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I know I’m near home when I see the lights

I have a secret coping mechanism when it comes to the hellish Edsa traffic. It’s a most therapeutic formula.

A poet on a motorcycle

Virgilio “Gil” Yuzon was more than halfway through the ride of his life—an epic, cross-country motorcycle journey from the northernmost tip of Luzon to the end of Mindanao—when the unexpected happened.

Commuting’s safer now, but paranoia takes over

In the wee hours of a weekday, commuters wait at the corner of Edsa Extension and Roxas Boulevard for a jeepney bound for Alabang.

A carpool for stressed commuters

I stopped taking cabs in May last year, and now rely almost entirely on Uber to get me from Quezon City, where I live, to Makati, where I work.

Death of a cyclist spurs new campaign for safer bike lanes

There are several bills pending in Congress meant to promote cycling for health and physical fitness, lower levels of air pollution and carbon emissions, and ease traffic congestion by providing an alternative means of transport.

Beware of drivers

When I became separated and started living alone, the household hand I sorely missed was the family driver. Ours could do many things beyond his job description, even type lease contracts. But driving being the immediate need, I was forced to buy an automatic car—I couldn’t drive a conventional one.