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At 80, the jeepney is still King of the Road, but for how long?
The colourful vehicle is a symbol of Filipino creativity and the country’s traffic challenges. The age of EVs will be a test of its days on the road.
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The jeepney is both a symbol of Filipino creativity and the country’s traffic challenges.
PHOTO: ROBERTO COLOMA
Roberto Coloma
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MANILA - When World War II ended 80 years ago, Manila was one of the most devastated cities in the world. Bombings and street-to-street fighting between American and Filipino forces on the one hand and Japanese troops on the other left the once beautiful coastal capital of the Philippines a wasteland.
Out of the smoking ruins emerged what is arguably the most recognisable symbol of the Philippines today: the jeepney.
