The rainy season has started, which means drivers need to be extra careful on the road because of challenging conditions like flooding, slippery roads, and reduced driver visibility. Leading automotive manufacturers like Ford equip their cars with safety features that are useful when driving amid a heavy downpour. Here are four tips for drivers to […]
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Changan Auto continues to be one of China’s top five best selling brands, bolstered by results from the newly released JD Power China Initial Quality Study (IQS). Since 2018, JD Power China IQS has consistently hailed Changan as the highest-ranked Chinese domestic brand. The JD Power IQS counts 23 years examining the concerns of new
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Quezon City Rep. Marvin Rillo has high hopes that Congress will soon enact the bill seeking to prohibit the oppressive “no permit, no exam” rule in all private and public educational institutions across all school levels. “Before Congress adjourned on June 3, the Senate agreed on May 31 to the request made by the House on
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For the first time in its 77-year history, the esteemed scientific publication Optik: International Journal for Light and Electron Optics will be helmed by a Filipino scientist. Professor Percival F. Almoro of the University of the Philippines-Diliman College of Science National Institute of Physics (UPD-CS NIP) was appointed section editor of the Optik journal by
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The Philippine President’s plan to collect, impound, and recycle Metro Manila’s stormwater for agricultural irrigation in surrounding provinces has drawn the support of a senior member of Congress. “We are all for it. Assuming the government can establish new large stormwater reservoirs for farm irrigation, then all of Angat Dam’s water reserve may be freed
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Ford Motor Company recently announced that it reached an agreement with Tesla Motors to provide Ford electric vehicle (EV) customers access to more than 12,000 Tesla Superchargers across the United States and Canada. This move will double the number of fast chargers available to Ford EV customers starting in spring 2024. “This is great news
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Isuzu Motors Limited (IML) and Honda Motor Co Ltd recently announced that they had signed a partnership agreement based on the decision to have Honda develop and supply the fuel cell system for the heavy-duty fuel cell truck Isuzu is planning to introduce to the market in 2027. Isuzu and Honda believe that fuel cell
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In their own way, ultra-thrifty internal combustion engines (ICE), such as the Suzuki S-Presso, also contribute to the efforts to reduce carbon footprint. Like hybrid/mild hybrid models, the goal is simply to achieve low fuel consumption because it is another form of helping the environment while the world is transitioning to zero-emission. This is just
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America’s “exceptionally strong demand” for Filipino nurses is bound to aggravate the lack of nursing staff in Philippine government hospitals in the months ahead, Quezon City Rep. Marvin Rillo, House higher and technical education committee vice chairperson, warned last June 26. “To address their own shortages, American hospitals and staffing agencies are now aggressively recruiting
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At the start of 2022, the EcoClipper bought a large sailing ship, the De Tukker, the shipping company’s new zero-emission vessel, with overdue maintenance. Its objective was to convert De Tukker into a sailing freighter as a solution to the problem of shipping pollution. As seen worldwide, the shipping industry burns huge quantities of heavy
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