Leonardo Salvador Sarao (13 April 1921 – 31 July 2001) was the founder and owner of the Sarao Motors, a company known for designing, manufacturing and selling the jeepney, the most popular mode of transportation in the Philippines. He is not the first person to alter the surplus jeeps left behind by the United States Army from World War II,[2] but he saw them as a business opportunity for mass transportation. He redesigned the surplus jeeps to increase its functionality by extending the body to accommodate at least twice the number of passengers and by putting some railings at the back and top for extra passengers to cling to, and for cargoes.[3] He revolutionized a burgeoning industry and changed the life of generations of Filipinos.[1]
^"TOFIL Awardee - Leonardo S. Sarao". The Outstanding Filipino (TOFIL) Award. Retrieved on 2013-04-26.
January 01, 1970
leonardo, sarao, this, philippine, name, middle, name, maternal, family, name, salvador, surname, paternal, family, name, sarao, leonardo, salvador, sarao, april, 1921, july, 2001, founder, owner, sarao, motors, company, known, designing, manufacturing, sellin. In this Philippine name the middle name or maternal family name is Salvador and the surname or paternal family name is Sarao Leonardo Salvador Sarao 13 April 1921 31 July 2001 was the founder and owner of the Sarao Motors a company known for designing manufacturing and selling the jeepney the most popular mode of transportation in the Philippines He is not the first person to alter the surplus jeeps left behind by the United States Army from World War II 2 but he saw them as a business opportunity for mass transportation He redesigned the surplus jeeps to increase its functionality by extending the body to accommodate at least twice the number of passengers and by putting some railings at the back and top for extra passengers to cling to and for cargoes 3 He revolutionized a burgeoning industry and changed the life of generations of Filipinos 1 Leonardo SaraoBorn 1921 04 13 13 April 1921Insular Government of the Philippine Islands U S Died31 July 2001 2001 07 31 aged 80 Las Pinas PhilippinesNationality PhilippinesCitizenshipFilipinoEducationElementary educationYears active1953 2001OrganizationSarao MotorsKnown forDesigning and popularizing the jeepneyParent s Zacarias Sarao and Maria Salvador 1 AwardsTOFIL Award in 1991 for Entrepreneurship Leonardo Sarao was awarded The Outstanding Filipino Award TOFIL in 1991 for Entrepreneurship He started Sarao Motors from a borrowed PHP700 Though he only attained Grade 6 level of education because of poverty he was able to make the company grow into a multimillion peso conglomerate 4 References edit a b Santos Michelle D Great Leaders in Our Midst The Outstanding Filipino TOFIL Award Retrieved on 2013 04 26 Blueberry 2007 09 23 Sarao Jeepney Public Utility Vehicles Retrieved on 2013 04 25 Remarkable Philippine Jeepneys Center for Philippine Studies University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa Retrieved on 2013 04 26 TOFIL Awardee Leonardo S Sarao The Outstanding Filipino TOFIL Award Retrieved on 2013 04 26 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leonardo S Sarao amp oldid 1186445350, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
