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Financial assistance is being distributed to transport workers most affected by rising fuel costs, particularly jeepney and tricycle drivers.
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Zara Flavia Dmello, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Apr. 2026
Courtesy of Eibner Saliba/Unsplash With more than 7,000 islands, the Philippines offers a kaleidoscope of white- and pink-sand beaches, volcanic peaks, limestone cliffs, coral reefs, and colorful jeepneys buzzing through its bustling cities.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 16 May 2025
Commuters face long lines to cram onto crowded buses, trains, and jeepneys.
—Bernice Beltran, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Sep. 2024
The inspiration behind the vehicle comes from the Filipino jeepneys.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 16 Feb. 2024
The landslide swept away three buses and a jeepney carrying miners and buried a village, according to authorities.
—Regine Cabato, Washington Post, 12 Feb. 2024
Not every jeepney operator has been as lucky as the Tabing family.
—Jason Gutierrez, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2023
Across the interior roof of Bear’s jeepney is a mural of the American Midwest dappled with tractors, cattle and farmland — vestigial from its former owners, who used the jeepney to shuttle customers around their property in Minnesota.
—Gaby Wilson, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2022
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Zara Flavia Dmello, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Apr. 2026
Courtesy of Eibner Saliba/Unsplash With more than 7,000 islands, the Philippines offers a kaleidoscope of white- and pink-sand beaches, volcanic peaks, limestone cliffs, coral reefs, and colorful jeepneys buzzing through its bustling cities.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 16 May 2025
Commuters face long lines to cram onto crowded buses, trains, and jeepneys.
—Bernice Beltran, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Sep. 2024
The inspiration behind the vehicle comes from the Filipino jeepneys.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 16 Feb. 2024
The landslide swept away three buses and a jeepney carrying miners and buried a village, according to authorities.
—Regine Cabato, Washington Post, 12 Feb. 2024
Not every jeepney operator has been as lucky as the Tabing family.
—Jason Gutierrez, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2023
Across the interior roof of Bear’s jeepney is a mural of the American Midwest dappled with tractors, cattle and farmland — vestigial from its former owners, who used the jeepney to shuttle customers around their property in Minnesota.
—Gaby Wilson, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2022
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“Jeepney.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jeepney. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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