Forced off the road by coronavirus lockdowns, Philippine 'jeepney' driver Daniel Flores now plies the streets of Manila on foot begging for money ...
MANILA: Forced off the road by COVID-19 lockdowns, Philippine"jeepney" driver Daniel Flores now plies the streets of Manila on foot begging for money to feed his hungry family.
With no income and debts piling up, Flores started living in the jeepney with his wife, two of his children and a fellow driver after they were evicted from their apartment because they could no longer pay the rent.Other drivers carry plastic containers and cardboard signs around their necks to catch the attention and sympathy of passing motorists.
Flattened cardboard boxes cover the side windows and rear entrance to give the family some privacy - and a feeling of protection from the virus they fear is lurking outside. "Often we will eat just once a day. Sometimes, if no one helps us, we don't eat at all," Flores said. "One time we were almost hit by a car but we don't really have a choice. We have to leave our homes and take our chances in the streets just to have something in our growling stomachs," Bondoc said, his voice cracking as he fought back tears.
Even when the initial lockdown restrictions in Manila were eased in June only a fraction of the city's roughly 55,000 jeepneys were allowed to operate under strict rules.A resident walks past jeepneys serving as temporary homes parked along a road in Manila.
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