  Recently opened both on the same day last week were the GWM PTX Makati and the GWM Sta. Rosa in Laguna …

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• 3 September

  Segway Escooters enter Bonifacio Global City

  

  Segway Escooters Philippines, the official distributor of Segway Motors in the country, open its first official store in Bonifacio Global City that is committed to offering innovative, reliable, and eco-friendly transportation solutions, aiming to revolutionize urban mobility with advanced technology and sustainable practices.  The newest electric scooter brand under the Autohub Group is set to electrify the people’s commute and …

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• 3 September

  Jetour opens Pagsanjan showroom

  

  Jetour Auto Pagsanjan is now open to serve the Calabarzon area that is comprised of five provinces so they can now have easier access to the brand’s world-renowned roster of SUVs, crossovers, PHEVs, and EVs.  Strategically located within the Areza commercial complex in bgy. Biñan in Pagsanjan, Laguna, the new dealership boasts of a showroom capacity of 7 vehicles, and …

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• 3 September

  DOTr confident of optimal budget utilization for 2024

  

  The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is confident of achieving optimal budget utilization by year end with a highly efficient disbursement rate attained in the first half of 2024.  “With better financial performance for the first half of 2024, we now ask the Congress to support our expenditure proposal for the fiscal year 2025,” Transport Secretary Jaime J. Bautista said during …

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• 3 September

  DOTr defers implementation of new tollway guidelines

  

  Secretary Jaime J. Bautista of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) is deferring implementation of the revised guidelines on toll expressways to October 1st, 2024.  The revised guidelines, contained in Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) no. 2024-01 was signed last August 1 by Sec. Bautista, Assistant Secretary Vigor Mendoza II of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) and Executive Director Alvin Carullo of …

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• 3 September

  GrabCar reports improved booking reliability

  

  GRAB Philippines reported that in the first half of the year, nine out of 10 passengers trying to book a Grab ride were successfully allocated a driver within an average of 21 seconds.  Grab attributes the improved service reliability to several factors: driver-partner satisfaction with the platform’s equitable fare system, introduction of innovative technologies on the Grab platform and expansion …

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• 3 September

  MRT-3, LRT-2 may be bid out separately – DOTr

  

  The Department of Transportation (DOTr) may no longer pursue its initial plan of privatizing the operations and maintenance of the Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) jointly with the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3).  The DOTr is having second thoughts on whether it should bid out the concessions for MRT-3 and LRT-2 as one package as earlier planned.  Transportation …

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