American fast food giant McDonald’s has started selling its first-ever vegan burger, but you need to travel to Scandinavia to enjoy it. The aptly named McVegan is only available in one city in...
The introduction of the Premium Point to Point Bus Service by the Department of Transportation was a great step towards reducing the number of cars on the roads in Metro Manila, and the service has...
The wonderful work of Project Pearls has been featured repeatedly by WhenInManila in the past, but the charity that does amazing grassroots work in some of the poorest parts of Tondo has just...
Uber, the popular ride sharing app that helps thousands of people travel across Metro Manila and further afield every day, has just been dealt a painful blow by the LTFRB, as the government agency...
Hidden inside a small workshop at the famous Sarao Motors factory in Las Piñas stands a Jeepney like no other. On the outside, it looks like an ordinary PUJ – its thick metal skin and sturdy...
If you needed a reminder that it pays to be nice to the people around you, this local story currently making the rounds on Facebook will certainly serve as one. Enter a tech editor and a job...
Bad news if you have a long commute or if you’re driving for a living! A new study suggests that driving for more than two hours a day steadily reduces one’s intelligence. Hold back on the...
July 26 is looking to be a bad day for commuters in Metro Manila, as the dispute between the LTFRB and ride hailing app providers like Grab will likely lead to a 90% reduction in transport capacity...
The idea of digging a whole network of small tunnels under a city so electric cars and passenger carrying pods can travel along them at speeds of over 200kmh may seem like far-fetched science...
Many people may only know him as the scary looking bouncer who sets the infamously strict and unpredictable door policy at a world-famous night club in Berlin, but there is a whole lot more to Sven...
Officials in BGC are currently working on a new mobile application that will allow citizens to report traffic violators to the nearest enforcer for punitive action. Is being able to snitch on your...
When the Department of Tourism launched their new Experience The Philippines advert earlier this week, executives at the government agency probably had high hopes for the touching and well produced...
A survey run by a small travel website is currently claiming that Manila is the worst place to visit for backpackers in South East Asia. The poll, to which I won’t link here but that is being...
What happens when the love of your life decides that he wants to be a she? That is the question TLC is asking in its latest show “The Kings”, as it shines a light on the relationship between...
In a step that will hopefully increase road safety, using your mobile phone while driving is now officially banned. This is following the publication of the implementing rules and regulations (IRR)...
A new research study published by the Hong Kong based Mission for Migrant Workers (MFMW) is painting a worrying picture about the living conditions of many migrant domestic workers in the special...
Nobody knows when and how it really started, but now they are simple here: BegPackers. Most sightings so far seem to be in South-East-Asia, along the well-established traveler’s trail leading...
The LTFRB has just issued a memorandum limiting the driving hours for bus drivers to six hours per day. While this is a step in the right direction, questions remain on how this new rule will be...
By now, the incident involving a passenger being dragged of an United Airlines flight in Chicago has gone well and truly nuclear. A passenger was forcibly removed from the flight by airport security,...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has expressed their intent to regulate the use of tint on the windows of privately owned vehicles for a period of three months, according to...
