Biking, memories, and the pandemic

Judy Taguiwalo - @inquirerdotnet 04/10/2021

I was 12 years old when I learned how to bike. I managed to cajole our seven-year-old neighbor to lend me his bike by giving him ice candy. So I learned how to bike on my own,…

Biking essentials every biker needs before hitting the road

Rhobie Alburo Ruaya 02/22/2021

Over the course of the past year, one particular mode of transportation and hobby became a rising trend — biking. Getting on a bicycle and riding for a few minutes suddenly became everyone’s choice of exercise and…

Peanut vendor and dog in Cebu City needs help

Immae Lachica 01/10/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines— A peanut vendor and his loyal companion needs help. Why? Netizen Franklin Ramos Mariscal chanced upon the vendor and his dog on January 8, 2021, along Natalio Bacalso Avenue in Cebu City. He noticed…

Bike-friendly parking at SM Supermalls

PR 08/18/2020

With more and more of us turning to biking as a mode of transportation during the Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ), SM Supermalls has created bike parking facilities across its malls. With organized and secure parking zones…

Elderly man with wooden bike receives brand new mountain bike from Cordova couple

Immae Lachica 07/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Tatay Renerio Colita, who went viral for riding his wooden bike, is getting an upgrade for free, thanks to a couple from Cordova town in Cebu. The couple, Liove and Rodel Zonio, owners of…

‘Tindak Kahayag’: Free reflective vests for bikers in Lapu-Lapu

Immae Lachica 07/12/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Friends, who are biking enthusiasts, are making it safe for the biking community by giving free reflective bike vests. Andrea Xayide Gaurana and Apol Lopa decided to make the same project that was spearheaded…

Remember these do’s and don’ts when riding your bike

Rhobie Alburo Ruaya 06/16/2020

Are you new to biking or relearning how to ride one since your last drive when you were eight years old with training wheels? Well, you better sharpen those riding skills because it seems to be the…

Engineer, flower delivery person, gives her take on biking in the city

Immae Lachica 06/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines— A civil engineer and a biking enthusiast from Barangay Basak San Nicholas, Cebu City has seen that biking in the city has now become a bit safer. Ej Zabala, 41, who is a bike…

Labella suspends bicycle registration hours after CCTO says bikers need to register their bikes

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella has suspended the registration of bicycles in the city amid the growing use of the two-wheeled non-motorized vehicle during this time of community quarantine. Reports from biking communities…

Minimize bike, laptop price increase DTI asks retailers

Krissy Aguilar 06/02/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on Tuesday asked bicycle and computer / gadget retailers and sellers to only impose “reasonable” increases in its prices. DTI Undersecretary Ruth Castelo issued the appeal and…

FACES OF CEBU: Ma. Elaine Juevesano, 32, nurse

Gerard Vincent Francisco 04/24/2020

Ma. Elaine Juevesano, 32, is a nurse at a hospital along Ramos Street in Cebu City.  Being one of the frontliners battling the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), she too must take care of her health and have…

Vetmed student, mystery lady biker: Biking is healthier, good for env’t

Immae Lachica 07/27/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines— The mystery lady on a bike braving the weather and the traffic last July 23, is identified as a fourth-year veterinary medicine student. Deena Lee Kelly, 24, was shocked when she saw a picture…

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