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Beep Card or Tap to Pay? How to Pay Fares on the LRT, MRT and Buses

How to buy and load a ₱44 beep card, where it works on LRT, MRT and buses, and when tapping a Visa, Mastercard or GCash QR on LRT-2 and MRT-3 is easier.
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DTI Wants E-Bikes and Their Batteries Certified: What Buyers Should Know

A DTI draft would require PS or ICC safety marks on e-bikes, e-scooters and their batteries. See what is covered, when it could start and how to comment.
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Vingroup Plans a ₱31.7-B EV Plant in PH: What It Means for EV Buyers

DTI says Vingroup will put $500 million (about ₱31.7B) into a Philippine EV plant making 200,000 cars a year from 2028. What is confirmed, and what is not.
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Autosweep vs Easytrip: Getting, Loading, and Fixing Your Toll RFID

Where Autosweep and Easytrip each work, what the stickers cost to get and reload, how to fix a tag that won't scan, and how One RFID merges both accounts.
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XPeng Launches in the Philippines: Six X9 and L03 Variants From ₱1.548 Million, Deliveries Start Q4 2026

XPeng launched in the Philippines with six X9 and L03 variants priced ₱1.548M to ₱4.058M, dealerships in four locations and deliveries starting Q4 2026.
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Kia EV3 Reaches the Philippines at ₱1.898 Million with 511 km of Range; Deliveries Start October 1

The Kia EV3 opens Philippine reservations at ₱1.898 million — ₱1.868M until October 31 — with 511 km of NEDC range and deliveries starting October 1.
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Philippine Shipping Lines Ban EVs and Hybrids From Ferries After the Deadly Coron Fire

Montenegro, Starhorse and Island Water have banned EVs and hybrids from their ferries after the Coron fire that killed 77 — before any cause is confirmed.