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                    [Title] => A better alternative
                    [Summary] => The modified version of the "color coding" scheme that came out after weeks of experimentation and endless flak aimed at the MMDA, in the absence of anything better, is indeed a better alternative for private car owners. At least they now have a daily window to use their vehicles even on days that they are banned from the streets of the metro.


                    [DatePublished] => 2003-03-26 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorName] => Rey Gamboa
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                    [Title] => Japanese car exec fears ‘death’ of AUVs sans perks
                    [Summary] => Former Isuzu Philippines executive vice president Hiroshi Ishino expressed fears on the possible "death" of the Asian Utility Vehicles (AUVs) with the removal of government incentives.


Ishino, who virtually  built up Isuzu’s AUV division seven years ago, lamented the fact that he is leaving Isuzu at a time when there is uncertainty  in the local automotive industry due to the government’s policy changes.


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                    [Title] => Isuzu bucks BOI proposal on used trucks importation
                    [Summary] => Isuzu Philippines executive vice president Hiroshi Ishino warned yesterday   that the government would virtually  killing the local truck manufacturing sector if it accepts the proposal of the Board of Investments (BOI) to lower the gross vehicle weight (GVW) limit for used or second-hand imported light trucks to 2.5 tons from the current  regulated limit of 4.5 tons to six tons.


"The BOI proposal would affect the local truck manufacturers and even the pick-up makers," Ishino said.


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                    [Title] => Aussies going bananas?
                    [Summary] => Observers from the country’s export sector are starting to believe that the government of Australia is hell-bent on blocking our banana exports to their "land down under."


If it’s ego trip we are after we can just dismiss this action as a big complement to our locally grown "Pinoy bananas". They must really be that good that competition is that scared to see our "Pinoy bananas" penetrate the Aussie market.


                    [DatePublished] => 2002-09-07 00:00:00
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                    [Title] => River Wild
                    [Summary] => The travel advisory from the embassy was simple and clear: Stay away from the north and south portions of of the Philippines; they’re dangerous for tourists.


But Hiroshi Ishino knows this country more than those ordinary, camera-toting Japanese travelers. Not that he doesn’t believe the embassy, but he has long realized that there is more to the Philippines than kidnap-for-ransom gangs and bands of communist NPAs.


                    [DatePublished] => 2002-09-04 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorName] => Junep Ocampo
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                    [Title] => Car firms riding on AUV craze
                    [Summary] => Local car companies are racing against one another to tap the increasingly lucrative high-end Asian Utility Vehicle (AUV) market, especially now that government has dropped its plan to lift the exemption of vehicles with a seating capacity of 10 or more from paying excise taxes.


Isuzu  Philippines Corp. yesterday beat the competition by being the first to launch its high-end  Crosswind XUV.


Isuzu executive vice president Hiroshi Ishino said  the Crosswind XUV is still basically an AUV, but is targeted mainly for the high-end market.


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                    [Title] => Isuzu exec bucks proposed tax on AUVs
                    [Summary] => Isuzu Phils. Corp. executive vice president Hiroshi Ishino voiced yesterday his disagreement over the proposed 15 percent excise tax to be slapped on Asian Utility Vehicles (AUVs).


According to Ishino, imposing the excise tax at this time would only cause more hardship not only to AUV manufacturers but also to the end users.


He pointed out that the AUV was specifically designed for the middle class market who want to be able to use their vehicle more productively.


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Ishino, who virtually  built up Isuzu’s AUV division seven years ago, lamented the fact that he is leaving Isuzu at a time when there is uncertainty  in the local automotive industry due to the government’s policy changes.


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If it’s ego trip we are after we can just dismiss this action as a big complement to our locally grown "Pinoy bananas". They must really be that good that competition is that scared to see our "Pinoy bananas" penetrate the Aussie market.


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A better alternative

By Rey Gamboa | March 26, 2003 - 12:00am

The modified version of the "color coding" scheme that came out after weeks of experimentation and endless flak aimed at the MMDA, in the absence of anything better, is indeed a better alternative for private...

Motoring

Japanese car exec fears ‘death’ of AUVs sans perks

March 24, 2003 - 12:00am

Former Isuzu Philippines executive vice president Hiroshi Ishino expressed fears on the possible "death" of the Asian Utility Vehicles (AUVs) with the removal of government incentives. Ishino, who virtually...

Business

Isuzu bucks BOI proposal on used trucks importation

December 4, 2002 - 12:00am

Isuzu Philippines executive vice president Hiroshi Ishino warned yesterday that the government would virtually killing the local truck manufacturing sector if it accepts the proposal of the Board of Investments...

Business

Aussies going bananas?

By Rey Gamboa | September 7, 2002 - 12:00am

Observers from the country’s export sector are starting to believe that the government of Australia is hell-bent on blocking our banana exports to their "land down under." If it’s ego trip we...

Business

River Wild

By Junep Ocampo | September 4, 2002 - 12:00am

The travel advisory from the embassy was simple and clear: Stay away from the north and south portions of of the Philippines; they’re dangerous for tourists. But Hiroshi Ishino knows this country more than...

Motoring

Car firms riding on AUV craze

By Marianne V. Go | February 22, 2002 - 12:00am

Local car companies are racing against one another to tap the increasingly lucrative high-end Asian Utility Vehicle (AUV) market, especially now that government has dropped its plan to lift the exemption of vehicles...

Business

Isuzu exec bucks proposed tax on AUVs

By Marianne V. Go | September 18, 2001 - 12:00am

Isuzu Phils. Corp. executive vice president Hiroshi Ishino voiced yesterday his disagreement over the proposed 15 percent excise tax to be slapped on Asian Utility Vehicles (AUVs). According to Ishino, imposing...

Business