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A shared journey

Inside the everyday negotiations of a jeepney ride.

A silver jeepney beside a Manila street.
A traditional jeepney in Manila, January 2009.Photo: Vyacheslav Argenberg · Source · CC BY 4.0

A route is also a series of encounters: a driver’s working day, a passenger’s commute, and the small exchanges that connect them. The jeepney offers a starting point for a story about moving through a city together.

This planned essay will follow one documented route. Any discussion of transport policy, costs, or working conditions will be checked against current sources and the accounts of those directly affected.

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