Food Crisis Series 35
A happy couple and the kurong-kurong
Dr Abe V Rotor
A happy couple** and the Kurong-kurong* demonstrates Filipino ingenuity:
- Folk enterprise
- Market-on-wheels
- People's E-commerce
- Multipurpose local vehicle
- Direct farm-to-market link
- Suki*** vendor-customer relationship
- Happy disposition at work
*Kurong-kurong is a heavy-duty motorized tricycle - motorcycle with an open sidecar, proudly a Filipino invention.
** Cesar and Tessie Tabangcura of San Vicente, Ilocos Sur
***The common Japanese word suki, pronounced "suh-kee", means a liking of, or fondness for; it means you love something or have a taste for that thing.
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