Better lives await former out-of-school youth
By Charles E. Buban
CHARLIE Belano got to where he is now by hard work and maintaining a readiness to pounce when opportunity comes knocking.
CHARLIE Belano got to where he is now by hard work and maintaining a readiness to pounce when opportunity comes knocking.
Isuzu Crosswind’s extensive list of features and qualities that cater to the needs and wants of Filipino families has always been one of the model’s key strengths, and this has been proven once again as the Crosswind landed among the top 10 bestselling vehicles in the country in 2012.
It is interesting to note that despite the few and diesel-powered only models it offers—Alterra SUV, Crosswind AUV, D-Max pickup, N-Series light-duty multi-purpose truck—Isuzu Philippines Corp. ended up fourth in the domestic automotive industry with the most number of products sold from January to November 2012.
Siquijor’s reputation for mysticism may not be the right match to the Isuzu D-Max’s pronounced brusque character.
Last year proved momentous for the N-Series as the light-duty truck model from Isuzu Philippines Corp. topped the sales chart released by the Truck Manufacturers Association and the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines.
Every once in a while, there comes a vehicle that is so solidly built, possesses sturdy engine, and comfortable interior that buyers won’t mind if there are already newer, powerful and more sleek-looking counterparts in the market.
For teenagers growing up in some of the country’s poorest towns, the life that awaits them a few years from now could be no different from what their older folks are currently experiencing: a harsh life of either farming or fishing if not peddling or becoming a household helper, lines of work that could barely [...]
