Physicist · Entrepreneur · Philanthropist

A Philippines every Filipino is proud of.

From a family jeepney shop in Las Piñas to hydrogen-powered vehicles and relief programs in communities across the country, I build ways to turn Filipino ingenuity into jobs, opportunity and national pride.

  • Since 1947The Francisco family in Filipino mobility
  • 79 yearsOf building, making and moving
  • Since 1996Civic and community leadership
Elmer Francisco
Chairman Francisco Motors
Rotarian Paul Harris Fellow +4
Make every Filipino proud to be Filipino — by empowering each person to live the best life they are capable of living.

The best and fastest way to live that life is through service, and paying it forward so others can do the same. That is the true spirit of Bayanihan.

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Elmer Francisco at a Congressional hearing
At a Congressional hearing.

A record of building

Decades of making things, and helping people.

  1. 1947

    A family workshop in Las Piñas

    The Francisco family opens a small painting shop in Zapote that grows into the maker of the legendary Francisco Passenger Jeepney.

  2. 1996

    Leading at eighteen

    Becomes President of the Las Piñas Mabuhay Jaycees, running feeding programs, medical missions and scholarships.

  3. 2007

    Rotary & the business community

    Joins Rotary and the Cagayan de Oro Chamber of Commerce, later serving as a Chamber trustee and a Paul Harris Fellow.

  4. 2011

    Sendongpreneur

    Days after Tropical Storm Sendong, launches start-up capital and livelihood training for survivors in evacuation centers.

  5. 2013

    Quick Response Team

    Founds a trained rescue team with its own vehicle, boat and equipment — ready for floods, fires and calamities.

  6. 2020

    Elmer's Run

    Chairs a Rotary project providing free transport to front-liners and health-care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  7. Today

    Francisco Motors, reimagined

    Leads Francisco Motors LLC in building modern electric and hydrogen-powered Filipino vehicles for the world.

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A modern Francisco Passenger Jeepney

The TsuperHero Program

A brand-new modern jeepney for the drivers who keep us moving.

Qualified jeepney and tricycle operators can receive a brand-new, government-compliant modernized Francisco jeepney — with nothing paid up front and no bank loans. It is a program built to protect the livelihood of the drivers who move millions of Filipinos every day.

  • No fees to join
  • Meets PUV Modernization standards
  • Open to jeepney and tricycle operators
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Journal

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The Trail

“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson — the idea behind my writing on leadership

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