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The Yuletide Season is fast approaching. As a gesture of gratitude for our Jeepers nationwide and to improve camaraderie among them, MD Juan Enterprises will organize a special occasion which they have been anticipating

Manila (I-Newswire) October 30, 2012 – The Yuletide Season is fast approaching. As a gesture of gratitude for our Jeepers nationwide and to improve camaraderie among them, MD Juan Enterprises will organize a special occasion which they have been anticipating, the 2nd Season’s Jeepings. This annual event is for Jeepers who belong to the Military Vehicle Collectors Club of the Philippines (MVCCP). The event will start at 8:00 am on December 08, 2012 at Dinggalan, Nueva Ecija and will be hosted by the Nueva Ecija Chapter. This event will also serve as both an annual reunion and a Christmas Party for them. We therefore will make sure that this will be a very memorable event for them.

The MVCCP is an organization of Filipinos who share a common love and passion for the ultimate American military icon – the Jeep. Its membership profile shows MVCCP is composed of Jeep collectors, restorers, enthusiasts, assemblers, traders, retired military men and just plain hobbyists. It has chapters in Ilocos, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas and Metro Manila. Continue reading →

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from autoindustriya.com, by Vince Pornelos

Electric vehicles from around the country converged at the Meralco compound in Pasig City to gather for the 2nd Philippine Electric Vehicle Summit, a convention that aims to reduce the country’s dependency on fossil fuel through the use of EVs.

Hosted by the Electric Vehicle Association of the Philippines (EVAP) headed by Rommel Juan of MD Juan Enterprises (the company that makes reproduction Willys Jeep bodies), the EV Summit discussed the state of development of the EV industry in the country, what the association will do, and what is in store for the industry’s future. The event was attended by high ranking government officials, business tycoons, as well as international delegates from Taiwan, Korea and Japan.

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from missphilippines-earth.com

Miss Earth 2012 candidates with MD Juan's E-Jeepney

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from philstar.com, by Czeriza Valencia (The Philippine Star)

MANILA, Philippines – A delegation of Philippine automotive and motorcycle parts companies will join the Outbound Business Mission (OBM) and the Taipei International Auto Parts and Accessories (AMPA) 2012 Trade Show from April 11-14 to explore possible partnerships in Taiwan, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) announced over the weekend.

The delegation will consist of representatives from Nito Seiki Corp., Famous Secret Precision Inc., OEM Parts Manufacturing Corp., Narida Auto Parts Corp., Fravinz Enterprises Inc., MD Juan Enterprises Inc. Centro Manufacturing Corp., and Hardware Labs Performance System.

The trade show is organized by the Bureau of Export Trade Promotion (BETP), DTI’s export marketing arm, the Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturers Association of the Philippines (MVPMAP), the Philippine Trade and Investment Office – Taipei, (PTIC-Taipei) and the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) -Taipei.

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from bworldonline.com, by C. H. C. Venzon

CLARK FIELD, PAMPANGA — In broad daylight on a recent Saturday, two opposing forces clashed. Explosions and shots were exchanged and not too long after, military Jeeps started ferrying “wounded” soldiers.

At first look, Fort Stotsenburg in this former US military base seemed to be hosting a real war, but what was actually going on meant to showcase the vintage Jeep lovers’ fraternity.

A reenactment of the Battle of Bataan was the highlight of the “Seasons Jeepings” event, a gathering of the Military Vehicle Collectors Club of the Philippines (MVCCP) that was organized by Jeep body manufacturer MD Juan Enterprises, Inc. and the Mabalacat Tourism Office.

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from inquirer.net, by Albert Labrador, Philippine Daily Inquirer

BATAAN, Philippines—As the sun gleamed off the blade of his Gunto, the Japanese captain looked left and then right at the troops poised to charge the wire before them. Shells screamed above them toward the enemy line. With the first explosions, he raised the sword and screamed: “Tenno heika!”

The troops screamed “Banzai!” and made the short headlong rush into the barbed wire defenses. The joint Philippine-American forces quickly recovered and were soon firing into the advancing Japanese. Allied soldiers who had fallen in the initial rush were carried off by their comrades to waiting jeeps.

The first Japanese troops to make it to the wire collapsed on it and died there, becoming the bridge for their comrades to rush over.

Whistles blew from Philippine Army officers, bayonets were fixed and an attack was launched to rid the lines of the surviving invaders. The Philippine Scouts and Army troops brought forward in jeeps to the front lines jumped the sandbagged wall and rushed into the Japanese lines, stabilizing the front and saving the day in a short but violent battle.

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from mb.com.ph, by Aris R. Iligan

MANILA, Philippines — To express their keen sense of history and endless love for a Filipino icon – the jeep, owners of war vintage military jeeps gathered in Clark Air Base in Pampanga Dec. 3, a few days before the 70th anniversary of the infamous Dec. 12, 1941 Pearl Harbor attack that triggered the invasion of the Philippines. The gathering was to celebrate the birthday of the four-wheel-drive legend.

More than 50 fully-restored vintage jeeps – coming from Metro Manila and the provinces of Pampanga, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija and Cavite, had an “eye-ball” at Fort Stotsenberg at Clark for the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the historic vehicle.

The occasion was also highlighted by a reenactment of the Battle of Bataan, a nine-day fierce firefight between joint forces of the Philippine and United States military versus the Japanese Imperial Army that began in January 31, 1945.

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from mb.com.ph, by Pinky Concha Colmenares

MANILA, Philippines — The vintage World War 2 jeep is gearing up for today’s world, powered by an electric engine that will not contribute to air pollution. This jeep can run from 50 to 100 kms after an eight-hour full charge (depending on number of passengers and terrain traveled).

Welcome, the electric jeep, a twin of the Willy’s MB which will be powered by a 4-kilowatt, 48-volt electric motor deriving energy from eight units 6-volt batteries. Its manufacturer – MD Juan Enterprises – calls it the eMB.

The new model of the vintage MacArthur jeep, the latest product of MD Juan Enterprises and PhUV, Inc., made it debut last week at the Philippine Die and Mould Association exhibit at the World Trade Center. The body of the electric MB was made using locally-made dies and moulds and manufactured in MD Juan’s stamping plant.

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from autoindustriya.com

They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. At MD Juan, the premier manufacturer of Willys Jeep bodies and parts, they seem to have found a way to do so with an electric powered version of the venerable military utility 4×4.

The Willys MB electric is powered by a 4-kilowatt, 48-volt motor drawing all its energy from eight 6-volt battery units. When charged overnight for about eight hours, it can be used the next day for 50 to 100 kilometers, depending on the terrain and the number of passengers.

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