On May 27, 2020, TessDrive published the story “CoViD-19 Slams Brakes On Electric Vehicle Sales Globally; Makers See It As Mere ‘Bump In The Road’” that described the slumping sales of internal combustion engine (ICE)-powered vehicles as well as that of electric vehicles (EV). In April 2020, energy research company Wood Mackenzie predicted more than […]
(Editor’s note: This article has been updated as of August 15, 2021) In an April 22, 2020 question-and-answer session, the World Health Organization declared that the ongoing global pandemic resulting from the spread of the novel Coronavirus (nCoV) has had an effect on the global efforts to mitigate climate change. Here are some of the
As the entire National Capital Region and Cebu City in the Philippines remain in a modified enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) status, which means these affected areas are still in relatively high risk of exposure and spread of the deadly new Coronavirus Disease-2019 (CoViD-19), the Department of Science and Technology- Forest Products Research and Development Institute
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Despite its efforts to stay low key and out of mainstream media attention, food giant Monde Nissin Corp (MNC) couldn’t stop Netizens from posting on social media, heaping praises on the company for its donations of CoViD-19 test kits and food items. A number of Facebook posts has been circulating, showing happy local government officials
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Have you been anticipating the lifting of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) this April 30, only to be met with the recent announcement that the ECQ is extended to at least May 15? Though such a measure is necessary from a public health standpoint, it doesn’t exactly release those happy hormones in your body. The
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Were you able to watch the historic One World: Together at Home global broadcasting and digital event on April 18? Lady Gaga curated this virtual concert in collaboration with Global Citizen, a global movement that encourages digital activism in the fight against poverty, and the World Health Organization (WHO). This broadcast and online special featured
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In case you didn’t know, TessDrive’s chief editor Aries B. Espinosa is the vocalist for a semi-professional Filipino rock band The PubForties. The PubForties already has a few original songs out on digital (Spotify, etc). Check out “Road Rage”, “Drive On”, and “Stop the World”. Their newest single, titled “Next Big Thing”, completed recording a
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The world is in the deadly grip of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (CoViD-19) pandemic. Governments are enforcing measures to stop the spread of the disease, including community lockdowns and total stoppages of non-essential industries and businesses. Amidst this drastically changing socioeconomic landscape brought on by among the smallest things on earth, we are still finding
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Much of the world is now in lockdown due to the public health threat of the novel Coronavirus, which causes the deadly Coronavirus Disease 2019 (CoViD-19). The situation in the Philippines is no different, as millions of Filipinos have been urged by the government to stay at home in order to deprive the virus the
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CoVid-19, or the novel coronavirus disease, has brought Metro Manila to its knees, forcing Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to place the capital and the main Luzon island under extended enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) for another two weeks after the initial month of quarantine lapses on April 14. The viral disease has paralyzed school, work, and
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