Forced off the road by coronavirus lockdowns, jeepney driver Daniel Flores now plies the streets of Manila on foot begging for money to feed his hungry family. But drivers like Flores, and millions of others, are out of work after the months-long restrictions crippled the economy, plunging it into recession. Other drivers carry plastic containers and cardboard signs around their necks to catch the attention and sympathy of passing motorists. A sign asking for help from passers-by sits on top of the vehicle, which his empathetic boss has loaned him. ‘Growling stomachs’Sesinando Bondoc, 73, started driving a jeepney when he was 28 and at his age finding another job seems impossible.

Source: Manila Times August 16, 2020 16:12 UTC