Pala-isip

The Jeepney Arts Festival pays homage to the Philippine jeepney as the true icon of Filipino artistry, ingenuity, resiliency, and entrepreneurship. With the aim to bring back the old glory days of fun and vibrant jeepneys in Manila, the Philippines will stop for three days on 20-22 September 2012 to relive the bayanihan spirit by repainting the jeepneys with spectacular sights of the country with the design theme "Its More Fun in the Philippines." Artists, students, local government units, the private sector, and concerned individuals around the Philippines are being called to do their own share in reviving our folk arts and make Manila as a roving museum of arts and culture, while creating awareness about the fascinating destinations across the islands. The finest artists of "Design Week Philippines" will create their own masterpiece as "Tribute Arts for Philippine Jeepneys." It will showcase various art pieces from the fields of fashion jewel...

Documentary about a London Bus Driver who goes to Manila in the Philippines to experience what it is like to live and work as a Jeepney driver in Manila. This is an hour show, but quite interesting about the lives of some of our fellow Filipinos. Around the 45:20 mark, you'll see a part about "Pagpag" or scraps of food collected from garbage. People collect them, was them and cook them again and sold in their Carinderia.