Jeepneys are the true people's transportation of the Philippines. Funky, homemade trucks with long seats in the back, they make up fully three quarters of the vehicles on the road. They are mostly freelance, driven by fiercely independent owner-operators, who collect two pesos (about ten cents) from every rider. Now, at rush hour, the streets are jammed with jeepneys, and each jeepney is jammed with people, with at least four more standing on the rear bumper. Hundreds of them roar by, already stuffed beyond capacity.
