Osaka oozing with confidence
NAOMI OSAKA, the four-time Grand Slam tennis champion from Japan, has become the cynosure of all eyes as she embarks on a comeback after nearly a 16-month absence.
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NAOMI OSAKA, the four-time Grand Slam tennis champion from Japan, has become the cynosure of all eyes as she embarks on a comeback after nearly a 16-month absence.
STILL in observance of the season of hope, peace, love, good health and prosperity, let’s cut to the chase. Here’s another inspiring speech from no less than Alfred V. Ty (AVT), the youthful chairman of Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP).
THE following is from Therese “Thea” Angeline C. Reyes, the daughter of my bosom buddy, Pablo “Bogie” Reyes IV. Thea was 17 when she submitted the piece to Harvard as a requirement for her admission to the world’s most prestigious university. Enjoy:
FINALLY, I got the results of the overall winners in the just-ended TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Vios Cup, thanks to Shaina Mae Semana. I’m so interested because I was at the SMC-Clark International Speedway during all three races, joining a weekend crowd too enthusiastic like me as to not miss a single action on the fabled race tracks in Pampanga.
FIRST was Wesley So. The chess prodigy was forced to migrate to the United States—and eventually switch from Filipino to American citizenship. Reason? He wasn’t given enough support by his federation.
CAR buffs trooped to the BGC Theme Park in Taguig last weekend either to test-drive Toyota’s array of HEVs (Hybrid Electric Vehicles) or simply to ogle at the unique rides in the bright sunshine. I was at the opening of the three-day event, joining a sizable crowd that listened intently while Danny Cruz and Jojo Villanueva alternated in making an insightful discourse on electrified cars from Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) and Lexus.
THE new In-Season tournament of the National Basketball Association (NBA) has ended on a high note for two reasons.
IF plans push through, the jeepney modernization, controversial as it is, will be implemented by the government on December 31.
YOU miss 21 of 23 triples and what do you expect? You ought to lose.
AGGRESSIVE marketing activities and supply improvement from across all brands have triggered an 18.6 percent increase in October sales, auguring well for an anticipated record-breaking performance in the run-up to the Christmas rush.
AS the oft-repeated saying goes, stats matter no more when the moment of truth arrives. Toss them out the window.
THE passing of Ray Butch Gamboa left a void that is hard to fill in the nation’s motoring journalism milieu. Butch—or Elvis as I fondly called him, a moniker that was very much to his liking as he was a self-confessed ardent fan of the king of Rock ‘n’ Roll—was the epitome of everything about the car world insofar as the media twins of broadcasting and writing are concerned.
ATENEO stakes its crown Wednesday when it battles dangerous Adamson University, needing a win to sneak into the Final Four of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Men’s basketball championship.
LEXUS, the esteemed “big brother” of Toyota, has made quite an indelible impression in the just-ended Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo that I can’t help but dwell a bit on the speech of Simon Humphries, the operating officer and chief branding officer of Toyota Motor Corporation. I was right there seated in front of the huge stage when Simon delivered his lustily-applauded discourse. Here are excerpts:
BEER is not for sale during games inside stadiums in the Philippines. The reason is obvious: Drunks aka intoxicated fans might cause trouble.
AS promised, here’s Lexus at the Japan Mobility Show that I had just covered at Tokyo’s famous Big Sight inside the Japanese capital. My gratitude goes to Nadinne Capistrano and Shaina Mae Semana for providing weighty details to this obra.
TIM CONE has become a national treasure. No surprise there. He gave us a basketball gold medal as coach of Gilas Pilipinas in the just-concluded Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
TOKYO, Japan—A whole new world of a massively stunning vehicle landscape unfurled at the fabled Tokyo Big Sight (TBS) on October 26, wowing a public from all walks of life not used to gawking at concept cars leaning heavily towards the extraordinary.
UNKNOWN to many, Carlos Yulo has dumped his Japanese coach. Many were shocked. But, of course.
TOKYO, Japan—Sidelined by the pandemic, Asia’s iconic car show has bounced back to showcase its latest inventions and innovations to bolster vehicle technology in the coming years. That’s basically what the ongoing 2023 Japan Mobility Show (JMS) ending November 5 is all about.
AS I write this, there is no word yet on whether or not Justin Brownlee has been conclusively found guilty of doping. Likewise, what punishment awaits him—if guilty beyond doubt—has remained unknown.
RULES are rules. The reason why they are there is for people to have guiding principles on their conduct and actions including their rights.
THE eagerly awaited 2023 Japan Mobility Show (JMS) will unfurl next week and will end on November 5 in Tokyo’s famed Big Sight, finally completing the colossal birth of the show’s predecessor known for 69 years as the Tokyo Motor Show starting 1954.
I WAS not totally surprised that Justin Brownlee tested positive for a banned substance. With the massive dose of medicines he had been taking in the run-up to the Asian Games, chances were almost bright he’d stumble into a prohibited component (cannabis aka marijuana).
THE seeming arrival of electric vehicles has pushed car companies to double their efforts in a bid to hit the finish line first. The trend is here: Get there ahead of the pack.
WE won four gold medals in the just-ended Asian Games. Not that bad as it tied our output in 2018 Jakarta.
IT is sad to see our two defending champions getting ousted in the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, in a most unusual, if not dismaying, fashion.
WHO said pilots are good only at flying planes? In the following abridged article, Ian San Gabriel paints another picture of our “heroes in the sky.”
ALREADY hampered by inadequate preparation, Gilas Pilipinas suddenly finds itself hindered by player eligibility issues just barely seven days before the squad starts its Asian Games bid.
IT is uncommon to see the top gun of a global entity visiting his subalterns. But make Akio Toyoda, the chairman of Toyota Motor Corp. (TMC), an exception.
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