{
  "id": 11315377,
  "title": "Philippines’ jeepney drivers ‘stuck between a rock and a hard place’ despite fare increase",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/philippines-jeepney-drivers-stuck-between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T00:00:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3369479/philippines-jeepney-drivers-stuck-between-rock-and-hard-place-despite-fare-increase"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Reggie Manlapig, 46, has been driving jeepneys for nearly 25 years and has weathered rising fuel prices – but with costs spiking amid the global energy crunch, he is now wrestling bigger demons. “The impact has been huge. Before, in a 16-hour shift of driving, I could take home 400 to 500 pesos [US$6.30 to US$8] – now there’s a big cut to that income,” said Manlapig, who plies a two-hour daily…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}