Pinoy’s solar car to race against the best
Solar-powered Sikat II can run at a top speed of 110kph and weighs less than 180kg, at least 110kg lighter than Sinag, its 2007 predecessor, but it is going to race against the world’s best, and the team needs our support, writes Romy Cayabyab.
A 13-member Filipino team, “Team Solar Philippines”, will participate in Australia’s World Solar Challenge, a cross-continental race for solar-powered cars, according to the Philippine Consulate [...]
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It’s festival time in my home city and I would have missed out on two sensational films were it not for Romy Cayabyab, editor and publisher of The Filipino Australian. Romy contacted me from Sydney and put me in touch with the Film Festival committee for an interview with the director and creator of one of the two Filipino movie entries – noted Indie American film maker John Sayles [...]
Continue reading …What can you do with one hour? A lot, our friends from Adelaide say.For example, with one hour on Saturday, December 8, you can re-acquaint yourself with your heritage. Or, to others: You can discover your heritage.
Continue reading …It was a competitive race over 3021 kilometers from Darwin in the Northern Territory to Adelaide that drew some of the best mechanical engineering minds from 21 countries to cross this island continent of red earth, giant anthills, ghost gum trees and interesting fauna on solar-powered vehicles.
Among the participating 46 teams that made the crossing to the finish line in Adelaide on the 27th of October was the Philippines’ Sinag Team which was composed of La Salle (Taft) University students led by their professors.
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