The fact that there is a one-megaton nuclear bomb sat at the bottom of the Philippines sea is very worrying. The incident is known as the 1965 Philippine Sea A-4 incident. On the 4th of November 1965, the USS Ticonderoga […]
Claim: Tricycle emissions meet Euro 3 or 4 standards. We have heard the claim many times that new tricycles in the Philippines meet Euro 3 or Euro 4 Emission Standards. First, we must make it clear that when we talk […]
“Philippines Independence Granted” could have been the news headline if the 1900 U.S.A election had gone the other way, the Philippines would have been an independent country by 1901 and the Genocide that was being carried out by the Americans […]
In the Philippines people often tell you that all vehicles with 3 wheels are tricycles and not cars because cars have four wheels. We fact check this claim. Cars have four wheels At the time of publishing this, there are […]
The history of the Tuk Tuk also known as the Auto Rickshaw is disputed, some claim the first Tuk Tuk was in 1947 others claim it was 1934. We take a look at these claims and put a spanner in […]
If you drive a TVS King, Piaggio Ape or a Bajaj RE and you have ever thought about heading north from Manila you are probably aware of the problems drivers of the above vehicles have had with traffic enforcers in […]
Could a One-Megaton Nuclear Bomb that was lost in the Philippines Sea have caused an earthquake and a tsunami? Last week we published an article about a One-Megaton Nuclear Bomb that was lost in the Philippines Sea, this got a […]
MMDA Stalled vehicle. Watching videos of MMDA operations I was very confused when they kept talking about fees for towing stalled vehicles. Why would a stalled vehicle need to be towed? I was taught that when you stall you put […]
The Tuk Tuk has become an icon in India and Sri Lanka and is loved by tourists from all over the world. Piaggio produced the first Tuk Tuks in Italy in 1948 and it was advertised as the Vespa car. […]
Many Filipinos see a white man and just presume he is American. If you are the type of person that sees a white person in the street, mall or anywhere else and presume because they are white they are American […]
The question of where you can use the Bajaj RE, Piaggio Ape and the TVS King keep coming up so we decided it is time to look at this again. Local Government Units (LGU), the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory […]
The wind cowling for the Bajaj RE is a very simple cooling method for the driver of the Bajaj RE. The wind cowling is more of a wind deflector as it deflects air from outside on to the driver of […]
It might seem strange that we have put the King Bee Chinese Restaurant under the category of British food and drink. Anyone that has lived in the UK would understand why we decided to put the King Bee Chinese Restaurant […]
If your local Savemore is anything like mine there is normally long queues yet very few checkouts open. If you are in a hurry it is so frustrating having to queue for a long time when there are so many […]
Is the Bajaj RE a suitable mode of transport for a person with a disability? Because of the upright position, you sit in the Bajaj RE senior citizens that have tried the Bajaj both as a passenger or as a […]
There are not many cars in the world that have the honour of becoming a James Bond car, but the Bajaj RE is one of them. Not only is this little 3 wheeled car a Bond car it is ranked […]
When a hospital feels like a prison it can not be good for the recovery of the patient, and sadly hospitals in the Philippines often feel like a prison. I have often seen expats post comments like “Just escaped from […]
If you use Vulcanising Shops to check your tyre pressure they could be putting your life in danger. Because it just costs 10 to 20 peso many drivers in the Philippines use vulcanising shops to check their tyre pressure rather […]
Last month we reported on how BBC Top Gear ranked the Bajaj RE as the most versatile car on the planet. Claiming that Tuk Tuks are cars brought mixed responses from our readers, the majority agreeing with it but some […]
The Motorcycle Crime Prevention Act also known as the Republic Act No 11235 has some very interesting twists for Tuk Tuks like the Bajaj RE, the Piaggio Ape and the TVS King. the most interesting of these is they will […]
Since the Bajaj RE arrived in the Philippines there has been much confusion about what type of vehicle it is, the answer is simple the Bajaj RE is a car. Top Gear says the Bajaj RE is a Car At […]
Many Philippines problems are due to lack of discipline. Problems such as littering, spitting in the street, drink driving, loud music, motorcycles with noisy exhaust pipes, smoke-belching vehicles, pavements (sidewalks) and roads being blocked by parked cars or vendors, people […]
Are LTO Registering Three Wheelers Correctly? LTO have started to register three wheelers such as the Bajaj RE and the Piaggio Ape as Motorcycle with sidecars. Is this the correct way of registering three wheelers? When the Piaggio Ape and […]
The amount of salt in a Filipinos diet is huge and it is causing major health problems. In the west, we have been warned for many years about the health risk of consuming to much salt. So it comes as […]
When you first arrive in the Philippines one of the most shocking things is the number of vehicles driving at night with no lights on. Why do so many Filipinos drive with no lights on? We have spoken to many […]
Head lice are a major problem in the Philippines, it is common to see people sat in the street pulling nits out of each others hair. Why the Philippines has such a problem with head lice The reason that head […]
Alma has been a friend of Brits in the Philippines for many years and needs your help. Alma Ostachie’s maiden name is Alma Evasco Hila she grew up in Barcelona, Sorsogon, the Philippines where she also attended school and Aemilianum […]
Joy Ongcachuy a Filipina nurse that works at the Royal London Hospital has been awarded an OBE. The OBE is a Queen’s honour given to a person for prominent national or regional roles and to people who make distinguished or […]
There is no doubt that MMDA needs to up its game, the number of parking tickets MMDA issue is very small compared to other major cities in the world. MMDA is trying hard to clear the streets of Manila but […]
In 2018 many municipalities announced that they are planning to replace or ban the tricycle. Metro Manila Council to ban tricycles being used as a school service In June of 2018, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) announced […]