Still in the first few months that I am here in the Manila, I have to go to school to take the language classes everyday, that time, I knew the jeepneys are popular but I still did not know that how to ride the jeepneys and even afraid to ride it , only because of its outside looking and I felt it was really polutted by the air from outside the trunk. Although, there are still many people get into a van and then people just look like the goods ,were transpoted from one place to another. This kind of way was named by FX, it is the popular term for non- metered taxi here in the Philippines.It is named after the Toyota Tamaraw FX model of multi-purpose vehicles. It can take as much as 10 passengers, excluding the driver. Unlike a metered taxi, the FX follows a defined route. Passengers can alight wherever they want along that route. Different brands of vans were made into FX, including the very original one, Toyota Tamaraw FX,and Mitsubishi Adventure,and even now it has a bigger size which is like the Toyota alpha but of course it is not as well as it.The fare rate also not expensive, and there is air conditioner in the van, sometimes,after pulled over and you have to drop off from the left side of the van because of its too crowd inside, the driver would open the door for you.
Now, lets talk about the taxis in the Manila. Getting around Manila is easy, but you should know some of the basics before you jump into any old taxi. They come in many colors but generally the yellow metered ones are dedicated airport taxis, have a higher “drop rate” AND a higher “run rate”. They will cost about 50% more than white metered ones.
The way it works here in the Philippines is the driver pays a “boundary” or daily rental rate for the taxi. Anything over that, plus fuel, he gets to keep. They will do anything to make more than the boundary and have some money to take home.
The rules in the Philippines state they must engage the meter but in some places they disregard this.
Like a society, the world of taxis have their cultures too. Becarful when you going to ride a taxi here in the Manila. If the driver figured out you are a fresh tuorist , he might or probably trick you.When engaging a taxi on the street, open the rear passenger door. But do NOT get in. Ask the taxi driver if he’ll turn the meter on. If he does not, leave the door open and walk away. You will do this because, after the 2nd or 3rd taxi, you will get angry and want to slam the door. However they do not care, it is not their car. Your only revenge for their dishonesty is leaving the door open so they must get out and close it.
The problem is, during heavy traffic or rainy days you will sometimes go thru numerous taxis before you get one to turn the meter on. At these times it really depends on how desperate or late you are getting to your destination. Sometimes they will ask for meter rate + 20 or 50 pesos. Sometimes it is double. It really depends on how badly you need the taxi as to whether you want to accept this.
Always be awared and alert. For your own safe.
Motorized Tricycles are a common transportation for people to go around the Philippines. Here in Manila, they are almost every zone of barangay, the drivers of the tricycles have the same styles of uniform, they are not only wait for the passengers but also greeting people for taking their side cars. For me the tricyces are not really cheap but sometimes it provides conveniences and transport you to the destination quickly. But the dangerous things are the drivers usually to choose the conversed ways for just saving the fuels . They are like the kings on the road, could go anywhere they want and go through any ways they want. As I know , the tricycles do not afraid of the rainy seasons, cause the motors are almost imported by the manufactures and they are not worry about the flood. The most common things are you can see the tricycles drivers doing their business during the rainy days, even there is flood already. The machines of the motors operating with the water, the white smoke flys to the sky. The drivers will charge much more higher fares during the rainay days.
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