Ronnie Liang salutes jeepney drivers amid hardships
Singer Ronnie Liang expressed admiration for jeepney drivers as he experienced how hard it is to become one for a day.
March 15, 2021
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Singer Ronnie Liang expressed admiration for jeepney drivers as he experienced how hard it is to become one for a day.
A jeepney driver in Batangas received praise from netizens after a Facebook post about him offering free rides went viral on social media.
“These [women] are victims of a society that has ingrained [us] with the idea that men are… more capable than women.”
The jeepney is the initiative of a barangay kagawad and has also seen notable figures hop in for the experience.
Peter Dallos shouts above the rumble of his smoke-belching engine urging passengers to clamber quickly on to his dilapidated red jeepney.
Such scenes may soon disappear from Manila’s gridlocked streets as authorities move to phase out the iconic World War II-era minibuses, citing pollution and safety concerns.
Going home riding the jeepney, you think about how great the day has been after eating out with friends. In the middle of the trip, you decide to pay. But your heart sinks—there’s nothing in your wallet.
For frequent jeepney riders, encountering a lot of people and their varying personalities is not a novelty. No matter what route you take—Pasig-Quiapo, Divisoria-Cubao, Lawton-Baclaran, Caloocan-Bulacan, etc.—you’re bound to ride with different sets of folks who have similar habits and circumstances, usually based on where they sit.
Prose and poetry are such different disciplines. Poetry likes to linger, to savor, to sit by the wayside spinning metaphors. Prose likes words, too, but never as the essence itself. Prose is more interested in telling the story, in bringing the tale to its conclusion. A dusting of metaphors is good enough, too many will distract.
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