0:00:02 > 0:00:07Three British workers. A bus driver, a midwife and a paramedic.
0:00:07 > 0:00:09They've all accepted the challenge to do their job
0:00:09 > 0:00:14under some of the most stressful and dangerous conditions on the planet.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17That was a really, really horrible birth.
0:00:17 > 0:00:21One satisfied customer, he got off and he's alive.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23Look, he's even smiling.
0:00:23 > 0:00:27How do you guys do this in these conditions?
0:00:27 > 0:00:31Josh West is leaving his home and his job as a London bus driver
0:00:31 > 0:00:33to work in Manila,
0:00:33 > 0:00:37one of the most densely populated cities in the world.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40This is not what I expected, put it like that.
0:00:40 > 0:00:45He'll have to master driving a bus designed in the Second World War.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48I wouldn't get in my bus yet, unless they've got balls of steel.
0:00:48 > 0:00:53Along the way he'll meet people struggling in a city that's simply running out of space...
0:00:53 > 0:00:56She's doing this and she's in pain and she's doing this.
0:00:56 > 0:01:00..before taking his life in his hands on Manila's mean streets.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03Anywhere they see a gap, they just go for it!
0:01:25 > 0:01:28We are the veins of London and if we don't keep flowing,
0:01:28 > 0:01:33supplying everybody with where they want to go, they are not going to get there.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35It's a very important job.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37Josh West is 39 and he's been driving the 148
0:01:37 > 0:01:41bus through the heart of London for the past seven years.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46I like the route a lot. It's nice big, wide roads
0:01:46 > 0:01:49and you're going through the major areas of London.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52It's enjoyable because you've got a sense of power,
0:01:52 > 0:01:55responsibility, you're servicing the capital, if you like.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57You're doing your bit to make it run smoothly
0:01:57 > 0:02:00which means I play my part and I like the idea of that.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06The downside, when you drive a bus, you tend to sit down a lot.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10Grapevine, lets go, twisting those hips, keeping the body square with me.
0:02:10 > 0:02:15'I did athletics, I did football, I played American football for a year, I did basketball.'
0:02:15 > 0:02:18Get those knees up as high as you can.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21'Keeping fit and training is an important part of my life.'
0:02:21 > 0:02:25I like competing, I like competing against myself, setting myself a
0:02:25 > 0:02:28challenge that I'm able to obtain and then set myself another challenge.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31Three, two, one. Go.
0:02:31 > 0:02:37Josh is about to face his greatest challenge when he swaps London for Manila.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41'I've got luxury driving a bus over here.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45'I've got power-assisted steering, I've got a team of mechanics behind
0:02:45 > 0:02:48'me looking after the bus in case something goes wrong.'
0:02:48 > 0:02:52This is my bus, and it's got 220 written on the side.
0:02:52 > 0:02:56So you press the button on the bus and it makes some beeps and whirrs
0:02:56 > 0:02:59and it tells me it's ready.
0:02:59 > 0:03:07Josh's bus is a high-tech, state-of-the-art machine costing more than £315,000.
0:03:07 > 0:03:08Wait for the checks to go through,
0:03:08 > 0:03:10make sure it's in neutral
0:03:10 > 0:03:13and I press the start button. First thing I should do is adjust
0:03:13 > 0:03:18the seat so it's the right height for me and adjust the steering column
0:03:18 > 0:03:21so I'm comfortable where it is now.
0:03:21 > 0:03:25Plug in my module and then it starts downloading the information on there.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27Check the ramp, press the button.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30THUNDERBIRDS THEME TUNE
0:03:30 > 0:03:33Every bus has a ramp
0:03:33 > 0:03:36in London, so we can get disabled customers on as well.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39We check that the CCTV is working now.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41People don't realise how high-tech the buses are.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43Check the monitor's working.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47They are not just four wheels and a steering wheel, there's a lot more to it than that.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50In fact there's six wheels instead of four.
0:03:50 > 0:03:55For the next ten days, Josh will live the life of a Filipino bus driver.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59I don't know how I'm going to react to it.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02I know it's not going to be what I'm used to.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04I'll be out of my comfort zone, that's for sure.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12- They drive the other side of the road.- Have you done that before? - Yes, but not in a bus.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15I suppose it is a whole different kettle of ball games.
0:04:15 > 0:04:16- Not going to be easy.- No.
0:04:16 > 0:04:22To give him a proper send off, his family and his fiancee Lynn have arranged a surprise party.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25'I love my family. It's a very large family.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28'I work out to be number eight of ten.'
0:04:30 > 0:04:35Josh is kind of looking for something bigger, I think, in his life.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37This is an opportunity to open things up for him.
0:04:37 > 0:04:41And we're going to have your nephew, Simon, to
0:04:41 > 0:04:44say a prayer, you're going to need all the help you can get.
0:04:44 > 0:04:50Father, we thank you for this gathering, we truly praise, bless and magnify your name.
0:04:50 > 0:04:54I think it's going to make him think about him as an individual and the privilege he's
0:04:54 > 0:04:57got back here in England. I think he'll embrace it.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59- Amen.- Thanks, everyone.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01CHEERING
0:05:01 > 0:05:03'I know virtually nothing.'
0:05:03 > 0:05:07I can tell you what I do know. I know that Imelda Marcos was President or
0:05:07 > 0:05:10something like that and she had 200 pairs of shoes, I knew that.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13After that, not very much.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17I'm going to be flying by the seat of my pants.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19Let's see how I go.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24The Philippines, 6,500 miles from London.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26Its capital is Manila.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34It's thought to be the most densely populated city in the world.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37Millions of cars, trucks and motorbikes all jostle
0:05:37 > 0:05:41for space with seemingly little regard for any rules.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46In the past 20 years, the population has doubled
0:05:46 > 0:05:50as millions flock here from the countryside looking for work.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53It is now officially one of the world's megacities.
0:05:53 > 0:05:5920 million people call Greater Manila home.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04And it's growing.
0:06:07 > 0:06:12For the next ten days Josh will live here, San Andres Bukid,
0:06:12 > 0:06:15a poor area in the heart of Manila.
0:06:15 > 0:06:20He'll be staying with Rogelio Castro, a Filipino bus driver, and his family.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25Hello, hello, how are you?
0:06:25 > 0:06:28How are you? Sorry?
0:06:28 > 0:06:29- Edith.- Edith!
0:06:29 > 0:06:31Yes, yes. How are you?
0:06:31 > 0:06:33I'm Rogelio. Hello, Rogelio, I'm Josh.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35Welcome to our house.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40- It's small.- Small, yeah.
0:06:40 > 0:06:44The ceiling's very tall, so it's good. I don't have to duck. It's OK.
0:06:44 > 0:06:45We go upstairs.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48Rogelio's house measures just ten feet by ten feet,
0:06:48 > 0:06:52and is entirely self-built.
0:06:52 > 0:06:56- This is our bedroom.- OK, - so you roll the beds out at night?
0:06:56 > 0:06:59- Yes.- Where will I be sleeping?- Here. - I will sleep in here?
0:06:59 > 0:07:02- Yes.- OK, this is cool.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05No, it's hot, no air-con.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07We have the window, it's OK.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09We'll be fine, we'll be fine.
0:07:09 > 0:07:14- This is our rooftop wash area. - Oh, your washing area.
0:07:14 > 0:07:22- This is... Drying the clothes, sometimes we drink here.- Yeah.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29So all that's the financial area.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32- We built this house little by little.- Right.
0:07:32 > 0:07:37It's small, but you can build it as high as you want?
0:07:37 > 0:07:42An estimated 50% of Manilans live in poor-quality housing.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46When people in Rogelio's neighbourhood need more space,
0:07:46 > 0:07:50they simply extend upwards using breeze blocks and corrugated iron.
0:07:52 > 0:07:56He's proud of building his house himself, and I would be. I wouldn't know how to do it.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59But in my head I'm thinking health and safety features of it.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01How safe is this house?
0:08:01 > 0:08:05Who comes and checks that your structure is OK?
0:08:05 > 0:08:09They've just tacked stuff together over there. At least he's done a good job here.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11Done a reasonably good job here, anyway.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16Rogelio's going to take me to where he picks up his bus
0:08:16 > 0:08:19and I'm interested to see what that looks like.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23'It'll be very similar to what I have to do when I get to work in the mornings.'
0:08:25 > 0:08:26So this is your neighbourhood?
0:08:26 > 0:08:28Yes, this is our neighbourhood.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30How you doing? You all right?
0:08:30 > 0:08:32- Where are you from?- London.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34- London?- London. England, yeah.
0:08:36 > 0:08:37How you doing?
0:08:38 > 0:08:39This is the main road now, yes?
0:08:39 > 0:08:43Rogelio has left his bus at the end of the route.
0:08:43 > 0:08:48To get through the traffic, they're taking a small tricycle across the city.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51Do we sit in now?
0:08:55 > 0:08:56I think that is better.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59This will be his first taste of Manilan traffic.
0:09:05 > 0:09:10In London, Josh walks to his bus garage. The journey takes five minutes.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17This is madness, absolute madness.
0:09:19 > 0:09:25Sitting side-saddle on a half-bike, half-tin-can.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28They do what they want.
0:09:28 > 0:09:32Just regular people stepping in the roads, stopping the traffic, that's
0:09:32 > 0:09:36ridiculous! Imagine that on Hyde Park Corner, it's not going to happen.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55This is not what I expected, put it like that.
0:09:57 > 0:10:02If Josh is expecting anything like his double-decker bus, he's in for another surprise.
0:10:02 > 0:10:08This is my bus, a little bus. This one, this little one.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10WHIMPERS
0:10:10 > 0:10:13It's like a big Jeep,
0:10:13 > 0:10:16I thought it's going to be one like a coach sort of thing.
0:10:16 > 0:10:20I didn't think it was going to be like this. What do you say?
0:10:20 > 0:10:23Where's the rest of it?!
0:10:24 > 0:10:26This is the jeepney.
0:10:29 > 0:10:33There are 300,000 of these basic buses on the streets of Manila
0:10:33 > 0:10:36carrying millions of passengers every day.
0:10:36 > 0:10:41Today they are custom-built, but they owe their heritage to
0:10:41 > 0:10:44a vehicle that was last seen on these roads some 70 years ago.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46'The Jeep is here to stay.'
0:10:48 > 0:10:54After decades of colonial rule, America left the Philippines at the end of the Second World War.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57Their parting gift, thousands of ex-army Jeeps.
0:10:57 > 0:11:05Grateful Filipinos converted these into trucks and buses and they've been on the streets ever since.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12It's Josh's first chance to get a feel for the vehicle that he's
0:11:12 > 0:11:15going to drive around the streets of Manila.
0:11:17 > 0:11:22It's like being in the bumper cars at the fairground, really.
0:11:22 > 0:11:27Your vision is just like... It's like looking through a letter box.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29You feel nervous?
0:11:29 > 0:11:31It's only you have this?
0:11:31 > 0:11:33You don't see the stop light.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35You must do this?
0:11:39 > 0:11:43- This is the engine, it's too small. - It's small, yes.- Very small.
0:11:43 > 0:11:47- What's this?- Choke off the engine.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50Cuts the engine?
0:11:50 > 0:11:53Isn't that supposed to be a...
0:11:53 > 0:11:55- it's a piece of string. - String, yeah.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58- Improvise.- You improvise, right.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00CHUCKLES
0:12:00 > 0:12:01OK.
0:12:01 > 0:12:09'Rogelio is going to take me round and show me how he drives his bus.
0:12:09 > 0:12:14'That will be an experience for me because I don't see how I can do that.'
0:12:14 > 0:12:20It's beginning to dawn on Josh that driving the jeepney might not be as straightforward as he thought.
0:12:20 > 0:12:24You've got clutch, brake, accelerator
0:12:24 > 0:12:30- but no handbrake?- Just shut off the engine and then take the low gear
0:12:30 > 0:12:34so it cannot move.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42He's driving literally that distance away from the car in front.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44If he gives it anything more,
0:12:44 > 0:12:48what you'll find is a car cuts in front, gets his nose in front
0:12:48 > 0:12:50and then slows him down.
0:12:50 > 0:12:54And his half-an-hour journey becomes 45 minutes.
0:12:54 > 0:12:59There's no bus stops, where would your first stop be along here?
0:12:59 > 0:13:01- They wave you?- Yeah.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04- Do you pull over?- Yeah.
0:13:04 > 0:13:10'He's constantly having to cope up with other people cutting in on him,
0:13:10 > 0:13:15'bikes coming down the inside, horns beeping and getting the person there safely, as well.
0:13:15 > 0:13:20'In a vehicle which is, which I consider to look unroadworthy.'
0:13:20 > 0:13:24It just sounds ridiculous that you have to go through that.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27It just sounds...
0:13:27 > 0:13:29ridiculous.
0:13:32 > 0:13:37It's the end of Josh's first day and it's time for him to meet the whole family.
0:13:37 > 0:13:41In total, eight people live in Rogelio's house.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46His daughter Rose Gay lives with her son Russell.
0:13:46 > 0:13:52And Rogelio's grown-up son Michael lives here with his wife and their daughter Janelle.
0:13:52 > 0:13:56All eight people share three bedrooms.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58This is delicious. I love this.
0:13:58 > 0:14:03Neither of Rogelio's children have been able to find permanent work.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06- Three this is my bus.- So nice.
0:14:06 > 0:14:11You can see how tall it is. Form the front to the back is about ten metres.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15We have about 150 buses in there.
0:14:15 > 0:14:21- It's too big garage.- Yes, very big, it's the size of a football field.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23This is me in the cab.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25JOSH LAUGHS
0:14:27 > 0:14:33It's so fantastic. I want to come to your country to drive your bus.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38That would be nice, wouldn't it?
0:14:45 > 0:14:50It's Josh's first night in Rogelio's house and sleep is hard to come by.
0:14:53 > 0:14:58This village, if you like, doesn't sleep, there's always noise outside.
0:14:58 > 0:15:03From about three o'clock, you've had the cockerels crowing, motorbikes,
0:15:03 > 0:15:05cars starting up, it's a bit surreal.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08Everything's just upside down, backwards,
0:15:08 > 0:15:12and...like Russian writing,
0:15:12 > 0:15:15backward R's and stuff like that.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17Aaagh! It's five o'clock in the morning.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30An hour later, and Rogelio is beginning his working day.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38He does it every other day if it's not raining.
0:15:38 > 0:15:40If it's raining he does it every day.
0:15:40 > 0:15:45He's his own mechanic, as well. He's doing far more than you'd ever do in London, that's for sure.
0:15:46 > 0:15:50Many jeepney drivers rent their vehicles.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53Rogelio owns his through a loan-to-buy scheme.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57A third of his daily income goes towards repaying the debt.
0:16:07 > 0:16:12This is the first opportunity for Josh to see what's expected of him
0:16:12 > 0:16:15when it's his turn to drive the jeepney.
0:16:23 > 0:16:28Rogelio doesn't have time to stop to take fares.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30The more passengers he carries, the more money he can make.
0:16:41 > 0:16:45Each passenger pays around eight pesos or five and a half pence for the four-mile journey.
0:16:45 > 0:16:49Worked that out while he's doing all of this driving.
0:16:49 > 0:16:54He's also wrapped the money around his left hand so he's got easy access
0:16:54 > 0:16:57if someone comes with bigger notes and it's easier for him to change it.
0:16:57 > 0:17:03The good thing is he doesn't take his eyes of the road, so he saw where he was going all of the time.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05So that's the kind of thing that I've got to master as well.
0:17:05 > 0:17:09Rogelio's route is a short trip across the centre of Manila.
0:17:09 > 0:17:13He mainly carries office workers and students going to university.
0:17:13 > 0:17:17But to earn enough money, he needs to make at least 12 journeys a day.
0:17:19 > 0:17:23He's just called out what the largest stop is, which is Round Table.
0:17:25 > 0:17:29There's no type of bell system here, you call when you want to stop and
0:17:29 > 0:17:34you stick you hand out when you want him to stop as well. It's basic, but it works.
0:17:34 > 0:17:40Rogelio sets his own schedule, including unexpected stops.
0:17:40 > 0:17:45He's run out of gas, so what he's done is, in service, he's pulled over
0:17:45 > 0:17:47and come into the petrol station and filled up.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50He asked the passengers if it was OK to fill up
0:17:50 > 0:17:54with diesel and they said yes, so it's very easy going here.
0:17:54 > 0:17:55There'd be riots,
0:17:55 > 0:17:59people would be climbing the walls in London,
0:17:59 > 0:18:01complaining to Boris Johnson and everything.
0:18:04 > 0:18:10Rogelio takes around 1,500 pesos in fares a day, but once he's deducted money for diesel and the repayment
0:18:10 > 0:18:17on his jeepney, he usually takes home about 600 pesos, just over £8.
0:18:21 > 0:18:25Rogelio's wife, Edith, shops every day at the market.
0:18:25 > 0:18:31It's her job to make his income stretch to feed the eight people living in the house.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34What does Rogelio prefer, what is his favourite food?
0:18:34 > 0:18:38- Chicken.- Chicken, like me?- Yes.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42Everything Rogelio earns is spent on food and household essentials.
0:18:42 > 0:18:48On the money that Rogelio brings home, how tough is it to survive?
0:18:50 > 0:18:53- TRANSLATION:- It is really difficult. If you want to buy other things,
0:18:53 > 0:18:57you can't, because we don't have the money. Like my medicine.
0:18:57 > 0:19:02In recent years, Edith's suffered three strokes and cannot work.
0:19:02 > 0:19:08She should spend 300 pesos every day on medicine, but she can only afford to spend 200.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12Isn't that dangerous for you to sacrifice your medicine?
0:19:13 > 0:19:17Of course it's not OK, because I need it badly, but I
0:19:17 > 0:19:22can't I do anything, because that's all the money we have, just for food.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30It looks like they're living day to day.
0:19:30 > 0:19:35They work as hard as they can to eat today and tomorrow the same and the next day they do the same.
0:19:35 > 0:19:41There is no time where they can say, "I need a rest. I need to go on holiday, I'm tired."
0:19:41 > 0:19:44If they don't work, they don't eat.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58Tomorrow's another long day.
0:19:58 > 0:20:03Hopefully I'll get a map of the city so I can see where I'm going,
0:20:03 > 0:20:06cos at the moment he's doing so much,
0:20:06 > 0:20:09picking up fares.
0:20:09 > 0:20:11It's twisted, it's twisted.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13I'm going to sleep, I'm tired.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23- Morning.- Morning.
0:20:23 > 0:20:24How are you?
0:20:24 > 0:20:26You sleep well last night?
0:20:26 > 0:20:28That chicken.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33Other than that, it was fine.
0:20:33 > 0:20:38Today is another early start as Rogelio is using his jeepney to help a friend.
0:20:41 > 0:20:47Millions of people in Manila live in sprawling slums made out of any discarded materials.
0:20:47 > 0:20:51Rogelio and Edith used to live in similar conditions,
0:20:51 > 0:20:55but with money from his jeepney they were able to build a better house.
0:20:57 > 0:21:03Today he's taking his old neighbour, Elsie, to hospital for an appointment.
0:21:04 > 0:21:05Elsie.
0:21:08 > 0:21:12This is Elsie's place. This is Elsie. How are you doing, Elsie?
0:21:14 > 0:21:16It's very low. I'll watch my head.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19Her home is just six foot square.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23It's built out of discarded wood and plastic sheeting.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26It's small in here, isn't it?
0:21:26 > 0:21:32I don't think you can realise quite how small it is in here. I'm a big guy, I'm over six foot,
0:21:32 > 0:21:37but it's the size of a cupboard, literally the size of a cupboard, I can't stand up, no way I can.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40Elsie, how many people live here?
0:21:40 > 0:21:44- There's you and your husband and how many children?- 13.
0:21:44 > 0:21:4613 children? There's 15 of you.
0:21:46 > 0:21:51Large families with 12 or 13 children are quite common here.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55To fit everyone in, her home has been divided into two floors.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58Neither is high enough to stand up in.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05So some of you sleep here and some of you sleep downstairs?
0:22:11 > 0:22:14From what I understand,
0:22:14 > 0:22:20they only have these two floors, but the third floor, somebody else lives there.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23So their neighbour lives above them.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26But even this room has been divided in two.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29Elsie's sister and her family live in this part.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35I wouldn't want to do this every day, that's for sure. Wow!
0:22:38 > 0:22:41Elsie, you don't look very old, you look very young.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43What age did you have your first child?
0:22:43 > 0:22:46- 14.- 14.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51- TRANSLATION:- I used to get pregnant twice in a year.
0:22:51 > 0:22:55When one child was having a birthday I'd be giving birth to another one.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01I didn't know anything about family planning before.
0:23:01 > 0:23:05But now life is becoming really difficult so I've decided to give it a try.
0:23:09 > 0:23:14In the Philippines, contraception is not provided for free
0:23:14 > 0:23:20and few women in Elsie's situation can afford to pay for it.
0:23:20 > 0:23:26We're taking Elsie to hospital and talk about family planning and see if she can get some help.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29Which I think is a good thing.
0:23:29 > 0:23:33She should have done it a while ago as far as I'm concerned.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35I'm not living their life, they are.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42The hospital is across the city.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45Elsie could not usually afford to go by herself.
0:23:50 > 0:23:55The family planning clinic is next to Manila's busiest maternity hospital.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57Often four women share a bed.
0:23:57 > 0:24:01In this ward alone, 100 babies are born every day.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05It's nice to see a newborn baby -
0:24:05 > 0:24:09first cry and the first little thing it does and that sort of stuff.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12But when it leaves here, what does it go home to?
0:24:12 > 0:24:15If it goes home to a life where it is living with
0:24:15 > 0:24:17the type of person that lives in a house like that Elsie does.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21What do you do?
0:24:33 > 0:24:37In the Philippines, there is strong cultural opposition to contraception
0:24:37 > 0:24:43from one of the biggest influences in the country, the Catholic church.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49Children in Philippine culture are considered gift from God.
0:24:49 > 0:24:57The more children you have, this may be considered a source of resource,
0:24:57 > 0:25:02a source of help that God provided for you
0:25:02 > 0:25:06to help you in your livelihood.
0:25:06 > 0:25:11But in some women, despite being Catholics,
0:25:11 > 0:25:16they set aside their religion and they more focus on the need
0:25:16 > 0:25:19to be able to move on economically.
0:25:21 > 0:25:28For 15 years, politicians have tried to pass a law allowing universal access to free contraception.
0:25:28 > 0:25:32So far all attempts have failed.
0:25:32 > 0:25:3580% of Filipinos attend Catholic mass regularly
0:25:35 > 0:25:40and the church remains one of the bill's strongest opponents.
0:25:42 > 0:25:46Supporters argue, without this Reproductive Health Bill,
0:25:46 > 0:25:50the population will increase by 50% in just 30 years.
0:25:55 > 0:25:59Unlike Elsie, Edith and Rogelio decided
0:25:59 > 0:26:03to pay for family planning after the birth of their third child.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06Why did you decide not to do
0:26:06 > 0:26:10the way the Catholic religion ask you to do it?
0:26:12 > 0:26:17- TRANSLATION: - I know it's a sin against the church.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20But rather than having a lot of kids who will die of hunger, I chose
0:26:20 > 0:26:26to go ahead with contraception, even though I knew it's a sin and just asked for forgiveness.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47Before Josh takes the wheel of the jeepney with paying customers,
0:26:47 > 0:26:50Rogelio thinks he needs some proper lessons.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53So he's brought him to Manila's top driving school.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58Welcome, Mr Josh from London.
0:26:58 > 0:27:02He will be attending also the lecture.
0:27:02 > 0:27:06Do you know already your traffic lights?
0:27:06 > 0:27:11- Yes.- Yes, let's see, ah? A review on your traffic lights.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13Red means?
0:27:13 > 0:27:14Stop.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17What is the meaning of yellow traffic light?
0:27:17 > 0:27:19Ready to stop?
0:27:19 > 0:27:24- I thought you know your traffic light. What is the meaning of yellow traffic light?- Go faster.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26Go faster.
0:27:26 > 0:27:34You must go faster, you cannot stop on top of the pedestrian line, it's obstruction in the road
0:27:34 > 0:27:40and you will penalised for an amount of 500 pesos.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42Let's watch this video.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45The vehicles are already stopping but this one is beating
0:27:45 > 0:27:50the red light, then the green light goes on, hit the pedestrian.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52Who's at fault in this area?
0:27:54 > 0:27:56What's the meaning of red? Stop.
0:27:56 > 0:28:01There's a lot of shock factor in that, they're trying to scare people into doing the right thing.
0:28:01 > 0:28:05I'm never going through a red light, that's what's going through my head.
0:28:05 > 0:28:09I didn't need to see that video to be nervous about taking to the streets of Manila.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12I've seen how they driven over the last couple of days.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17It's totally different to what I'm used to.
0:28:17 > 0:28:21It's now time for Josh's driving lesson to begin.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24But the jeepney's got a problem.
0:28:25 > 0:28:30Up until now I was relatively confident about the jeepney.
0:28:30 > 0:28:32But now you know,
0:28:32 > 0:28:35it let me down at the perfect time.
0:28:36 > 0:28:41Rogelio's my good mechanic, he'll be able to sort something out.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43Hopefully when I get driving it doesn't happen to me.
0:28:45 > 0:28:49With the starter motor removed, Josh's lesson can begin,
0:28:49 > 0:28:52with a push start.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54I'm very sorry for you.
0:28:54 > 0:28:58It's OK, seriously don't worry, seriously don't worry.
0:29:03 > 0:29:08Pull the old shorts up. D-Day is finally here.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10Can you not sit sideways?
0:29:10 > 0:29:14Yes, I can but my legs are very long you see so I have to...
0:29:14 > 0:29:17- Sit like this.- Like this?
0:29:17 > 0:29:20So you can reach your clutch pedal.
0:29:26 > 0:29:29Release your clutch.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31Push the clutch. Push, push, push.
0:29:31 > 0:29:34You have to push the clutch and the brakes first.
0:29:34 > 0:29:36Anyone would think I've never driven a car before.
0:29:36 > 0:29:40Now we will try and move the vehicle first.
0:29:40 > 0:29:41You have to push the clutch again.
0:29:45 > 0:29:49Push the clutch. Push, push, push. You cannot let go the clutch.
0:29:49 > 0:29:51You cannot let go.
0:29:51 > 0:29:54Release the clutch.
0:30:11 > 0:30:17- Despite Rogelio's confidence, Josh is finding driving the jeepney tough.- Wait, wait, wait, now.
0:30:19 > 0:30:24It's a world away from the state of the art bus he's used to in London.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27At the moment I can't do it, at the moment no.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32I wouldn't be able to do it. I wouldn't trust myself to do it.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34That was an experience.
0:30:34 > 0:30:39It's more than an experience, I've never, ever driven like that bad before in my life.
0:30:39 > 0:30:43- I swear. I put my hand on my heart. - You really know how to drive?
0:30:43 > 0:30:45Oh!
0:30:45 > 0:30:48While driving this vehicle it's always jerking.
0:30:48 > 0:30:52I know, I know. If you see the vehicle I drive in England, it's three times the size of this.
0:30:52 > 0:30:56- Is it automatic.- Yes, it's automatic, but it's smooth.
0:30:56 > 0:30:58That's why there's a problem here.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01- This is manual.- Yeah. I'm getting the hang of the clutch.
0:31:01 > 0:31:04Josh, I think, is having a hard time driving this
0:31:04 > 0:31:06jeepney vehicle.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09He cannot drive this vehicle alone.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12I've got to put some practice in, that's for sure.
0:31:12 > 0:31:16There's no way I trust myself out there, especially with Rogelio's jeepney.
0:31:16 > 0:31:20It's too precious for me to take it out there and do something wrong.
0:31:20 > 0:31:22The thing that I'm worried about is if I'm not able
0:31:22 > 0:31:28to get to the standard I need to be at the end of the week,
0:31:28 > 0:31:30because I don't like failure, so coming in second place
0:31:30 > 0:31:32would mean that to me, and that would be second place for me.
0:31:35 > 0:31:40If Josh is to drive Rogelio's jeepney, he's going to have to confront the busy Manilan traffic.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47After some more practice, the instructor thinks there is no choice
0:31:47 > 0:31:51but to see if Josh can cope on the roads.
0:31:51 > 0:31:55Do you want to go out? Really? Are you sure you trust me?
0:31:56 > 0:31:59Let's see how we go, let's see how we go.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04Unfortunately, now he's about to hit the rush hour.
0:32:32 > 0:32:34HORNS BEEP
0:32:37 > 0:32:42With nearly six million vehicles in the city it's little wonder the rush hours is horrendous.
0:32:45 > 0:32:50Drivers in Manila spend on average 1,000 hours a year stuck in traffic jams.
0:32:52 > 0:32:56Everywhere, it's like ants. They're like, you know...
0:32:58 > 0:33:01Just move in. Anywhere they see a gap they just go for.
0:33:04 > 0:33:08Doesn't matter if they're indicating left or right, if they see a gap, there they go.
0:33:16 > 0:33:19That was the scariest I've ever done.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21I thought I was a going to lose my life. It was that bad.
0:33:21 > 0:33:24The swerving... It was...
0:33:25 > 0:33:30Thinking back on it now, I'm even more shaken now than I was then.
0:33:30 > 0:33:31I don't know.
0:33:31 > 0:33:35I don't know how I got through it but I did.
0:33:35 > 0:33:38Not making much sense now, best time to go to bed.
0:33:44 > 0:33:46The next day Josh can't practise.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49Rogelio's jeepney has to be off the road.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52In an attempt to curb the growing traffic problem,
0:33:52 > 0:33:56each vehicle is banned from the roads for one day a week.
0:33:56 > 0:34:00Anyone caught driving faces a heavy fine.
0:34:02 > 0:34:07Sometimes, when Rogelio can't drive, he takes his two grandchildren to the mall to go shopping.
0:34:09 > 0:34:12Window shopping.
0:34:12 > 0:34:16- It's a big bike. - In the Philippines, the gulf between rich and poor is huge.
0:34:16 > 0:34:21There's no economic safety net for those who are sick or cannot work.
0:34:21 > 0:34:23Look at your handsome husband.
0:34:23 > 0:34:27A third of the population live on less than 80 pence a day.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31Rogelio and Edith hoped their own children could have
0:34:31 > 0:34:34got to university to lift themselves out of poverty.
0:34:34 > 0:34:36It didn't happen.
0:34:36 > 0:34:39One, two, three...
0:34:39 > 0:34:42Now they have the same hopes for their grandchildren.
0:34:45 > 0:34:47This is a treat for the grandchildren?
0:34:47 > 0:34:50- Yes.- Yeah? Do they ever ask you to go to Jollibees? Yeah?
0:34:54 > 0:34:56Right.
0:34:56 > 0:34:57Right.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05- Fry it at home.- Yeah.
0:35:05 > 0:35:08Rogelio wants to get his grandchildren a better education.
0:35:08 > 0:35:11The school he'd like to send them to costs £300 a year...
0:35:11 > 0:35:14way beyond his means.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22TRANSLATION: I will do what I can so I can send Russell to a good school
0:35:22 > 0:35:26so he doesn't fall into the same situation as my children.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30You work so hard.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33If I was born here, I'd be in the same position you're in.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35That's what makes it tough for me.
0:35:36 > 0:35:41It's just by pure chance that I was born where I'm born.
0:35:43 > 0:35:47Perhaps, we both have the same jobs and we're both human beings on this earth.
0:35:51 > 0:35:55Why is it that there are rich people and why is it there are poor people?
0:35:55 > 0:35:56It doesn't seem fair.
0:36:06 > 0:36:08I put everything into my work.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10All of my strength goes into my work.
0:36:13 > 0:36:18But no matter how hard I try, my life just doesn't get any better.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20I'm stuck here.
0:36:22 > 0:36:26If I could, I'd work 24 hours a day to get out of this.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34But I know I still wouldn't.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53Yeah, you keep fighting.
0:37:09 > 0:37:11- And this is... - 25 cents.- 25 cents.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14All of this in here is 25 cents. It's not mixed.
0:37:14 > 0:37:18No, not mixed. They pay, you change just like this.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20- Right, without looking. - Without looking.
0:37:20 > 0:37:22Because it's all separate. Yeah.
0:37:22 > 0:37:27Before he can be a Manilan jeepney driver, Josh needs to understand the money.
0:37:27 > 0:37:33If they started at the beginning of the service, I'd give them two pesos, 50 cents.
0:37:33 > 0:37:37No, no, one peso and 50 cents.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39Nine, ten. OK, one peso, 50 cents.
0:37:39 > 0:37:43I don't want to give them too much. OK, that's cool.
0:37:43 > 0:37:48If I take what I do and what Rogelio does, his job is far harder than I do, for far less reward.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51Yes, we both do the same job in the sense we're transport people,
0:37:51 > 0:37:57but if I drove my bus for a whole day and didn't pick up a single passenger, I'd still have my money.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00If I drove for an hour,
0:38:00 > 0:38:03I'd get more money than Rogelio does working the whole day.
0:38:14 > 0:38:21Driving, driving... Just get the two pesos and three pesos.
0:38:21 > 0:38:23You look at the...
0:38:23 > 0:38:25- Look in the mirror.. - And give to the passenger.
0:38:25 > 0:38:31Rogelio wants Josh to spend the day being his conductor as well as learning the route.
0:38:34 > 0:38:36OK, first one coming on.
0:38:44 > 0:38:45Student, yeah?
0:38:47 > 0:38:50So it's... I've realised that when I'm doing
0:38:50 > 0:38:53the coins I'm taking my eyes of the road. That's what I'm worried about.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56I don't mind getting flustered but I can't when I start driving.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08I'm used to stopping and taking fares.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10I don't drive and take fares normally.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12It's quite an important part of the job.
0:39:12 > 0:39:17If the passenger doesn't pay, the money goes directly out of Rogelio's pocket.
0:39:17 > 0:39:22I reckon we took about 100 pesos, would you say, in total.
0:39:22 > 0:39:27Rogelio needs to carry 200 passengers every day to make enough money.
0:39:32 > 0:39:36Rogelio, like millions of other Filipinos, came to Manila in search of a better life.
0:39:40 > 0:39:46Today he's showing Josh the area he grew up in, 200 miles to the north of the city.
0:40:00 > 0:40:06Rogelio only gets to visit his mother once a year.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08All of his brothers, sisters and cousins have come out to see him.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11- My sister. - How you doing? How you doing?
0:40:11 > 0:40:13You OK? There's a lot of people here.
0:40:13 > 0:40:15A lot of people, a lot of names.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18My mother.
0:40:18 > 0:40:22This is the like the size of my mum, my mum is the same height like this.
0:40:22 > 0:40:27She's small. My mother's about the same height. We're like this.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32Sorry?
0:40:32 > 0:40:34- Oh, your best friend.- Yeah.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41Today there are few jobs in the countryside.
0:40:41 > 0:40:46Those workers who've stayed survive as rice farmers or fishermen.
0:40:52 > 0:40:57Rogelio used to fish on this beach as a boy. Many of the men here today he grew up with.
0:40:57 > 0:40:59No, not for me.
0:41:02 > 0:41:05Making a living here is tough.
0:41:05 > 0:41:09If you get a big catch what's the maximum money you can make?
0:41:11 > 0:41:16TRANSLATION: A big catch would be around 20 kilos and that would sell for around 1,000 pesos.
0:41:16 > 0:41:22But for poorer fishermen like me, we don't have money to buy our nets, so we catch very little.
0:41:27 > 0:41:30When I look out here it's absolutely beautiful.
0:41:30 > 0:41:32I find it really amazing that
0:41:32 > 0:41:36people want to leave this and go and live in a very tight community.
0:41:38 > 0:41:44That's because when I was little, if they said Manila, it meant a lot of jobs.
0:41:44 > 0:41:48You'd get rich, and as long as you're hardworking, you'll get rich.
0:41:48 > 0:41:53But with me, I worked and worked.
0:41:53 > 0:41:56I thought I'd get rich, but there was nothing.
0:41:59 > 0:42:05But, I still want to come home here to the province because here, however it is, you can breathe freely.
0:42:07 > 0:42:09I hope you do come back here
0:42:09 > 0:42:12and live, because I'd love to come visit you.
0:42:13 > 0:42:15Thank you.
0:42:15 > 0:42:18I think when I have kids I'll bring my kids here as well.
0:42:18 > 0:42:21We'll all have a barbecue and eat prawns and...
0:42:21 > 0:42:24- You will come?- Yeah, we will come, we will come. We will definitely come.
0:42:26 > 0:42:29He says to me he loves it here. He finds it
0:42:29 > 0:42:32peaceful and he doesn't want to go back to Manila.
0:42:32 > 0:42:36So simple answer would be stay here, if you love it that much,
0:42:36 > 0:42:39but the problem being is there's no work.
0:42:39 > 0:42:41There's no industry here, there's nothing he can do here.
0:42:47 > 0:42:49This is upsetting.
0:42:52 > 0:42:56He works 12 hours a day to live in a box
0:42:56 > 0:43:00with eight other people cos he loves his wife and he loves his family.
0:43:02 > 0:43:06He can't afford to live in a place which is better for him.
0:43:13 > 0:43:16But a man that works that hard shouldn't have to.
0:43:18 > 0:43:20He shouldn't have to work that hard
0:43:20 > 0:43:22for the little bit that he's got.
0:43:53 > 0:43:59Back in Manila, and Josh is still not confident he can drive the jeepney.
0:44:02 > 0:44:06Ah, horsey, horsey.
0:44:06 > 0:44:11'When I relax a little bit too much and don't concentrate, that's when it doesn't go smoothly.
0:44:11 > 0:44:15'If I saw someone driving like I am at the moment, I'd say it's an accident waiting to happen.'
0:44:15 > 0:44:18Change gear, third.
0:44:19 > 0:44:21Oh... Oh!
0:44:21 > 0:44:23Oh! Sorry guys.
0:44:26 > 0:44:27My legs are tired.
0:44:27 > 0:44:30My ankles are tired, my legs are tired.
0:44:30 > 0:44:34- My bum is sore. - It's 12 hours...
0:44:34 > 0:44:37- 12, I know.- Almost every day.
0:44:37 > 0:44:40Every day for 12 hours.
0:44:40 > 0:44:43You more...just need more practice.
0:44:43 > 0:44:48My passenger is scared... JOSH LAUGHS
0:44:48 > 0:44:54..because the...the jeepney is like a horse.
0:44:56 > 0:45:00If I saw me driving this bus I wouldn't get on my bus just yet.
0:45:00 > 0:45:05Unless they've got balls of steel, then I wouldn't get on this bus.
0:45:18 > 0:45:21Many of the millions of Filipinos who migrate
0:45:21 > 0:45:25from the country to Manila end up in the city's huge slums.
0:45:27 > 0:45:32It's a journey Rogelio made himself many years ago.
0:45:37 > 0:45:43Josh has come to Tondo, home to 90,000 people per square kilometre,
0:45:43 > 0:45:47one of the most densely populated places on earth.
0:45:47 > 0:45:51People here have been forced to extraordinary lengths just to survive.
0:45:55 > 0:46:00This is rubbish scavenged from the bins of fast-food restaurants.
0:46:00 > 0:46:03They're going through the different cartons and stuff,
0:46:03 > 0:46:08and emptying out in all the bowls, out of the bags, into pots.
0:46:10 > 0:46:12This is food that someone else has already eaten.
0:46:12 > 0:46:16The smell is horrible, bad.
0:46:16 > 0:46:20You just gets wafts of rotting food, and like...
0:46:22 > 0:46:24..there's a dog going into the bowl now,
0:46:24 > 0:46:26and nicked a piece of chicken out of the bowl.
0:46:31 > 0:46:35This isn't just people hunting for food. This is a business.
0:46:36 > 0:46:41It's called pagpag, meals from food that has been thrown out.
0:46:43 > 0:46:46It is chopped, washed and re-cooked...
0:46:48 > 0:46:50..and it's a huge seller.
0:46:58 > 0:47:01Does it taste good? Do you enjoy it?
0:47:01 > 0:47:04TRANSLATION: I eat pagpag because it's delicious and it's cheap.
0:47:04 > 0:47:07I could eat other foods but this is what I really like.
0:47:09 > 0:47:12A bowl of pagpag sells for about five pence.
0:47:12 > 0:47:18For many of the people living here in Tondo, this is likely to be their only meal of the day.
0:47:20 > 0:47:23It's probably one of the worst experiences I've seen in my life.
0:47:24 > 0:47:28So, you're the chef? You make pagpag?
0:47:28 > 0:47:31TRANSLATION: I do everything, not just cooking.
0:47:31 > 0:47:34I do the collecting, I do the sorting, I do the chopping.
0:47:34 > 0:47:38I have to go around at midnight on the bike looking for pagpag.
0:47:38 > 0:47:43I'm only paid 70 pesos a day for doing this.
0:47:43 > 0:47:44I live a very hard life.
0:47:44 > 0:47:49If you see my husband, he's very ill, he can't work, he's paralysed.
0:47:49 > 0:47:52I don't have any money for my husband's medicine.
0:47:52 > 0:47:57With my 70 pesos, all I can buy is rice.
0:47:58 > 0:48:00We were evicted from our house.
0:48:00 > 0:48:03Now we live next an open sewer.
0:48:07 > 0:48:10This is...this keeps her alive.
0:48:14 > 0:48:17She's doing this and she's in pain as she's doing it.
0:48:52 > 0:48:53'Tomorrow is my big day.
0:48:53 > 0:48:58'Tomorrow I go out and drive his bus, his jeepney.'
0:48:58 > 0:49:00You hold this one.
0:49:00 > 0:49:05Josh and Rogelio are going through the route one more time.
0:49:05 > 0:49:07Now these roundabouts, when I approach the roundabout,
0:49:07 > 0:49:12I need to stay on my right, so I could take this first exit, can't I?
0:49:12 > 0:49:16'Rogelio's job is twice as hard as mine in London for what he has to do.
0:49:16 > 0:49:21'He's the conductor, he is the driver, he's the engineer.'
0:49:21 > 0:49:23Oh, so we go here...
0:49:23 > 0:49:25- and then down, yeah?- Yeah.
0:49:25 > 0:49:27That one is...
0:49:27 > 0:49:30I've struggled with this bus.
0:49:30 > 0:49:35This bus is...is tough to drive.
0:49:35 > 0:49:38It rattles, it bumps, it moves where it wants to move,
0:49:38 > 0:49:39and that sort of stuff.
0:49:39 > 0:49:43Um, good luck, Josh, you're going to need it.
0:49:44 > 0:49:47Oh, my God, I'm shitting myself.
0:49:51 > 0:49:53It's Josh's final day.
0:49:53 > 0:50:00He's going to drive Rogelio's jeepney solo, with passengers across Manila, during the rush hour.
0:50:02 > 0:50:06I'm still unsure of the route, I'm still unsure of my driving skills,
0:50:06 > 0:50:10I'm still unsure of being able to do it completely.
0:50:10 > 0:50:13Um, so it's going to be really difficult.
0:50:15 > 0:50:16Check the oil first, yeah?
0:50:16 > 0:50:20This is his livelihood, it's his family's livelihood,
0:50:20 > 0:50:24so there's a lot more people counting on this jeepney getting out and making money.
0:50:25 > 0:50:28If I do something to his jeepney that prevents him doing it,
0:50:28 > 0:50:31I don't think I can live with myself. I'd be heartbroken.
0:50:35 > 0:50:38The jeepney has remained largely unchanged in 70 years,
0:50:38 > 0:50:43since American GIs drove them around these streets.
0:50:43 > 0:50:47Today Josh West from London will be taking the wheel as a jeepney driver.
0:50:47 > 0:50:51To succeed he has to remember all the different fares,
0:50:51 > 0:50:56handle the change, follow the route and cope with the jeepney's temperamental gearbox.
0:50:57 > 0:51:00Got to get my money ready.
0:51:00 > 0:51:05So I have...60 pesos.
0:51:05 > 0:51:10I'm on my final solo run. I'm going all the way to the south pier.
0:51:10 > 0:51:12Not looking forward to this one.
0:51:12 > 0:51:14Let's go.
0:51:14 > 0:51:17At the first stop, there are passengers waiting.
0:51:17 > 0:51:20OK, first ones.
0:51:20 > 0:51:23They have no idea that Josh is in fact a London bus driver,
0:51:23 > 0:51:28who ten days ago, had never seen a jeepney, let alone driven one.
0:51:34 > 0:51:40Let's see if I, um...let's see if I have to ask them for the money or they give it to me.
0:51:43 > 0:51:45She's given me seven pesos.
0:51:46 > 0:51:48HORN TOOTS
0:51:48 > 0:51:49All right.
0:51:55 > 0:51:59God, you'd think it's like a racetrack, the way he wanted me to get off that line.
0:51:59 > 0:52:05Where you going to go? 300 yards. Not even that. 150 yards.
0:52:06 > 0:52:09My heart's pounding a lot faster and there's a lot of adrenaline
0:52:09 > 0:52:14and I'm getting the sweaty hands thing as well, so...
0:52:14 > 0:52:19I think every time I stop and get the opportunity to get the sweat out of my eyes I'm going to do it.
0:52:20 > 0:52:22How you doing?
0:52:25 > 0:52:27He didn't want a lift.
0:52:27 > 0:52:32He just wanted to look at the odd-looking Filipino driver.
0:52:34 > 0:52:36Oh...
0:52:36 > 0:52:40How many? One?
0:52:40 > 0:52:44- He's handed a big note...- Whoo! 50!
0:52:44 > 0:52:48Now he has to juggle driving whilst finding the correct change.
0:52:50 > 0:52:56So, I should give him 43 change. A minimum fare is seven.
0:52:56 > 0:53:04So I've got 40 and then I got the three and hand those back.
0:53:08 > 0:53:10Hopefully I've done that right.
0:53:16 > 0:53:21At the end of the route, Rogelio is waiting for Josh and the safe return of his jeepney.
0:53:26 > 0:53:28But Josh has got a problem.
0:53:31 > 0:53:33I don't know where I'm supposed to go.
0:53:38 > 0:53:43I'm going straight, aren't I? I'm in the wrong lane.
0:53:45 > 0:53:47Am I sure I'm going straight?
0:53:48 > 0:53:49Driver!
0:53:53 > 0:53:57Luckily his passengers seem to know the route better than he does.
0:53:57 > 0:53:59HORNS BLARE
0:53:59 > 0:54:00I'm in the wrong lane.
0:54:00 > 0:54:05It means crossing four lanes of traffic in Manila's rush hour.
0:54:14 > 0:54:16Whoo!
0:54:16 > 0:54:19Well, they're still alive and no one's broken into a sweat.
0:54:19 > 0:54:21This is Round Table.
0:54:21 > 0:54:25- HORN TOOTS - Just a minute. Dude, please.
0:54:25 > 0:54:26One thing or the other, mate.
0:54:26 > 0:54:28Look at that. One satisfied customer.
0:54:28 > 0:54:31He's got off and he's alive. Look, he's even smiling.
0:54:32 > 0:54:37But after a bumpy start, Josh seems to be back on track.
0:54:37 > 0:54:41Well, that went reasonably well.
0:54:45 > 0:54:49Got to stop crunching those gears. I'm going to mess up the man's vehicle.
0:54:49 > 0:54:51When I see how well he does it,
0:54:51 > 0:54:54and then I do it,
0:54:54 > 0:54:57I'm nowhere near that level.
0:54:57 > 0:55:01I'm learning. Every time I push my foot on a pedal I'm learning something new.
0:55:01 > 0:55:03Not far to go.
0:55:05 > 0:55:06Ah, he's coming.
0:55:06 > 0:55:09There he is! Ha-ha!
0:55:09 > 0:55:12JOSH CONTINUES TO LAUGH
0:55:13 > 0:55:16Last stop, ladies and gentlemen.
0:55:16 > 0:55:19Thank you for joining. You're welcome.
0:55:21 > 0:55:23How was that, eh?
0:55:23 > 0:55:25You're a good driver.
0:55:28 > 0:55:29Whoo!
0:55:29 > 0:55:31Oh!
0:55:31 > 0:55:36'It started to click after a while and I kept hearing Rogelio's voice in my ear.'
0:55:36 > 0:55:40A sense of accomplishment is there, that's for sure.
0:55:42 > 0:55:44It's the end of Josh's trip.
0:55:44 > 0:55:47In ten days, he's gone from being a London bus driver,
0:55:47 > 0:55:51to driving a jeepney through the congested streets of Manila.
0:55:51 > 0:55:56And during his time, he's seen and experienced some of the problems
0:55:56 > 0:56:01faced by millions of people living in one of the most overcrowded cities in the world.
0:56:01 > 0:56:03Edith.
0:56:03 > 0:56:06How are you doing, darling? I'm about ready to go, guys.
0:56:06 > 0:56:12I'd just like to say thank you for looking after me so well and showing me around Manila.
0:56:12 > 0:56:15It's been a pleasure to know you two.
0:56:15 > 0:56:19- You've been great hosts.- Thank you.
0:56:21 > 0:56:24TRANSLATION: We're both very, very happy that you came into our lives,
0:56:24 > 0:56:27despite the short time you were here.
0:56:27 > 0:56:32You now have become family. You are now my brother.
0:56:32 > 0:56:33Thank you.
0:56:33 > 0:56:39'There's a definite friendship, or bond I've made, and I'm going to miss that the most.'
0:56:39 > 0:56:43Bye, Janelle. Bye-bye.
0:56:43 > 0:56:46'I think we have similar ideals on life,
0:56:46 > 0:56:48'it's strange I've only met him for a short space of time,
0:56:48 > 0:56:51'and I've got a level of trust with him that I only have
0:56:51 > 0:56:54with my best friend, and that bond won't be broken.'
0:56:58 > 0:57:00Bye-bye.
0:57:03 > 0:57:04Take care.
0:57:05 > 0:57:09We started off as strangers, became friends, and ended up as brothers.
0:57:09 > 0:57:11It's as simple as that.
0:57:17 > 0:57:22Back in London, and Josh is once again behind the wheel of the 148.
0:57:22 > 0:57:27Driving now in London is so easy. I can do it almost blindfolded.
0:57:27 > 0:57:29I don't, but I could do.
0:57:31 > 0:57:36But Josh is determined to do something to help Rogelio and his family.
0:57:36 > 0:57:40Six and final lap, speed lap, finish at me, please, finish at me.
0:57:40 > 0:57:44'People I go to boot camp with have already said that they want to do a sponsored 10K,
0:57:44 > 0:57:47'probably done round the local area, and people can donate to it'
0:57:47 > 0:57:50and send the money over to Rogelio and that sort of stuff,
0:57:50 > 0:57:55so that he can help get Janelle and Russell through school.
0:57:55 > 0:58:00I didn't know the depth of how crowded it's going to be,
0:58:00 > 0:58:02the depth of poverty there's going to be,
0:58:02 > 0:58:05I didn't think people were treated so unjustly.
0:58:05 > 0:58:08But you hear about it, but you never realise it until you see it yourself.
0:58:08 > 0:58:11So when I saw it, it rocked my foundations, basically.
0:58:16 > 0:58:21Next time, a British midwife goes to Liberia in West Africa.
0:58:21 > 0:58:24This is so different to the hospitals at home.
0:58:25 > 0:58:29She'll get to grips with the local culture and cuisine...
0:58:29 > 0:58:30This is dry fish.
0:58:31 > 0:58:36..and discover the harsh realities of child birth in one of the world's poorest countries.
0:58:36 > 0:58:40I really don't want to experience that again. That was awful.
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