Three months into the quarantine, Jaramia “Geri” Amarnani decided to put up the page Pinay Bike Commuter on Facebook — an online safe space dedicated to Filipina bike commuters. She also established a private Facebook group, Pinay Bike Commuter Community, with fellow bike-commuting friends that she met from MNL Moves and Karen Silva-Crisostomo. According to Geri, she highlights the stories and testimonies of members of Pinay Bike Commuter Community on the page. For women bikers, there is also the threat of being sexually harassed and body-shamed. Since she started biking, Diana said she now has more time for herself, her husband and her pets.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 31, 2020 14:37 UTC