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A Day in the Life of Vegan Activists
TESSDRIVE PH
June 26, 2019
There are stereotypes of typical millennials. But here, we have young people who are mindful and selfless. Thinkers and doers. Defenders of helpless, voiceless animals. They may be young, but…
Travel within Boracay Island has become more convenient and eco-friendly with these modern PUVs
TESSDRIVE PH
June 25, 2019
Residents and tourists of Boracay Island will not only get to enjoy one of the world’s best beaches, they will now also get to travel around this tropical paradise in…
Your smartphone can now save your life while you’re on the road; just download this free app
TESSDRIVE PH
June 20, 2019
According to the World Health Organization, there were an estimated 1.35 million road-related fatalities in 2016. Of this number, 22 percent were pedestrians. In the Philippines, there were a reported…
Decreasing number of farmers necessitates use of mechanized rice farming
TESSDRIVE PH
June 10, 2019
Mechanizing farm operations is the best way to solve the lack of skilled farm workers during the peak of transplanting and harvesting season. In Region 2, mechanized rice farming has…
The National Animal Rights Day 2019 in Manila
TESSDRIVE PH
June 3, 2019
Every day, across the world, a genocide is being committed round the clock. The daily death toll is enormous: Over 150 million animals and water creatures. What makes this even…
The Project V360 Bicycle and Vegan Food Tour International Challenge
TESSDRIVE PH
April 20, 2019
The 2019 Project V360 Bicycle and Vegan Food Tour is a one-of-a-kind activity in the Philippines, where we combine the fun of riding bicycles, ecotourism, and a healthy, humane, and…
Sophia School, where the new food revolution has begun
TESSDRIVE PH
April 14, 2019
There are many ways to save the planet. Some avoid using plastics, while others segregate their waste for recycling. Many others also switch off their lights and other electrical appliances.…
Cyclists go vegan for 5 days while biking PH’s most difficult mountain passes
TESSDRIVE PH
April 12, 2019
Meat-eating cyclists of Cycad (Cycling Adventures and Advocates) recently went on a 100% plant-based diet for five days while biking the most difficult mountain passes in the Philippines. On their…
How delicious and easy it is to go vegan on bike tours
TESSDRIVE PH
April 8, 2019
Everyone knows how important nutrition and hydration are to any physical activity, and never is this more evident in a sport as physically taxing as cycling. For the first time…
Manila’s best vegan desserts: Pouring sweetness into compassion
TESSDRIVE PH
April 5, 2019
Who can refuse desserts? Why, even vegans crave for their sweets! And guess what, there are plenty of dessert options today that do not use animal products such as dairy…
Project V360: The Bicycle and Vegan Food Tour
TESSDRIVE PH
April 1, 2019
They say a 100% plant-based diet and strenous physical activities can’t mix. That when you’re a vegetarian or vegan, you’re lethargic and weak. Well, TessDrive.com has decided to put that…
Sure and steady run through the course, and to the toilets, on Day 2 and 3
TESSDRIVE PH
March 15, 2019
Bontoc, Mountain Province, Philippines—Some noticeable effects of a 100% plant-based diet were already being felt as early as the 2nd day of the 5-day “Project V360: The Bicycle and Vegan…
Day 1 of Project V360 a lung-busting, lip-smacking success
TESSDRIVE PH
March 12, 2019
Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya—The first day of a one-of-a-kind ecotourism project has just wrapped up. Despite a few minor hiccups in scheduling and route coordination, the group of cyclists and support crew…
Apart from ‘brain drain’, PH also bound to suffer ‘muscle drain’ if the minimum wage for construction workers isn’t increased
TESSDRIVE PH
March 3, 2019
The party-list group ACTS-OFW on March 2 has called for a P900-daily minimum wage for construction workers to help address a looming shortage due to migration. “We are losing a…
More than 10K nurses sought jobs in the US alone in 2018, and that’s worrisome if you’re a PH resident needing nursing care
TESSDRIVE PH
February 14, 2019
Last February 5, the ACTS-OFW Party List of the Philippine Congress revealed that in 2018, a record number of nurses sought jobs in the United States–the highest in 9 years.…
The pursuit of happiness is best achieved on a bike’: Musings of a newbie bicycle commuter
Normandy Dela Paz
February 4, 2019
“Isn’t it risky?” That is what most people I talk to automatically ask, when I say “I commute by bicycle to my work in Makati from Bacoor, Cavite every Monday.”…
Bamboo: The worthy alternative to rapidly disappearing wood
TESSDRIVE PH
January 30, 2019
The search for alternatives to wood for handicraft, furniture, and construction industries is intensifying, thanks largely to the dawning realization that wood products are quickly becoming depleted as the world’s…
Global Pinoys are among those most vulnerable to HIV/AIDS
TESSDRIVE PH
December 1, 2018
According to a recent announcement by the Philippine National AIDS Council, every day, an average of 32 Filipinos are tested positive for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), the infection that…