What is a Jeepney?
The "jeepney" is the Filipino version of the "jitney," a minibus found in many countries.
After World War II, leftover American G.I. jeep bodies were extended and converted into public transportation and became Jeepneys.
The Jeepney is now a shiny fully decorated, multicolored minibus that fits dozens of passengers (inside, outside, and even on top).
A writer once said: "The Jeepney is a mobile assemblage of signs, and symbols, decorative motifs and fetishes, rattling along the streets of Metro Manila and other towns throughout the archipelago with a 'Whoopie' that would astonish the designers of the Original Willys' Jeep."
The Philippines and the Jeepney are synonymous!
The JeepneyGang AS/IS Manila Alumni Association is proud to use the Jeepney in our name!!
