Isuzu Philippines, the country’s dominant truck brand for two decades running, has donated a D-MAX 4×4 LS MT to the Laguna Chapter of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC). The unit was turned over to the PRC particularly for the volunteer responder organization’s relief efforts for people endangered and displaced by the Taal Volcano eruption. Isuzu’s popular four-wheel-drive mid-sized pickup joins the PRC’s national fleet of mission-oriented ambulances, fire and rescue trucks, 6×6 off-road trucks, rapid-loading wing van trucks, tanker trucks, amphibians, ambulance motorcycles and all-terrain Humvees.
Press Statement by Isuzu Philippines Corp. (IPC), “Isuzu Philippines to donate vehicle to Philippine Red Cross,” 2020:
On January 21, 2020, Isuzu Philippines Corporation (IPC) donated one unit of Isuzu D-MAX 4×4 LS MT to the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), Laguna Chapter, at the IPC Plant in Biñan Laguna, for the Taal Volcano eruption relief efforts mobilization. Additional supplies were also provided such as bottled water, toiletries, clothes and other essentials to alleviate the condition of evacuees and affected individual.
The donation is earmarked to support Philippine Red Cross’s mission to provide life-saving services that protect the life of Filipinos in vulnerable situations.
IPC is delighted to be able to help bridge volunteers like PRC, and people affected by the Taal Volcano eruption.
During the interview, IPC Executive Vice President Shojiro Sakoda said, “Isuzu D-MAX 4×4, being a utilitarian pick-up, is surely essential in bringing relief goods and aiding victims of Taal Volcano eruption.”
“Isuzu D-MAX is a combination of power and performance and is equipped with Blue Power technology that can withstand any roads, from the toughest terrain to the slickest street all in style and comfort”, he added.
Local residents are encouraged to support humanitarian organizations and to do initiatives in helping the victims of the recent eruption.
For more information on Isuzu’s commitment to improving communities nationwide, visit www.isuzuphil.com.