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An exciting 3-day summer music festival will serve as the background for the official launch of the refreshed Isuzu D-Max and Isuzu mu-X and it will be held on April 21-23 dubbed as the “Isuzu Summer Music Festival” at the Alabang Town Center – Town Plaza. These two top-selling vehicles of Isuzu Philippine Corporation will be displayed, and can be …

Hyundai Motor Philippines Inc. (HMPH) is offering free vehicle check-ups at all authorized Hyundai outlets nationwide until April 10 under its Hyundai Before Service.  Started last month, it aims to keep customers’ vehicles performing optimally by taking a proactive stance to detect and address potential trouble areas.  All Hyundai owners, regardless of their cars’ model year or variant, are entitled …

Chevron Philippines Inc. (CPI), marketer of Caltex brand of fuels and lubricants, recently signed a partnership with Goodyear Philippines Inc. to add a new benefit to the Caltex StarCard – a discount on Goodyear consumer tires.  As Goodyear partner, StarCard users can now use their fleet card to enjoy a minimum of 5-percent discount when they purchase any of Goodyear’s …

Changan’s summer motorist roadside assistance (SMRA), to be set up from April 3 to 8, will guarantee safe travels, whatever your Lenten journey is and wherever it will take you. Certified Changan service technicians will be onboard at accessible stops from north to south to conduct a free 25-point safety inspection of your Changan vehicle. There are 12 participating Changan …

Petron Corporation showcased its top-of-the-line Petron Sprint 4T HTP motorcycle engine oil at the recent 15th Inside Racing Bike Festival and Trade Show at the World Trade Center, Pasay City Manila. Visitors to the Petron booth learned more about the Petron Sprint 4T HTP (High Temperature Protection) Fully Synthetic SAE10W40 Motorcycle Oil, particularly its advanced Thermal Control System (TCS) additive …

The moment of thrill, fun, and excitement has come full circle at the 4th Village Pipol Choice Awards (VPCA), the no. 1 most followed and engaged award giving body in the country. The 4th VPCA reached an accumulated 75 Million votes on Facebook, with over a 100 Million engagement. The award event concluded last March 29 at the Glass Garden, …

Philippine Constructors Association Inc., president  Ronald Elepaño Jr assured the Marcos administration that the project sector would support its “Build, Better, More” infrastructure projects. In an interview during the sidelines of the Luzon leg of the PHILCONSTRUCT 2023 at the SMX Convention Center in Clark, Elepaño said the government’s effort to push critical infrastructure projects would be smoothly implemented if …

Sunshine Place is pleased to announce that slots are now open for Introduction to Ikebana Workshop Batch 4.   Workshop Batch 4 will be conducted every Saturdays starting April 15, 2023.  The workshop consists of Part 1 for Beginners which is scheduled from 2:00 pm-3:00 pm, and Part 3 from 10:00 am-12:00 noon. Participants to the Beginners Part 1 workshop will …

The best Thai product and cultural trade show is back to win the hearts of Filipinos again. Thailand Week 2023, which is organized by Thailand’s Ministry of Commerce, Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP), through the Thai Trade Center in Manila, will take place from 30 March – 2 April 2023 at the SMX Convention Center, Hall 4. The fair …

For the month of April, the desludging caravan of East Zone concessionaire Manila Water will go around 43 barangays in Metro Manila and Rizal to provide septic tank cleaning to its customers at no additional cost. In Metro Manila, the Company’s desludging trucks will be present in Barangay 764, 765, 767, 769, 775, 776, 778, 790, 791, 796, 798, 877, …