New members have been added to our family. We are now selling The Jeepney at Intramuros, the walled city in Manila.
Hoping to better their lives, Sigfredo Jimenez, Baguindali Balina and Sandrex Sama came from Mindanao and moved to Manila to live with their relatives in a small community within the Intramuros walls. They are our first group of vendors who are from the Southern Philippines.
Jimenez, 45, came to Manila in January 2009 to look for work. He has been helping out at the barangay while his brother serves for the Captain of Brgy 658. He wanted to sell the magazine to have a better source of income.
Balina, 22, sold plastic bags and sacks in Divisoria, the bargain market in Manila, but the returns were not enough. He decided to sell The Jeepney instead.
Sama, also 22, came to Manila in March 2009 to train and work as a security guard. While waiting for his assignment, he wanted to sell the magazine.
The three men attended the training Wednesday and have been selling The Jeepney in Intramuros since Thursday.
Filed under: Updates on the Foundation, Vendor Training and Update
Love to see people who WANT to work! Love the red t-shirt! Good news!
Thanks Brian!
Keep up the Good Work!
God will bless you all and God will continuously give you good people to work with.
Ms.Ruby
Thank you Ms. Ruby. Please continue to patronize and tell others about Jeepney. We hope you will also be involved in your own way with the upcoming Homeless World Cup. Please keep updated through our website.
Blessings,
Yvette
saw the article bout this on inquirer a moment ago… wow, this magz pretty cool! too bad this ain’t circulated here in the albay province… nwei, keep it up guys!
tanung ko lng kun miyembro niyo po tlga ung naglalako sa part ng LPU intramuros,nakalimutan ko po ung name niya pero siya po ay maypagkakakilanlan…may tatoo po siya sa forehead..at binebenta po siya ng 100 pesos…magkano po ba talaga ang presyo ng jeepney magazine? salamat.
Hi Popo. This is Martha, from Jeepney Magazine.
Our magazines are sold at P100 a piece, P50 goes directly to our partner vendor. All Jeepney vendors are required to wear Jeepney shirts and Jeepney ID when selling para ma-identify ang ating mga vendors.
Thanks Sim! I think we have fixed it, pls continue to comment if you see anything else…