Tamaraw protectors receive mobility and equipment aid from Toyota PH

The Toyota Tamaraw will play a crucial role in protecting the noble animal it is named after. Toyota Motor Philippines Foundation (TMPF), the social and humanitarian arm of Toyota Motor Philippines, turns over a brand-new locally-produced Tamaraw vehicle and Bantay Tamaraw Kits as support to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ (DENR) Tamaraw Conservation Program (TCP).

- By INIGO S. ROCES

The ceremonial turnover, held at the DENR Central Office in Diliman, Quezon City, was led by DENR secretary, Maria Antonia Yulo Loyzaga, Toyota Motor Philippines Corporation (TMP) president Masando Hashimoto, and TMPF president Jose Maria Aligada.

The donations are part of a collaboration with a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the DENR and TMPF, signed synchronously with the release of the Next Generation Toyota Tamaraw in December 2024.

As the first tranche of support, TMPF handed over a Tamaraw Utility Van (UV) long wheelbase variant to aid in the patrolling and monitoring by Bantay Tamaraw Rangers as well as in the mobility operations of the TCP Office on the island of Mindoro.