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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ม.ค. 2019
- One way to travel in the Philippine capital, Manila, is by trolley. Passengers choose this unofficial transport service because it's quicker and cheaper than other options. For the homeless community that runs the illegal service, it puts food on the table. But it's also incredibly dangerous.
Video by Howard Johnson and Virma Simonette.
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And here I am living in my own bubble thinking that my life is hard! Thanks for this BBC to remind me how good I have .
A good example of selfishness, be careful with the return to your roots. The UK is the first in homelessness in Europe. God save the Queen and BBC.
Then you don't travel in London at night much. The homelessness will shock you.
Oh Fu.k this blue up!
Yes, that’s true. I live in a tier 3 city in China, nothing compare to those large city, but still I’m blessed to live the life
woah you got a bubble i want bubble too
i live in Metro Manila for decades now and I never saw this. I think only hundreds, if not thousands of people use this mode of transportation out of the 12 million people living in Metro Manila. This is NOT the norm.
If you ask me, the worlds most dangerous commute are the ones being taken by school children in rural Philippines, where they have to cross rivers (without bridges) on foot, some taking an hour or more just to reach their school.
true the most dangerous commute is somewhere in a rural country in the mountains, where the only safely is a old robe near the cliff edge
BBC never said it is a norm but it is alternative for some. It is not a Hollywood movie and it is a fact.
Accept the fact and Help to change!
you must be middle rich pinoy.
Maybe for you but way back 70s trolley is there already
PLEASE TELL DUTERTE FOR HELP THIS PEOPLE BROO , THIS A GOOD WAY HOW THEY GET MONEY FOR EAT THAN SELL DRUGS ..
That's dangerous for sure but I have to give to them for their determination to not to quit even they are homless the are still fighting and not begging for money or help..thats commendable
KAR98K agreed
everyone sat at home watching this.. just realize how lucky you are.
*sitting
@@shubhamdalal5960 Its the slang of sit go educate your self
@@SILENT-rk7gg Surely
But u forgot to put comma after "sit" Mr. Educated moron
Hm, i born in this country to...im not lucky also..
@@offxcialminimaltm pignoy
We still have to push even it hurts.... Champ!
u look cute
@@chnvic gay
@@adriatical9016 oh... u are. good
@@adriatical9016 lol XDDDD
That's serious hard work
Don't use them to judge that our lives are better than these hardworking people. This is because of political instability and improper society management. Big salute to every hardworking person in this world. They are unsung heroes.
You can feel empathy for someone else without hating yourself. It's actually very healthy and builds character.
True bro ,but we feel sorry for them and happy for us . Nevertheless, appreciate your great view.
Eh...
How do your first 2 sentences largely correlate with your last 2?
Bhuwan Neupane hahah just admit it these people work 100 times hard then you ...
Bhuwan Neupane you can already tell ... the fact that you have the arrogance to even comment that
America: complains they don't exercise a lot, goes to Gymn
Philipinnes:
wrong spelling
@Gappie Al Kebabi For an ignorant troll, no it wouldn't be. But if you prefer spending your life down the intellectual route then you'd know Americans spend more on fitness, dieting,, and self help moreso than any country per capita in the world. You should stick with stereotypes, wouldn't want that tiny little brain of yours to explode 🤯😂
@@Glorious_Kim_Jong_Un facts
My complaint is : I DON'T get Layed enough !
Ron Kumar different countries with different people. No need to shame a country for having too much money.
I'm from Philippines. You've seen nothing yet. There's a province here where teachers have to get on a wooden raft to traverse a 20+ meter wide strong current river for 2 hours or more to get to the school after crossing 2 more mountains and still more mountains after that.
I live near these railways and this is my regular ride going to work. What's not said is halfway, there will be a downward slope wherein the pushers can ride on as well with the roller-coaster-like speed. But there are upward slopes too wherein during hot days, you can see their sweat dripping all over. And sometimes at night, it feels like a horror train especially when we passby dark areas with thick bushes alongside. The pushers are really courteous, you will surely feel safe on these short trips. The fee is 10 pesos per person (or 0.20 usd) that would take less than 10 minutes.
Looks like fun
20 cent haha.
but you could take the TRAIN!! If you have money for a data connection to comment in this video why not pay more for a more decent train. Your life is important 😟
@@tillandsiashaworthias You should rewatch the video. Some chose this because they want to help those poor ones. Also, time is more important than money. If they take the train, the probability of them being late everyday will be greater.
@@tillandsiashaworthias Manila traffic is pretty bad even in the trains because people live by the tracks so the train cannot go faster. People keep forgetting the root of the problem. If you take people out of poverty especially take out the slums there will be less traffic
There are people who suffer to make ends meat in third world countries. $5 means survival for a day to most...
I'm about to drop $15 on a single burger.
in my country for 5 days and i can survive for that.
Im a filipino and one time I went to makati, there are like these....
trollying near the PNR....
I saw these in documentaries of GMA(a channel station) and tried it...
its dangerous, and the people who push are actually fun to talk with....smiling...
even we live in a hard life,we filipinos know how to smile admist the hardships....
also there are more dangerous commutes here, like children in the rural provinces ,where kids go to rafts in a very wild river, crossing a ravine using TWO ROPES, and more....
BBC, research more on the title.
*cough cough drug murders*
@@neki0playz12 *cough cough i dont know what to say but im deeply offended*
*cough cough i dont know why im coughing*
@@neki0playz12 *cough cough i have asthma*
napanood ko yan sa gma pero demolisyon na dyan wla na sila pero meron paringnag tututlak
Difficult to believe, horrible!!!
Yeah. Check out also india’s.
It's real alright I've been on one..
Its true but i havent rode one since there aint trains rails in cebu
This would be great in the uk for the majority of the time when the train workers are on strike
True! There are also no trains running so less dangerous.
Hahahaha
This would also be good in the USA where this is no commuter rail most places and the few that are barely cover any area.
you wouldn't believe the state of the Metro in Tyne & Wear so I think I'm going to give this a try
Should charge £1 per meter 😈
I once tried riding that and interview a trolley pusher. It was inspiring to hear that he was able to make his children graduate in college (some were already working overseas) yet he still chose to do this kind of work. He said that pushing is a habit that his body always search for. I salute these people who find ways to live without stealing or deceiving.
Why is the title of this video asking me a question? No, I don't know okay. Wait... maybe I know the world's most dangerous commute but just don't know it yet? OMG is this a prophecy?
The answer to all questions in headlines is "no"
It's called a rhetorical question.
@@midnight142 you beat me to it
You have to answer that with the information they gave you.
-_- Look up the word 'rhetorical' dipshit.
Omg that puppy was so cute😱
I saw this kind of transportation in Jakarta early 2000. Now I see this in Philippines. Keep spirit philippine, wish you getting ahead.
Love from Indonesia.
I was born in that same city. The combination of the lower class, economic disparities, culture in the Philippines mixed with the current political laws not enforced allow for things like this to happen. That said, people know that it's bad and not allowed, yet when they can do things that allow them to grab money, their greed overshadows the situation. The drastic things that people do for money when they aren't even provided basic necessities.
So you're telling me the homeless are greedy, for finding a way of feeding themselves?
@@b9y It could mean a wayward official (what's the term, corrupt?) took money from pusher for leaving them alone.
@@b9y Rather, the homeless are victims of the greedy who have no choice but to partake in drastic things to live.
Was sat here tired of studying and I saw this and felt remotivated to go back to studying.
This was both sad and inspirational to watch.
I cried when I see this ! Kudos to you all! You are so strong and brave in the face of adversity that most of us will never face . I salute you ! May good fortune will befall upon you one day !
How grief in life when see that vedio and thought we never disrespect any kind of human being.
" *video* "
Paul Pierre Sahulga thanks
two cents for *A MILE?*
Yes
I have nothing but admiration for these people.
My dad had me experience this at least once in my life. I did not regret it. It made me realize what real life is about. At the same time, I found happiness and simple joy in this experience. Big respect for these people that never gives up in life.
lol did u experience in immersion or nstp haha
I would lose so much weight if i did this line of work! Major props to these people, can't imagine the stamina required to do that all day.
Omg the guy sitting on top that thing is he not afraid for his life. Mab shine shine world watching from UK
Mab Shine shine world They're used to it but definitely scary for a first timer. I rode that for the 1st time few years ago to go to the university nearby. The ride was really enjoyable until we were above the river which was a very scary moment. One of my classmates even panicked that time which made the trolley shake. Fortunately, she was calmed down by others and we safely arrived to our destination. It was a fascinating experience but I would keep it as my first and last. This might amuse fans of extreme rides though.
Wing Dings - I think he’s talking about the guy @0:35
Jackie Lopez Oh my bad but I guess he's used to it? He seems to be pretty confident sitting on it and I find that cool and worrisome.
@@BeggyNNerr ok dear but I still think is very risky anyway thanks for the explanation
@@jaclpz thanks
This is the coolest thing I've seen in a minute. My heart goes out to the family and friends of the person who was killed. ❤
I have rode this before to go to my classmate's house near the train railway and they are really fast! I was amazed because of their strength and hardwork!
The earrape with that horn. Omfgggg. Who ever did the audio mixing....
thisll be the usa rail system in a few more years
Don't think the shutdown will be for that long
Sooner if the government don’t get their shit togetheryy
@@Prettyredflames The Americans will destruct themselves before they get in this situation.
Well its a good thing every American owns a car then...... Also @JogBird Your a Canadian, your people are nothing more then SERVANTS to the Americans. So get off youtube and go fill my tank up your maple syrup dumbass
@@matteodesimio9450 The Americans landed people on the Moon. Created the internet, became the most powerful nation in the world ect ect WTF Has your shithole county did?
Things like this just make you appreciate where you come from a hell of a lot more.
god bless these people. really heart shattering
1:19 When Shes Home Alone
My ACL hurts just thinking about pushing that cart all day.
Didnt know this is happening. Thank you BBC for covering this.
It always amazes me how enduring the human spirit is and the will to survive. We're cut from a very strong cloth of survival.
Damn this is sad! Crazy world. This is like some post apocalyptic story
You are right.
@Therealdale yeah I've seen it people killing others over rice. Us military just makes it more complicated and tries to justify what they do by 'morality'.
GOD bless the Philippines, from the USA, your allies! :)
@Gappie Al Kebabi lmao do u even know how diverse America is? My parents r Russian but i was born in Maryland, USA, America has so much people from different nationalities and cultures, i have a few friends from Serbia and Croatia too
God bless n protect them always
May their souls' be blessed to the highest power
Give these people a second chance at life and for sure they will succeed.. They have every bit of drive and motivation to make a living for themselves..
Oh my poor country, so few people own land and so many who have none. I didnt know they were called pushers though. i think we need to tell our duterte not all pushers are bad some push trolly.
Percival Dagoc lol why you keep defending drug pushers!? Are u one of them?
@@A.Baskoro-pl7zx It is because a lot of my skilled fellowmen get out of our country, work elsewhere and finally immigrate to that country. Before the society has a large portion of poor people, a few middle class and very few rich men. There is a rise of middleclass here right now, and more people getting upper middle class to rich class.
Because of this booming economy, we would need more power and more manufacturing plants. Currently we only have 2 windmill plants and some small scale solar plants - we need more to make electricity cheaper. Cheaper elrctricity will make goods cheaper to produce.
Ask him to shut up first
to me watching these people ....was a kick of powerful motivation.
They are so strong and resilient. This gave me tears. If ever I'm ungrateful may God forgive me. Sending up prayers for this community. Sorry one of them lost their life. 🙏🏾
they spoke about their friend dying and said the persons' heart popped out of the chest on the tracks! horrible to hear and for them to witness, yet they still do this for money knowi g they could die! maybe the video will help them. they should get another job. churches might be able to help them.
@@kellyw8044 imagine being so poor that you literally have to take your life in your hands to eat or die that slow painful way. And then imagine having your story shared and receiving criticism from, entitled, ignorant, selfish, privileged people who say well you choose to be that way,go to church or something as though that's ever been the answer to hunger and poverty. I want to say so many mean things to you right now but I promised God I'd be a nicer person😒
Thank you for this comment! It's really nice to see that there are broad-minded and compassionate people like you commenting on this video.
No London on a push bike .
Miele Rodriguez No, Manchester in a cab!
I recommand using a hand car( google it ) with a giant beam that you push up and down, it is much more effective especially with two people working at each end of the beam. It can be built easily with a bit instructions.
@Paul Osc Slots Gambling Channel The people who documented this could've for them 😂
I feel sad and painful by watching such kind of videos, life is tough!!!
Makes me very thankful.
Well if you ask me. That isn't the only dangerous transportation here in philippines. But for some people living near the suburban city of manila its a practical way to get into your destination to avoid traffic in the road. Its risky. But for some people riding it? They're very aware of the danger when riding those things. If a train passes by and they hear the loud horn from a mile away they just stop and step off the trolley and get off the rail way. Once the train passes by they put back the troly thing on the track and continues.
Except for those people living in the poor areas in the province or mountain areas. Some children going to school crossing a river without a bridge and only relying to a rope to get on their destination. Which is far more dangerous compared to those trolleys. Yet again it only happens in some poor areas here in philippines.
If they modified these to be used with bicycle there no need to push em with leg just sit and pedal it sound good right?
Spoken like a true engineer!
Solving society's problems with mechanical solutions.
@@buddyclem7328 nah I am not a engineer I am just your average civilians
then you end up adding mechanical thingy to be wear off after sometime (certainly need rubber pad)
@@mantapdjiwa9768 that a must have or not idk
Yes it will be easier with that but it won't work because they have to remove the trolley from the track every time the train is near. You dont have a minute to remove it off track that's why the trolley is made of light materials
Ultimate respect for them...
I just can't believe what I see. There's such this job, oh my gosh. Speechless...
What about London deliveroo drivers?
Blaha Pleasure Man that is not even comparable to this.
@@jimmyshrimbe9361 Tell me about it
I'm about to go back, we have a startup designed to help these people and I reckon we could retro fit our tech cheaply to these to make them faster and safer.... like electric scooter the bugger out of them... give them a chance to live for pete's sake.... BTW they eat a product called PUG PUG... effectively many people will flood a fast food restaurant and naturally they expect orders and so throw a bunch of chicken into fry, the people all then leave... The restaurant looses money as the people salvage the food from the bin... In response the owners add cigarette butts and ash and other things like mop bucket water to it to make it fouled... Doesn't matter, they collect it, put it in a massive pot of water, all the butts and plastics etc float up and are skimmed off... it's then put ona BBQ plate much like a big pancake, it's cut into pieces and a chunk might be between 2-4 peso's and it's big and filling and tonight, when you think you have a problem, in your wonderful western house, just know, you don't really have problems...
It's Pagpag. And electric scooters? Where the hell would they get the money to pay for electricity to charge them?
Dude forget scooters. Give these people a navigation device and then mark the trains with a cheap GPS chip. Then they can track the trains before they got close. Security first!
If you meant a scooter for the motorway, I don't think that would be a good solution, that country has a crowded traffic, oil is expensive, mafia always controls the passenger businesses etc...
So I don't think a scooter would rescue those people. If it would, why are there goddamn passengers for this crazy railroad taxy. People can't afford the traffic and more importantly, traffic is too crowded there.
Pagpag* its tagalog verb to mean "to dust off"
electric scoot? they are homeless no electricity
Trolley pusher seems to have a really hard life but seems to be somewhat happy at the same time. Wow.
Some people are really Amazing . I truly believe she is one .
i believe her name is jolie not joel..
Djone Tan I believe Joel is a man
He is trans
daniela rossi god I would never of guessed 😴
His name is Dorothy
@@barbarbarbar2 ...His name in Michael Obama
In the US being on the tracks is trespassing.
what? does US has railways?
Tony yeah man, ones that derail!
@@Tonyx.yt. yes for freight
@The And the worst in the western world.
Actually its trespassing even in the philippines but the goverment just doesnt do anything...
Mad props to these people! 👏🏻
It is a reminder for us with steady income no matter how low and food to fill our belly to be grateful and not to take things for granted.
this is the best commute ever, I had friends who went their just to try this.
this is what happen when you privatise the public transports!
Phil. National Railways is public
Philippine National Railways is a public entity.
hyou zan ren it’s actually not privatized.
Honestly, this is way more safer than the PNR train itself. Filipinos know exactly what I mean. 😂
naah, they the same. you just dont have to wait in line and its at least windy enough and they can ply routes that pnr dont
@@xXxSkyViperxXx in PNR, you are stuck inside with smelly people with some not having knowledge of what deodorant is while being packed like sardines inside. i rode there inside and LRT/MRT are superior to the PNR
@@lillyie assuming these trolley carts dont squeeze smelly swetty people too hahaha
rico rivera I’m from the province I don’t know what you mean.
the first time I tried to take PNR as a tourist, all passengers suddenly started to run for their life downstairs and I still have no idea what exactly happened
Respect to that hard work guyz.Atleast they don't even beg on streets..Respect from India.
Inacreditável !
No the world's most dangerous commute is walking through London at night
The world most dangerous commute is walking through the Jewnited States of America
Try walking through some parts of Manila at night
@@beibagisooii only in malate, specifically in the districts like that in crowded ass Manila, which is the legit no. 1 most dense by population in the planet, legit even more than Mumbai. but Metro Manila is a metropolis, and that only applies to the city of Manila within Metro Manila. Pateros is 3rd btw but it is a municipality rather than a city
@@xXxSkyViperxXx Malate? Id say that's a lot safer than other districts. Have you gone along the roads of Recto, Divisoria, Quiapo, Tondo, etc? Oh boy.. But then again, im pretty sheltered so i might be saying some bs 😂
@@beibagisooii yeah, just wear simple stuff. ive been in those places tons of times. never got robbed. those other places in the news though, they always are the popular crime districts
Never knew they can create train carts out of scraps... USA cant even do that..
My Dad took me to the Philippines when I was 10 because he wanted me to see his homeland and that it is part of who I am.. anyways I followed my Kuya to the wet market.. we lived real close to the railroad that also passes over a river. We rode on one of those. It was a bit scary as we went over the river. It was motorized so it went pretty fast. Philippines was such a great experience and I hope to go visit once again.
God bless them
thought it was minecraft
Sym concept
Work place health and safety will shut down the operation asap when they see this.
PNR is already aware of this but they tend not to remove this illegal trolley cause its their way to help those who live in slum area near the line.
I am pretty sure this thing has been in the radar for decades and yet nothing is done
yeah they dont remove it cuz people actually earn from it. why remove it if the only benefit is the insecurities of rich posh higher class rather than actual poor squatter earning a living
Moral of the story “If you don’t push, you don’t eat”. So simple and yet so profound.
5-21 pushing trolley....
hope he's always healthy.
that's really hard work.
Hello, BBC...explosion in Paris 1 hour 23 mins ago, not a mention on the news?
It's on the website BBC.co.uk
That city should had exploded back in 1944.
If you literally look up paris on google articles will pop up about the bakery gas explosion. Several injured. TH-cam doesn’t really do breaking news
@TGSUPERCHARGED fuck off prick, it's not being covered on bbc news live feed you twasok.
what?
2:35 She's wearing a CK top lol
It's made in china trust me.
Ever heard of fakes?
It looks like a he to me.
Heart breaking
I've tried riding this trolley before during my college application on a university near the train station, and yes it is indeed dangerous and most passengers were students. However it is the easiest and fastest way to cross from Beata St. to Teresa St. without the hassle of riding on a train plus it is a great help to those poor residents relying on the trolley. My former schoolmate met one accident in the trolley where she fell 20 meters to the ground near the riverbank, she survived yet she was hospitalized for head injury.
That is democracy for you no better than marcos
I think this is due to capitalism
@@xfirefox_x Capitalism is the reason that poor people in what was once impoverished nations can eat for $5 every day and still have $5 to spare. If it was not for capitalism, there would be a lot more poor people and a lot more hunger.
It’s Minecraft.⛏🌳🌷🐖
Oh shit, i did not understand what "Minecraft" was until you used those emojis! Thanks, they were really necessary to your comment. I guarantee that you don't look like a senior with their first smartphone when you use emojis like that!
/s
This is how our parents got to school
God Bless You brother
I thought asia need to improve std of living..
All need to work hard
Politicians only cant solve all issues
Think individually and improve society
*standard
STD stands for Sexually Transmitted Disease.
@@buddyclem7328 STD also stands for Subscriber trunk dialling
@@buddyclem7328
The way of ur thinking proves that everything
Politicians cant solve anything
but politicians can solve some issues
Listen guys, why don't you start concentrating on news from the UK? There is plenty to report on but you seem to report on every country other than our own.
If you actually watched the news channel you would see _plenty_ of news covering the UK. This is a TH-cam channel and, as such, is designed to appeal to a global audience.
They could atleast report on the yellow vests in paris. Going by what the BBC has said on the issue, youd think that it finished a month ago, and everything is dandy.
@Tokarev Maybe, but what happens in the western world directly effects your pocket.
Thats just the truth of the matter.
@Tokarev I dont believe you really understand whats actually happening.
Try to keep ahead of the news.
I dont know this harsh and inhumane life exists! This is so sad
A story of survival
😢
Sometimes very tough
and conservatives still oppose socialism.
It never works
@@fishypeelers and these poor people are still stuck way down on the social ladder, shame.... :/
It fails, only makes everyone poorer having no incentive work and where exactly do you get money from? And of course it may lead to a tyranny and corruption.
Less government, don’t want them controlling our lives.
@John Small Meanwhile the European countries are either selling resources or racking up debt to pay for all your social programs. We asians don't have the luxury of resources so we have to rely on labor and technology to make up that gap.
Man or woman? 🧐
Gay
Gay and respected
This is my daily commute when i was working in pandacan, i use to live in sta mesa and this is the easiest way to go to my work, and it's very cheap, 10 pesos
Salute to those who work hard 🙌🙌
For those who don't know his a gay 😂😂
Anime_is_life how is that funny?
@@kaytea5958 wrong typo
This dude” i meant this chick lol I mean whatever that is lol he she transit
He is bakla or bading, whichever word you like...
TRANS-IT would be a brilliant name for this business. It's not exactly PC, but it is memorable.
wow, a great respective for these people. Motivation to survive, work hard for a living. One of the good virtues of Filipinos
God bless you guys out there
Even the homeless mix english and filipino LOL the language is dead
@Lucas Muller Taglish is not a language, fool. You cant fool me. Its a mix of tagalo and english. If i mixed french and english right now, would that be called a different language or mix? Like I said, the filipino language is dead if not dying.
@Lucas Muller agreed
😭😭😭😭my heart breaks for them
Not sure if anyone caught that but she said if u do not push u do not eat. Exactly what life is about
I'm wondering who engineered the trolleys for them. They seem to fit perfectly on the rails and run very smoothly, especially if one person can push them uphill with a full load (6-8 persons?).
I wanted to see what happens exactly when a train is coming in the way of the trolley, like, how fast people get off it, do they panic, etc
Wow they have Amtrak too.
I'm grateful for what I have thank you lord
My dorm is near that place and I've tried that trolley not knowing that we're gonna pass through that river. I was so scared. 😣