Best Posts in Thread: Pedro,we need to modernize the jeepney

Last time I drove to Siaton, I saw two broke down jeepneys. I would usually see 3 or 4 broke down before I reached Bayawan city. The nich that jeepneys operate is probably becoming slimmer all the time, with ezride for shorter trips, Ceres bus for longer and it doesn't help that the number of personal vehicles rises year on year. It looks like those stainless steel bodies have outlasted the market for which they were produced.

 

Yes, just like anything here they allowed too many Jeepneys to ply the same route and now the Jeepney drivers are barely able to make a living. Used to be they drivers made a very good wage and took great pride in their individual jeepneys and had competitions as to who had the fanciest etc... No longer. Now they are reduced to trying to survive and put rice and dried fish on the table for dinner. Sad! They used to be something special.