philippine jeepney (explore)
it is 1945 and manila is finally liberated. the war is over and it is time to rebuild. public transportation during this time was a mess, almost completely destroyed, and people needed to move around. it did not take long for one resourceful person to see the potential of the american military jeeps, and there were hundreds of them. whoever this person is took the jeep and converted it to carry more people and the result is the philippine jeepney. the basic appearance hasn't really changed after almost 70 years except that it became larger, at times having a seating capacity of more than 20. at the time it was conceived it was considered a temporary solution, or a band aid, to a current problem but decades later the band aid became a permanent solution that it now bears a popular moniker "KING OF THE ROAD". owners of these jeeps make them as colourful and as elaborate as possible, to attract passengers perhaps? or maybe just to show the colourful and fun nature of the Filipinos! So if you ever visit the philippines come and give the jeepney a try for some nostalgic fun ride into filipino culture
philippine jeepney (explore)
it is 1945 and manila is finally liberated. the war is over and it is time to rebuild. public transportation during this time was a mess, almost completely destroyed, and people needed to move around. it did not take long for one resourceful person to see the potential of the american military jeeps, and there were hundreds of them. whoever this person is took the jeep and converted it to carry more people and the result is the philippine jeepney. the basic appearance hasn't really changed after almost 70 years except that it became larger, at times having a seating capacity of more than 20. at the time it was conceived it was considered a temporary solution, or a band aid, to a current problem but decades later the band aid became a permanent solution that it now bears a popular moniker "KING OF THE ROAD". owners of these jeeps make them as colourful and as elaborate as possible, to attract passengers perhaps? or maybe just to show the colourful and fun nature of the Filipinos! So if you ever visit the philippines come and give the jeepney a try for some nostalgic fun ride into filipino culture