MANILA: Firebrand Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte threatened Tuesday to scrap by next year the “jeepneys” that have become a national symbol, as he became embroiled in a showdown with the mass transport industry.
The flamboyantly-decorated but smoke-belching vehicles were originally converted from surplus World War II US army jeeps but now largely use reconditioned diesel engines from Japan.
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