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In the Philippines, jeepneys rule the road. But for how much longer?

Metal dragons roam the streets of Manila. 

They came here decades ago from North America, and have since evolved into something uniquely Philippine. Every day, millions of people hop on and off the ornate beasts, derived from surplus World War II U.S. jeeps. In fact, the country’s transit system depends on them.

Not only are jeepneys the most popular form of public transportation in and beyond the capital, but these abandoned U.S. military jeeps-turned-mega cabs have also come to

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