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Angkas dupes Tugade Building up the country’s transport infrastructures is a challenge that will test the limits of even a titan technocrat. Transport secretary Art Tugade is taking on this Herculean task at the age of 73 and while I believe stories of his abundance of energy at a late age, it seems that Singaporean…
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Oh shit! Shit shit shit! Hindi pa tayo ready for the SEA Games at BAKA CHALK PA ANG GAMITIN SA PAG-SCORE NG MGA ATLETA! PHISGOC CHAIR at HOUSE SPEAKER CAYETANO PINASA ANG MAGIGING KASALANAN SA PSC! The 30th SEA Games that will be held here in the Philippine beginning November 30, which is about three…
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With the crazy heavy traffic, motorcycles seem to be the fastest way to get around Metro Manila and some times, it is the only way to get to an appointment anywhere. Because not everybody owns a motorcycle or would want to have one in addition the two or three cars they may own, the motorcycle…
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Was SteelAsia ‘s substandard QT steel rebar used in the buildings that were severely damaged or collapsed in the Mindanao Quake ? The recent quakes in Mindanao are only beginning to reveal our country’s precarious situation in dealing with The Big One — which can be a magnitude 7 earthquake emanating from any of the…
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Leni Robredo got herself into another embarassing pickle again. Back on the 23rd October, Reuters published the report “Philippine vice president says time for Duterte to halt failed drug war”. Most political observers would agree that this headline pretty much sums up Robredo’s position on the matter. In a subsequent statement translated to English by…
We should throw Angkas on top of the pyre of online discussions generated by news of Chinese intruding into Philippine territory. Not only is Angkas getting very very special treatment from the Department of Transportation and the Metro Manila Development Authority — BEING THE ONLY MOTORCYCLE TAXI SERVICE ALLOWED TO OPERATE. Angkas is also a…
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A couple of friends, business associates, members of my staff, and myself, frequently use the ride hailing services Grab. it was great at the start, especially during the time when we still had Uber as the primary alternative to regular taxis and other modes of public transport. Back when there was some manner of competition…
Government officials like Salvador Panelo, egged on by Opposition “activists” and “influencers”, are stepping up to “challenges” to personally experience taking public transport. Quite quaint — except that it trivialises the plight of millions of real Filipino commuters. For most ordinary Filipinos, taking public transport is a daily reality. While these latest circuses make for…
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