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Philippines' government phases out jeepneys

Jeepney drivers belonging to the activist jeepney driver group PISTON hold a protest against the Philippine government's jeepney phaseout program in Manila, Philippines on Monday, February 19, 2018. The Jeepney has become a symbol of Filipino culture through the years and remains one of the most enduring modes of public transportation in the Philippines due to accessible routes and affordable fares. The Philippine government has begun its moves to overhaul outdated public transport, making it safer and more environment-friendly, putting the brakes on a mode of travel that has long been the surest and cheapest option in a country of 105 million people. But the operators and drivers of the 200,000 jeepneys that have plied the nation’s roads and highways for decades are defiant, denouncing moves to oust them as “anti-poor” and a threat to their livelihoods. (Photo by Richard James Mendoza/NurPhoto)

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