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Most government agencies are going the high-tech way in trying to achieve with measurable success what they are mandated to do.

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Abu Dhabi International Airport—We are homebound from our European Road Tour on a 7-hour layover here at the very comfortable Etihad Airways Business Lounge. I have opted to spend time in this expansive lounge instead of staying in Frankfurt, Germany, our last stop, which is presently cold and rainy.

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It was an opportunity we couldn’t possibly turn down, even if we had to juggle our crazy calendar. You see, Business & Leisure, the television show, has a new segment now called BMW Leisure Trips where recommended leisure destinations will be featured.

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News reports on armed holdups happening in public utility vehicles (PUVs) come in alarming regularity with violent incidents that cause death of police and civilian commuters alike getting to be commonplace in the Metro.  

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A bill has been filed in Congress to help reduce road accidents anywhere in the country caused by over-speeding buses. House Bill 6395 mandates the installation of speed limiters on all public utility buses plying the streets of Metro Manila and all provincial roads.

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Two car firms are expanding their dealerships this year in line with expectations of higher vehicle sales, officials said.

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For most motoring journalists, last week seemed more like days for a professional runner before a big marathon – a lot of “carbo” loading, except that instead of carbohydrates, for us it was more like “cholesterol” loading.

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BMW importer Asian Carmakers Corp. expects record sales this year with growth seen at a double digit rate.

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The previous columns of this 3-part series on our Spanish holiday covered our travel from Madrid to Salamanca, then to Fatima, Estoril and Lisbon in Portugal, then on to Seville, Cadiz and Marbella.

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A move worthy of emulation by all our local government chief executives, one of Metro Manila’s progressive cities’ planned eventual phase-out of toxic fumes-spewing and noise-polluting fossil oil fueled tricycles may well be on its way.

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Abu Dhabi International Airport—We are homebound from our European Road Tour on a 7-hour layover here at the very comfortable Etihad Airways Business Lounge. I have opted to spend time in this expansive lounge instead of staying in Frankfurt, Germany, our last stop, which is presently cold and rainy.

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It was an opportunity we couldn’t possibly turn down, even if we had to juggle our crazy calendar. You see, Business & Leisure, the television show, has a new segment now called BMW Leisure Trips where recommended leisure destinations will be featured.

[DatePublished] => 2012-09-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133753 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805279 [AuthorName] => Rey Gamboa [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 845438 [Title] => Modern technology to fight crime [Summary] =>

News reports on armed holdups happening in public utility vehicles (PUVs) come in alarming regularity with violent incidents that cause death of police and civilian commuters alike getting to be commonplace in the Metro.  

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A bill has been filed in Congress to help reduce road accidents anywhere in the country caused by over-speeding buses. House Bill 6395 mandates the installation of speed limiters on all public utility buses plying the streets of Metro Manila and all provincial roads.

[DatePublished] => 2012-08-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133604 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1460444 [AuthorName] => Lester Dizon [SectionName] => Motoring [SectionUrl] => motoring [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 839940 [Title] => BMW, Suzuki set to expand dealerships [Summary] =>

Two car firms are expanding their dealerships this year in line with expectations of higher vehicle sales, officials said.

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For most motoring journalists, last week seemed more like days for a professional runner before a big marathon – a lot of “carbo” loading, except that instead of carbohydrates, for us it was more like “cholesterol” loading.

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BMW importer Asian Carmakers Corp. expects record sales this year with growth seen at a double digit rate.

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The previous columns of this 3-part series on our Spanish holiday covered our travel from Madrid to Salamanca, then to Fatima, Estoril and Lisbon in Portugal, then on to Seville, Cadiz and Marbella.

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A move worthy of emulation by all our local government chief executives, one of Metro Manila’s progressive cities’ planned eventual phase-out of toxic fumes-spewing and noise-polluting fossil oil fueled tricycles may well be on its way.

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