Iconic Philippine jeepney under threat amid modernisation project

Jeepneys are one of the most iconic symbols of the Philippines.
But a government programme plans to phase out around 200,000 of the vintage vehicles.
That’s provoked a strike by drivers, who say they can’t afford new trucks.

Al Jazeera’s Barnaby Lo reports from Manila, the Philippines.

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