Tricycle - a motorbike with a side car attached. Looking at one, you'd think you could fit maybe 3 people in comfortably. 2 in the side car, one passenger on the bike. In reality - we've seen one with 9 people on. 3 on the bike, 4 squished in the side car and 2 standing on the back of it.
Jeepney - Jeepneys are the main way of travelling around. They're decorated with the owner's love for their family, God, sports heroes and Spiderman (basically anything!) Comfortably, the seats could probably take 14 people. But when they're taken, there can be little 2 seater benches found underneath the main seats. 3 of these can fit in the aisle. After those are all taken, people can stand on the back, holding on to the poles. And after those spots have been filled?? There's the roof!! You'll usually spot as many people as you can fit on a roof of a jeepney on rides between the mountain provinces. Looks pretty cool too but haven't been brave enough to be one of those people yet. It's ok, I can wait for the next one.
3-wheeler - a bicycle attached to a side car. Probably not best to cram this vehicle with too many people - unless the driver has legs like Arnie.
Calesa - horse-driven carts. Tend to do shorter journeys and are an interesting way of getting about...smelly too.
Then there's the air-con shuttle. Can fit around 10 passengers and are more of a direct service. They usually don't leave until they are full. We waited an hour for one still waiting for 8 more passengers. We decided to go to a different place instead.
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