The Philippine National Police (PNP) has received the initial units of Hilux personnel carriers from Toyota. The first batch immediately received a blessing ceremony at the PNP Headquarters in Camp Crame.

PNP Chief Guillermo Lorenzo T. Eleazar and National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) Vice-Chairman Vitaliano Aguirre II were present during the blessing ceremony of 127 units of 4×4 G A/T Hilux personal carrier. There will be 284 more units to be dispatched for the local agency making it a total of 411 Hilux carrier units. All units cost Php 818.175 million, including the 13 shuttle buses. These personal carriers will be dispatched to different regions in the country to help the PNP with its day-to-day operations.

Out of the competent pickup trucks in the market today, the Toyota Hilux was chosen by the Philippine National Police (PNP) due to its durability and reliability. To make it more fitting for the job as a personnel carrier, Toyota gave the Hilux a major conversion. According to Toyota, “the country’s top-selling pickup is sure to deliver high-quality performance to best assist our men and women in uniform in their mobility needs and in promoting safety, contributing to the overall goal of helping build the nation.”