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Sorsogon Utilizes FOTON Commercial Vehicles For Their Provincial Improvement Programs and Operations

The Province of Sorsogon, which is the Gateway of the Southern Philippine Islands, recently collaborated with FOTON Motor Philippines for their infrastructure, sanitation, and calamity programs and operations. Last June 29, 2020, Governor Chiz Escudero and the members of the Sorsogon Provincial Council were on hand to receive the thirteen (13) brand-new FOTON Tornado 4.4C Mini Dump Trucks That will be used for the improvement of the province such as road maintenance, relief operations, and other public works and services. These brand-new service vehicles will be placed under the care of the Provincial Engineering Office.

FOTON representatives with Governor Chiz Escudero and the  Provincial Council of Sorsogon

“Ang serbisyong pampubliko sa probinsya ng Sorsogon ay kayang-kaya sa FOTON (Public service for the province of Sorsogon is easy with FOTON)”, claimed Atty. Enrique Renoria, the Provincial Administrator of Sorsogon City, citing their satisfied experience using FOTON vehicles. In the past years, the Government of the Province of Sorsogon had acquired a fleet of FOTON ambulances that assisted in their public health transportation. They acquired three (3) FOTON ambulance units in 2010 and received an additional four (4) units in 2016. Atty.Renoria commented that FOTON commercial vehicles proved to be reliable and effective, which earned their trust on the brand. “Napapansin ko po na yung unang binili ng probinsya, hanggang ngayon napapakinabangan pa rin, gaya ng mga ambulansya na nabili sa inyo (I noticed that the first FOTON unit that the province bought is still in service as well as the ambulances that we bought from you)”, he added.

Gov. Chiz Escudero test drives one of the FOTON Tornado 4.4C Mini Dump Trucks

FOTON has been known for its reliable engine, robust cargo capacity and cost-effective prices that the government of Sorsogon has witnessed. “Maasahan talaga, low-cost ang maintenance at yung sa parte naman ninyo kung may problema, madali kayong tawagan at agad-agad mayroon kayong ready na tao talagang gagawa kung anomang problema ng sasakyan (It’s really reliable, the maintenance costs are low and we can rely on you to send a specialist to fix any problem)”, Atty. Renoria emphasized.

Every FOTON Tornado 4.4C Mini Dump Trucks purchased by the Province of Sorsogon is capable of loading up to 4,590 kilograms of heavy cargo with its 4-cubic-meter dump box capacity. Powered by a Cummins ISF 3.8-liter diesel engine and mated to a 6-speed manual transmission, these light-duty trucks are capable of accomplishing the programs and operations that the provincial government will require of it. For commercial vehicle inquiries, the FOTON hotlines are always active: Facebook page @FOTONPhilippines, mobile phone 0999-999-9998, or through email inq@foton.com.ph.