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Jeepito is a small gasoline-powered vehicle of the 
Jeepito tours the Philippines via invitations by Government offices to promote tourism. Jeepito participates in Festival parades.
Jeepito participated in the 2016 Float Parade. Jeepito was adorned by Roses and Everlasting flowers. Riding Jeepito were Tan and his co-hosts ‘Lester the Pester’ and ‘Carlito Romantiko’.
On December 9, 2021, Jeepito featured in an episode entitled "Jeepito: The World's Smallest Philippine Jeepney" by OG.
Jeepney
Jeepneys (), sometimes called jeeps (), are minibus-like public utility vehicles, serving as the most popular means of public transportation in the Philippines. They are known for their crowded seating and kitsch decorations, which have become ...
style. Its manufacturing company is owned by Ronald Carlton Papa Tan, better known as ‘Tonton Papa’, from Baguio
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), officially the City of Baguio ( ilo, Siudad ti Baguio; fil, Lungsod ng Baguio), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Cordillera Administrative Region, Philippines. It is known as the "Summer Capital of the Philippines", ...
, Philippines. Jeepito means Small Jeepney. It is currently the smallest Philippine Jeepney
Jeepneys (), sometimes called jeeps (), are minibus-like public utility vehicles, serving as the most popular means of public transportation in the Philippines. They are known for their crowded seating and kitsch decorations, which have become ...
.
Jeepito tours the Philippines via invitations by Government offices to promote tourism. Jeepito participates in Festival parades.
Specifications
It is 92 inches long and 42 inches wide, with a height of 55 inches.History
Jeepito was designed in Tan's garage by him in Baguio and then built inMabalacat, Pampanga
Mabalacat, officially the City of Mabalacat ( pam, Lakanbalen ning Mabalacat; fil, Lungsod ng Mabalacat), is a 3rd class component city in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 293,244 people ...
by him and his co-builder/mechanic Arnel Pacia. He used a 3- cylinder Suzuki
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multicab engine.
He spent a total of Php165,000 to build jeepney and another Php50,000 to make it street legal.
Jeepito participated in the 2016 Float Parade. Jeepito was adorned by Roses and Everlasting flowers. Riding Jeepito were Tan and his co-hosts ‘Lester the Pester’ and ‘Carlito Romantiko’.
On December 9, 2021, Jeepito featured in an episode entitled "Jeepito: The World's Smallest Philippine Jeepney" by OG.
References
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