Philippines – Jeepney

A special feature in the cities are the jeepneys. The jeepney was once a jeep that was in service with the American armed forces. It was saved from scrapping by the Filipinos and provided with wildly romantic pictures. Now jeepneys are the cheapest means of transport in the Philippines.

If you want to know how the jeepneys are made, it’s best to squeeze into such a trendy vehicle and let yourself be chauffeured to Las Piñas.

There, the vehicles of unshakable joie de vivre and landmarks of the country are built by hand. The jeepney can carry up to 20 passengers. It stops wherever someone makes themselves known to get in or out.

The factory is well worth seeing. The individual jeepneys are welded together by hand and equipped with the few necessary little things and then colorfully painted with wild ornaments and figures, provided with small status symbols and the jeepney is ready.

The jeepneys are one of the most important means of transport in the Philippines. Most are run by small business owners and families.