Leg power: Residents commuting to work on bicycles in Manila in this file picture. — The Straits Times/ANN
The lowly bicycle has helped millions of Filipinos cope with the Covid-19 pandemic, allowing frontline health workers to get to hospital to save lives, fishmongers to go door to door and many others who just want to get some much-needed sun and exercise.
“They say we Filipinos are resilient. For this pandemic, I don’t think there’s a more fitting symbol of that resilience than the bicycle,” said Melvin Ayensa, 58, an artist and a long-time bike-riding advocate.
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