Mindanao Star The Purveyor of Truth, Justice and Development
Volume II, No. 22
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Yamaha invades Davao City’s off-road with XTZ125, Serow250 By Cheng Ordonez Associate Editor
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AVAO City - Yamaha Motor Philippines, Inc. announces a very promising prospect in sales of its XZT125 -- hitting more than a thousand unit sales -- after its successful launch last month at the Yamaha Head Office in Lima, Batangas, and on August 24, 2014, revved the off-road tracks, at the heart of Mindanao adventures -- Davao. Yamaha takes the Mindanao off-roads at the 29th Kadayawan Cyclomax Mx in Davao Crocodile Park Complex in Ma-a, where riders in the south were treated to twin demonstrations and exciting race, at the dirt tracks with the arrival of, not just one, but two off-road gems -- the XTZ125 and the Serow250. DRIVING CLINIC. The 9-year-old Regie Mañego and 10-year-old Webster Parcon undergo the Yamaha Riding Clinic for The Serow250 was also Kids with Mr. Jonathan Refugio from the marketing department of Yamaha-Ortigas Branch as Yamaha revs down south with introduced last month at the launching of its XTZ125 and Serow250 in Mindanao. Photo by Ruel V. Pelone of Mindanao Star the Yamaha’s Head Office in Lima, Batangas, along with the XZT125, and, in less than a month, these machines made their way to the roads of Mindanao and the unpaved terrain of By RUEL V. PELONE the Kadayawan MX. Managing Editor At a press conference, Yamaha officials led by DAVAO City--Fresh from its Mr. Kaoru Ogura, sales successful launched in Lima and marketing director for in Batangas, the Yamaha MoPhilippines, described the tor Philippines, Inc. (YMPI) XTZ125 as a lightweight, brought its off-road gems, the See YAMAHA, page 7 XTZ125 and the Serow250, to Mindanao. However, the launching of the Yamaha off-road gems at the Davao Crocodile Park Complex in Barangay Ma-a did not only wow Motorsports enthusiasts but the children, as well. CAGAYAN de Oro City–– On Sunday (August 24), The National Grid CorpoMr. Elias Mañego brought ration of the Philippines with him his 9-year-old son (NGCP) warned that power to avail of the Yamaha Ridoutages may persist in areas ing Clinic for Kids (YRCK) with perennial Right-of-Way manned by Jonathan Refugio (ROW) problems. of the marketing department/ The 26.5-kilometer BalMotorsports of Yamahaoi- Marawi 69-kilovolt (kV) Ortigas branch in Manila. line in Lanao del Norte, The 44-year-old Mañego which transmits power to told the Mindanao Daily Lanao del Sur Electric CoNews that he has always been operative (LASURECO) and supportive of his son when Mindanao State University it comes to driving (MSU), frequently trips motorcycles. due to vegetation growing He said his son, Regie beneath it. Mañego, started to drive a According to reports, Yamaha 100XT at the aged residents living near the of 7. YAMAHA OFF-ROAD CHALLENGE. Yamaha races its YAMAHA 125 model on Sunday at the Davao line intentionally plant trees “I owned two Yamaha Crocodile Complex Park in Davao City. The event introduced motorcycle enthusiasts to the latest Yamaha models along the line, ignoring
More children join riding clinic
Brownouts still persist, says NGCP
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now available in the Philippines. Photo by Gerry L. Gorit of Mindanao Daily News
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