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Toyota backs Gilas Pilipinas with 2 buses

Toyota backs Gilas Pilipinas with 2 buses

Ronald Rey M. de los Reyes

Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) recently turned over two units of its 29-seater mini bus, the Toyota Coaster, to the Gilas Pilipinas national basketball team. 

The vehicles will be used by the team and its entourage of coaches and managers during Gilas Pilipinas’ stint at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 which the country will co-host from August 25 to September 10.

In the photo are Gilas Pilipinas player pool members AJ Edu, Jamie Malonzo, Kiefer Ravena, Dwight Ramos, and June Mar Fajardo, together with TMP Director and Member of the Board Vince Socco (second from left), MediaQuest & Cignal TV President and CEO Jane J. Basas (fifth from left), Gilas Pilipinas team manager Butch Antonio of Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (third from right), and TMP Vice President for Marketing Services Elvin Luciano (rightmost). 

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Aside from being Gilas Pilipinas’ official mobility partner, TMP is also one of the local event sponsors of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023.