Components you need to clean to keep your car germ-free, according to Toyota

FROM the top of your head, name all the parts of your car your hands come into contact with every time you drive out. You...
PHOTO BY LEANDRE GARCIA

#ICYMI: Validity of licenses of those aged 17-21, 60-65 extended until Dec. 31

IT’S true that the Land Transportation Office (LTO) has continuously extended the validity of the driver’s licenses throughout this pandemic. However, there are still a lot...
HARVESTING ‘SPAGHETTI ALGAE’ A worker gathers bundles of “spaghetti algae” (Chaetomorpha linum) grown in a hatchery wastewater catchment facility in Tigbauan, Iloilo. Photo by JB Biñas.

‘Spaghetti’ fed to shrimp in bid to cut aquaculture cost

By Juliana Rose Pagador HUMANS are not the only ones who enjoy eating spaghetti – shrimp can, too. Researchers are using nutritious green “spaghetti algae” in...
The quarantine facilities constructed by DPWH in Brgy. Alijis, Bacolod City will provide temporary shelter for isolation and treatment of COVID-19 patients. Photo by I.G. Tantiado

DPWH turns over quarantine facilities, off-site dorms in Bacolod City, NegOcc

ILOILO City – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), represented by DPWH-6 Regional Director Lea N. Delfinado turned over several COVID-19 facilities...
Farmers start to plant rice at a field in Barangay Simamla, Virac Catanduanes on Nov. 7, 2020 after the devastation brought by Typhoon Rolly. GEORGE CALVELO/ABS-CBN NEWS

PH to import more rice after losing supply due to typhoons

THE Philippines will have to import more rice in 2021 after losing about eight days’ worth of supply following the onslaught of three consecutive...

Pag-IBIG to allows deferral, lower payments on housing loans under new program

Pag-IBIG Fund is offering a loan restructuring program to allow housing loan borrowers to defer their payments until March 2021 and to lower their...

The SM Store Delgado 3 DAY SALE

A LOT of daily norms have been challenged in 2020, and though we’ve all veered from our old normals, some old traditions remain unfazed.  The...

MG PH to launch four new vehicles in 2021, including the RX8 SUV

MG PHILIPPINES had big things lined up for 2020. Back in February, it announced that it was setting up to introduce three new models throughout the year....
Cars intended for export wait at the port for loading in Bremerhaven, Germany. FABIAN BIMMER/REUTERS

Used car exports drives pollution to developing world – UN

PARIS – Getting rid of old cars is helping clean the skies over developing nations, but many clunkers are ending up in developing countries...
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Imported car sales rebound in Q3

SALES of imported vehicles in the country rebounded in the third quarter of the year compared to the previous quarter. The Association of Vehicle Importers...