ISABELA—Autokid Truck Solutions turns over eight units of Dongfeng Mini Dump to Reina Mercedes Local Government Unit (LGU) in Isabela.
Key Reina Mercedes town leaders Mayor Maria Lourdes P. Respicio-Saguban, Vice Mayor Anthony P. Respicio, and Municipal Administrator Gavino V. Apostol were present in the ceremony held within the municipal government hall premises last Monday.
Reina Mercedes LGU is planning to use the mini dump trucks for construction and developments in the town.
‘Reina Mercedes is a fourth class municipality,’ says Municipal Mayor Respicio-Saguban. ‘[S]lowly, we are trying to put the building blocks of development.’
Key people and representatives from Autokid present in the ceremony include Vice President for Sales Rico Macalintal, Fleet Service Manager Ariel Raymundo, General Manager Jerome Lobrine, Marketing Manager Isaiah Young, and employees from Autokid Subic. XCMG Regional Sales Manager Barry Yang also accompanied Autokid during the event.
‘Kami ay very grateful sa Reina Mercedes LGU for trusting Autokid-Dongfeng,’ says Autokid VP for Sales Rico Macalintal. ‘Kami po talaga ay nagtayo [ng branch] dito sa Isabela kasi nakikita namin na ang probinsya ng Isabela ay booming at patungo sa industrialization . . .’
‘Kami po dito sa Autokid,’ Macalintal adds. ‘[M]alaking karangalan sa amin na kami ay maging kapartner ninyong mga LGU tungo sa industrialization . . .’
Members of the town’s Sangguniang Bayan were also present in the ceremony along with representatives from various Reina Mercedes barangays and districts.