Last Friday when I got in the jeepney I saw the jeepney driver hand P2 change to the passenger and heard him ask her if she had P.50 since her change should only be P1.50 and not P2. The passenger answered no. She was the only passenger before I came aboard. When I paid the driver I made sure that I gave the exact amount. A little while later we passed by a market where three women boarded. These three women were together and when they paid their fare, one of the women told the driver, “Ma, tawad na lang ang singkwenta ha.” The driver just smiled. Then the woman proceeded to tell her companion about her encounter with one jeepney driver who really insisted that a passenger pay the lacking P.50. Another woman boarded the jeepney a little later and I saw her pay the driver just P8.00. I guess for that journey, the driver lost P1.50 from his earnings. Good thing the driver was kind and understanding. I guess this was the opposite of the usual story wherein jeepney drivers don’t give the proper change to the passengers.


