0:00:02 > 0:00:05Josh West is the London bus driver who swapped his double decker
0:00:05 > 0:00:07for a jeepney on the mean streets of Manila.
0:00:07 > 0:00:10Everywhere they see a gap, they just go through.
0:00:11 > 0:00:15In the chaos and confusion of one of the world's most congested cities...
0:00:15 > 0:00:17Everywhere! It's like Paris.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20..he formed an extraordinary bond with his host.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24Now he is going back...
0:00:24 > 0:00:25Brother!
0:00:28 > 0:00:31..to see how his friend's life has been transformed.
0:00:31 > 0:00:33I'm back with my family now.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36And to once again take on Manila's killer traffic.
0:00:36 > 0:00:38You can beep all you want, mate.
0:01:01 > 0:01:06Josh West is a manager for a London bus company.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08Another vehicle lock on, please.
0:01:08 > 0:01:12But for ten days in 2010 he swapped his life in West London to live
0:01:12 > 0:01:18and work with a Manila bus driver called Rogelio Castro.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20'I was a different person when I came back.
0:01:20 > 0:01:24'My eyes are now open to a lot of things around the world.'
0:01:24 > 0:01:27'He's definitely changed by the whole thing,
0:01:27 > 0:01:29'it think it was just to see how people live.'
0:01:29 > 0:01:32Josh was quite shocked that his morning breakfast cost
0:01:32 > 0:01:34what Rogelio earns in a day.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39'He told me about him working as hard as he could to
0:01:39 > 0:01:45'provide for his family and if he could, he would work 24 hours a day.'
0:01:45 > 0:01:47It was a life-changing experience for me.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51Soon, Josh will return to the Philippines for the next
0:01:51 > 0:01:54chapter of a journey which began more than two years ago.
0:01:59 > 0:02:03Back then, Josh used to drive the 148 through the heart of central London.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10I like the route a lot. The reason I like the route, it's nice big
0:02:10 > 0:02:14wide roads and you're going through the major areas of London.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16It's enjoyable because you've got a sense of power,
0:02:16 > 0:02:20a sense of responsibility, you're servicing the capital, if you like.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23You do your little bit to make the capital run smoothly,
0:02:23 > 0:02:26which means I'm playing my part and I like the idea of that.
0:02:27 > 0:02:31The downside when you drive a bus is you tend to sit down a lot.
0:02:31 > 0:02:35Great, boys! Let's go. Twisting those hips, keeping the body square with me.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37'I did athletics, I did football,
0:02:37 > 0:02:41'I played American football for years, I did basketball.'
0:02:41 > 0:02:42Getting those knees up as high as you can!
0:02:42 > 0:02:46'To me, keeping fit and training is a very important part of my life.'
0:02:46 > 0:02:47'I like competing with people,'
0:02:47 > 0:02:49I like competing against myself,
0:02:49 > 0:02:52I like setting myself a challenge which I'm able to obtain
0:02:52 > 0:02:54and then set myself another challenge.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57Three...two...one...go!
0:02:57 > 0:03:00Josh is about to face his greatest challenge
0:03:00 > 0:03:04when he swaps London for Manila.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06'I've got luxury driving a bus over here.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09'I've got power-assisted steering,
0:03:09 > 0:03:13'I've got a team of mechanics behind me looking after the bus just in case something went wrong.'
0:03:13 > 0:03:15This is my bus.
0:03:15 > 0:03:21So you press the button on the bus and it makes some beeps and whirrs and it tells me that it's ready.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24Josh's bus is a hi tech state-of-the-art machine
0:03:24 > 0:03:27costing more than £315,000.
0:03:27 > 0:03:32And then I press the start button. First thing I should do is adjust the seat
0:03:32 > 0:03:34so it's the right height for me,
0:03:34 > 0:03:38and adjust the steering column so I'm comfortable where it is now.
0:03:38 > 0:03:39Plug in my module,
0:03:39 > 0:03:42and then it starts downloading all the information on there for me.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44Check the ramp, press the button.
0:03:46 > 0:03:50Every bus has a ramp in London,
0:03:50 > 0:03:52so we can get disabled customers on as well.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55I can check that...got the CCTV working now.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58People don't seem to realise how hi tech the buses are now.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00Check the monitor's working.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03They're not just four wheels and a steering wheel, there's a lot
0:04:03 > 0:04:07more than that, in fact there's six wheels instead of four.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10For the next ten days, Josh West from London will live
0:04:10 > 0:04:12the life of a Filipino bus driver.
0:04:12 > 0:04:16I don't know how I'm going to react to it, but I know it's not going to be what I'm used to.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19I'll definitely be out of my comfort zone, that's for sure.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21To give him a proper send-off, his family
0:04:21 > 0:04:25and his fiancee Lynn have arranged a surprise party.
0:04:25 > 0:04:26'I love my family to bits.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28'My family is a very large family.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30'I work out to be number eight of ten.'
0:04:33 > 0:04:36Josh is kind of looking for something bigger, I think,
0:04:36 > 0:04:37in his life.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40This is an opportunity to open things up for him.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42Thanks, everyone. Thank you.
0:04:43 > 0:04:44I know virtually nothing.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46I can tell you what I do know.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49I know that Imelda Marcos was president, or something like that,
0:04:49 > 0:04:52and she had 200 pairs of shoes. I knew that.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55After that, not very much.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00The Philippines - 6,500 miles from London,
0:05:00 > 0:05:02its capital is Manila.
0:05:06 > 0:05:10It's the most densely populated city in the world.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13Millions of cars, trucks, and motorbikes
0:05:13 > 0:05:19jostle for space with seemingly little regard for any rules.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22In the past 20 years, the population of Manila has
0:05:22 > 0:05:27doubled as millions flock here from the countryside looking for work.
0:05:27 > 0:05:31It is now officially one of the world's megacities.
0:05:31 > 0:05:3420 million people call greater Manila home...
0:05:38 > 0:05:40..and it's growing.
0:05:42 > 0:05:47Josh has arrived in San Andres Bukid - a poor area in the heart of Manila.
0:05:50 > 0:05:55He's meeting his host, Filipino bus driver Rogelio Castro, and his family.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00Hello, hello. How are you?
0:06:00 > 0:06:01- I'm Edith.- Sorry?
0:06:01 > 0:06:02Edith.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04Edith? Edith. Yes, yes. How are you?
0:06:04 > 0:06:06OK, OK.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08- I'm Rogelio.- Hi, Rogelio, I'm Josh. How you doing?
0:06:08 > 0:06:11Welcome to our house. It's small.
0:06:11 > 0:06:12Small house.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16The ceiling's very tall, so that's good. I don't have to duck. It's OK.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19We go upstairs.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23Rogelio's house measures just 10 feet by 10 feet
0:06:23 > 0:06:25and is entirely self-built.
0:06:25 > 0:06:26This is our bedroom.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29OK, so you roll the beds out at night?
0:06:29 > 0:06:30Yes.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34Where would I be sleeping? Here? OK, this is cool.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36This is our rooftop wash area.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40Oh, your washing area.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42This is...air drying the clothes.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46Then if...sometimes we drink here.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48Yeah.
0:06:50 > 0:06:54Oh, OK, right. So all that's the financial area all here, yeah?
0:06:54 > 0:06:58- We built this house little by little.- Right, right.
0:06:58 > 0:07:02It's small but you can build it as high as you want?
0:07:02 > 0:07:07An estimated 50% of Manilans live in poor quality housing.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09He's very proud of building his house himself
0:07:09 > 0:07:12and I would be as well, cos I wouldn't know how to do it.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16But in my head I'm thinking like the health and safety features of it. How safe is this house?
0:07:16 > 0:07:19I mean, who comes and checks to see that your structure is OK?
0:07:22 > 0:07:26Rogelio's going to take me where he works, where he picks up his bus
0:07:26 > 0:07:28and I'm quite interested to see what that looks like.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30It'll be very similar to what I have to do
0:07:30 > 0:07:34when I get to work in the mornings and see my bus.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36So this is your neighbourhood?
0:07:36 > 0:07:37Yes, this is our neighbourhood.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39How you doing? All right?
0:07:39 > 0:07:43- Where are you from?- London, England.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47If Josh is expecting anything like his double decker,
0:07:47 > 0:07:49he's in for another surprise.
0:07:49 > 0:07:53This is my bus, a little bus.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55The little one - this one?
0:07:57 > 0:07:59It's like a big jeep,
0:07:59 > 0:08:03I thought it was going to be one like a coach, sort of thing.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05I didn't think it was going to be like this.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08- What do you say? - I think, where's the rest of it?
0:08:11 > 0:08:16This is the jeepney - the workhorse of Manila's public transport system.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20Originally converted from American military jeeps,
0:08:20 > 0:08:22they are now custom built
0:08:22 > 0:08:28and carry millions of passengers through these streets every day.
0:08:28 > 0:08:33In just over a week, Josh will have to drive this vehicle,
0:08:33 > 0:08:36on this own, through the city.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39It's like being in the bumper cars at the fairground, isn't it, really?
0:08:39 > 0:08:41I mean, your vision is just like...
0:08:43 > 0:08:45..it's like looking through a letter box.
0:08:45 > 0:08:46You feel nervous?
0:08:46 > 0:08:48Is this all you have? This?
0:08:48 > 0:08:51The stop light, you look, see the stop light.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54- Yeah.- You must be... - You must do this, yeah.
0:08:57 > 0:09:02- It's too small.- Isn't that supposed to be...that's a piece of string you've got there.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05String, yeah, yeah. Improvise.
0:09:05 > 0:09:06Right, you improvise, right.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10OK.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13It's beginning to dawn on Josh that driving the jeepney might not
0:09:13 > 0:09:15be as straightforward as he thought.
0:09:16 > 0:09:21You have clutch, brake, and accelerator, but no handbrake?
0:09:21 > 0:09:27No handbrake. Just shut off your engine then you take the low gear.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30So that we can we can...er...move.
0:09:33 > 0:09:38He's driving literally sort of like...that distance from the car in front.
0:09:38 > 0:09:42Because if he gives it anything more, what you'll find is a car
0:09:42 > 0:09:47cuts in front, gets his nose in front, cuts in front, and then slows him down.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51And his half an hour journey becomes 45 minutes.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53Notice you've got no bus stops,
0:09:53 > 0:09:56so where would your first stop be along here? They wave you down?
0:09:56 > 0:09:57Yeah, they wave me.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59Do you pull over?
0:09:59 > 0:10:01Yes.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04He's constantly having to cope with other people
0:10:04 > 0:10:07cutting in on him, bikes coming down the inside, horns beeping all the time,
0:10:07 > 0:10:11and then getting the person there safely as well.
0:10:11 > 0:10:17In a vehicle which is...which I consider to look unroadworthy.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21It just sounds ridiculous that you have to go through that, it just sounds...
0:10:23 > 0:10:24..ridiculous.
0:10:29 > 0:10:33It's the end of Josh's first day and it's a chance for him
0:10:33 > 0:10:35to meet the whole family.
0:10:35 > 0:10:39In total, seven people live in Rogelio's house.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42His daughter Rose Gay lives with her son, Russell.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45And Rogelio's grown up son, Michael, lives here with his wife
0:10:45 > 0:10:48and their daughter, Janelle.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52All seven of them share three tiny bedrooms.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54This is delicious. I love this.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58Neither of Rogelio's children have been able to find permanent work.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00This is my bus.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02So nice.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04You can see how tall it is.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06Back there to the front to the back is about 10 metres.
0:11:06 > 0:11:10We have over 150 buses in there.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12It's...too big...garage?
0:11:12 > 0:11:16Yes, very big, it's the size of a football field.
0:11:16 > 0:11:17That big, yeah?
0:11:17 > 0:11:18This is me in the cab.
0:11:19 > 0:11:23THEY LAUGH
0:11:23 > 0:11:25It's so fantastic.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28I want to go to your country so that I can drive this bus.
0:11:28 > 0:11:29Drive that bus!
0:11:29 > 0:11:31THEY LAUGH
0:11:31 > 0:11:33That would be nice, wouldn't it?
0:11:44 > 0:11:48It's 6am and Rogelio is beginning his working day.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56He does it every other day if it's not raining.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59If it's raining he does it every day.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01He's his own mechanic as well.
0:12:01 > 0:12:05He's doing far more than you'd ever do in London, that's for sure.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08Many jeepney drivers rent their vehicles.
0:12:08 > 0:12:12Rogelio owns his - through a loan-to-buy scheme.
0:12:12 > 0:12:19A third of his daily income goes towards repaying the debt.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22This is the first opportunity for Josh to see what's
0:12:22 > 0:12:26expected of him when it's his turn to drive the jeepney.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34Rogelio doesn't have time to stop to take fares.
0:12:34 > 0:12:38The more passengers he carries, the more money he can make.
0:12:47 > 0:12:53Each passenger pays around eight pesos, about 5.5 pence for the four-mile journey.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56While he's doing all this driving,
0:12:56 > 0:12:59he's also wrapped the money around his left hand
0:12:59 > 0:13:02so he's got easy access if someone comes with bigger notes
0:13:02 > 0:13:04and it's easier for him to change it.
0:13:04 > 0:13:09Rogelio's route takes him through the centre of Manila.
0:13:09 > 0:13:13To earn enough money, he needs to make at least 12 journeys a day.
0:13:14 > 0:13:20He sets his own schedule, including unexpected stops.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23He's run out of gas so what he's done is, in service,
0:13:23 > 0:13:26he's pulled over and come into the petrol station and filled up.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29Before he stopped he asked the passengers if it was OK to
0:13:29 > 0:13:33fill up with diesel and they said yes, so it's very easy-going here.
0:13:33 > 0:13:38There'd be riots, people would be climbing the walls in London.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41People would be complaining to Boris Johnson and everything.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47Rogelio earns around 1,500 pesos in fares a day
0:13:47 > 0:13:50but once he's deducted money for diesel and the repayment
0:13:50 > 0:13:55on his jeepney he usually takes home about 600 pesos, just over £8.
0:14:01 > 0:14:05Rogelio's wife Edith shops every day at the market.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08It's her job to make his income stretch to feed the seven people
0:14:08 > 0:14:10living in the house.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13What does Rogelio prefer, what is his favourite food?
0:14:13 > 0:14:15- Chicken.- Chicken, like me?
0:14:15 > 0:14:17Yes.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23Everything Rogelio earns is spent on food and household essentials.
0:14:23 > 0:14:27On the money that Rogelio brings home, how tough is it to survive?
0:14:37 > 0:14:41In recent years, Edith has suffered three strokes and cannot work.
0:14:41 > 0:14:45She should spend 300 pesos every day on medicine
0:14:45 > 0:14:48but she can only afford to spend 200.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51Isn't that dangerous for you to sacrifice your medicine?
0:15:04 > 0:15:07It looks like they're living day-to-day.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10They work as hard to eat today and tomorrow the same
0:15:10 > 0:15:12and the next day they do the same.
0:15:12 > 0:15:16There is no time where they can say "I need a rest,
0:15:16 > 0:15:18"I need to go on holiday, I'm tired."
0:15:18 > 0:15:21If they don't work, they don't eat.
0:15:29 > 0:15:33Before Josh takes the wheel of the jeepney, Rogelio wants him
0:15:33 > 0:15:38to have a proper lesson at a driving school.
0:15:38 > 0:15:40Can you not sit sideways?
0:15:40 > 0:15:44Yes, I can but my legs are very long, you see, so I have to sit like this.
0:15:44 > 0:15:45You should sit like this.
0:15:45 > 0:15:46Like this?
0:15:46 > 0:15:50So you can reach your clutch pedal and the brake pedal.
0:15:50 > 0:15:54That's it, that's it. Push the clutch. Push, push, push.
0:15:54 > 0:15:55Push the clutch first.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00You cannot let go the clutch. You cannot let go.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04Release the gas.
0:16:20 > 0:16:21Despite Rogelio's confidence,
0:16:21 > 0:16:25Josh is finding driving the jeepney tough.
0:16:25 > 0:16:26Wait, wait, wait. Now.
0:16:28 > 0:16:32It's a world away from the state-of- the-art bus he's used to in London.
0:16:33 > 0:16:38'At the moment, I can't do it, at the moment, no.
0:16:38 > 0:16:42'I wouldn't be able to do it. I wouldn't trust myself to do it.'
0:16:42 > 0:16:43A bit of an experience?
0:16:43 > 0:16:48It's more than an experience. I have never, ever driven that bad before in my life.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50I swear, I put my hand on my heart.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52You really know how to drive?
0:16:52 > 0:16:54THEY LAUGH
0:16:54 > 0:16:57While driving this vehicle, it's always jerking.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59I know, I know, if you see the vehicle
0:16:59 > 0:17:01I drive in England, it's three times the size of this.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04- Is it automatic? - Yes, it's automatic, but it's smooth.
0:17:04 > 0:17:08That's why there is a problem here. Because this is manual.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10I've got to put some practise in, that's for sure.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12There's no way I trust myself out there,
0:17:12 > 0:17:14especially with Rogelio's jeepney.
0:17:14 > 0:17:18It's too precious for me to take it out there and do something wrong with it.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21But after some more practice, the instructor thinks there's no choice
0:17:21 > 0:17:25but to see if Josh can cope on the roads.
0:17:25 > 0:17:29- Do you want to go out? Really? - Yes.- Are you sure you trust me?
0:17:31 > 0:17:35Let's se how we go, let's see how we go.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38Unfortunately, he's now about to hit the rush hour.
0:18:10 > 0:18:14With nearly six million vehicles in the city, it's little wonder
0:18:14 > 0:18:16the rush hour is horrendous.
0:18:18 > 0:18:23Drivers in Manila spend on average 1,000 hours a year
0:18:23 > 0:18:25stuck in traffic jams.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29Everywhere, it's like ants! They're like...you know.
0:18:29 > 0:18:35They're just moving...everywhere they see a gap, they just go for.
0:18:35 > 0:18:40Doesn't matter if they're indicating left or right, if they see a gap, then they go.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50That was the scariest I've ever done,
0:18:50 > 0:18:53I thought I was a going to lose my life. It was that bad.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56The swerving, it was...
0:18:56 > 0:19:00Thinking back on it now, I'm even more shaken now than I was then.
0:19:00 > 0:19:05It was...I don't know. I don't know how I got through it, but I did.
0:19:05 > 0:19:09Er...so...yeah. Not making much sense now, best time to go to bed.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17Because of the congestion,
0:19:17 > 0:19:21all vehicles in Manila have to be off the road one day a week by law.
0:19:21 > 0:19:22It's a big bike.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27On the days he can't drive the jeepney, Rogelio often
0:19:27 > 0:19:30takes his grandchildren to the mall.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32This is a treat for the grandchildren.
0:19:40 > 0:19:44Rogelio wants to get his grandchildren a better education.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46The school he'd like to send them to
0:19:46 > 0:19:50costs £400 a year - way beyond his means.
0:19:50 > 0:19:51Russel!
0:20:03 > 0:20:06You work so hard.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09If I was born here, I'd be in the same position you are in.
0:20:09 > 0:20:16That's why it makes it tough for me. It's just by pure chance that I was born where I was born.
0:21:27 > 0:21:28Yeah. Keep fighting.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44With just a few days left until he has to go solo,
0:21:44 > 0:21:46Josh is still struggling with the jeepney.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52Ah, horsey horsey!
0:21:52 > 0:21:57If I saw somebody driving like I am at the moment, I would say it's an accident waiting to happen.
0:21:57 > 0:21:58Change gear, third.
0:22:02 > 0:22:03Sorry, guys!
0:22:05 > 0:22:10My legs are tired, my ankles are tired, my legs are tired.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12My bum is sore.
0:22:12 > 0:22:16- But me, it's 12 hours. - 12, I know.- Almost every day.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18Every day, 12 hours.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22You...more practise.
0:22:23 > 0:22:27My passenger is scared.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29THEY LAUGH
0:22:29 > 0:22:34..because the jeepney's like a horse.
0:22:36 > 0:22:40If I saw me driving this bus, I wouldn't get on my bus just yet!
0:22:40 > 0:22:45Unless they've got balls of steel, then I wouldn't go on this bus.
0:22:56 > 0:23:00In recent years, millions of Filipinos have migrated to
0:23:00 > 0:23:03Manila from the countryside in search of work.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09Many end up in the city's vast sprawling slums.
0:23:15 > 0:23:19Josh has come to Tondo - home to 90,000 people per square kilometre -
0:23:19 > 0:23:25one of the most densely populated places on earth.
0:23:25 > 0:23:29People here have been forced to extraordinary lengths just to survive.
0:23:33 > 0:23:38This is rubbish scavenged from the bins of fast-food restaurants.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41They're going through the different cartons and stuff
0:23:41 > 0:23:48and emptying out all the bones out of the bags into pots.
0:23:48 > 0:23:52This is food that someone else has already eaten.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55The smell is horrible, bad.
0:23:55 > 0:24:00You just gets wafts of rotting food. And like...
0:24:00 > 0:24:04There's a dog going into the bowl now, and nicked a piece of chicken out of the bowl.
0:24:08 > 0:24:14This isn't just people scavenging for food. This is a business.
0:24:14 > 0:24:21It's called pagpag - food from other food that has been thrown out.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24It's chopped, washed and recooked.
0:24:27 > 0:24:28And it's a huge seller.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39Does it taste good, do you enjoy it?
0:24:46 > 0:24:50A bowl of pagpag sells for about 5 pence.
0:24:50 > 0:24:54For many of the people living here in Tondo, this is likely to
0:24:54 > 0:24:56be their only meal of the day.
0:24:58 > 0:25:03Probably one of the worst experiences I've seen in my life.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05So you're the chef? You make pagpag?
0:25:45 > 0:25:47This is...this keeps her alive.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55She's doing this and she's in pain as she's doing it.
0:26:34 > 0:26:38Rogelio himself migrated to Manila from the country
0:26:38 > 0:26:41and today he's taking Josh back to the village he grew up in,
0:26:41 > 0:26:43200 miles north of the city.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51He only gets to visit his mother once a year.
0:26:51 > 0:26:55All of his brothers, sisters and cousins have come out to see him.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58- My sister.- How you doing? - And this is...
0:26:58 > 0:27:00- How you doing?- Josh, my friend.
0:27:00 > 0:27:01There's a lot of people here.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03A lot of people, a lot of names.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06My mother.
0:27:06 > 0:27:11She's like...this is the like the size of my mum, my mum is the same height like this.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14My mum is about the same height, and we're like this.
0:27:14 > 0:27:19- My mother is like mama's loving.- Sorry?
0:27:19 > 0:27:21Ah, your best friend?
0:27:21 > 0:27:22Yes.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29Today there are few jobs in the countryside.
0:27:29 > 0:27:33Those workers who've stayed survive as rice farmers or fishermen.
0:27:37 > 0:27:43Rogelio used to fish on this beach as a boy, and grew up with many of the men here today.
0:27:43 > 0:27:44No, not for me!
0:27:48 > 0:27:51Making a living here is tough.
0:27:51 > 0:27:55If you come back with a big catch, what's the maximum money you can make?
0:28:13 > 0:28:15When I look out here, it's absolutely beautiful.
0:28:15 > 0:28:20I find it really amazing that people want to leave this and go
0:28:20 > 0:28:22and live in a very tight community.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56I hope you do come back here and live,
0:28:56 > 0:28:59because I want to come back and visit you.
0:28:59 > 0:29:00Thank you.
0:29:00 > 0:29:03When I have kids, I'll bring my kids here as well
0:29:03 > 0:29:05and we'll all have a barbecue.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07And eat prawns, and...yeah.
0:29:07 > 0:29:11- You will come?- Yeah, we'll come. We'll definitely come.
0:29:11 > 0:29:16'He says to me he loves it here. He finds it peaceful, you know.
0:29:16 > 0:29:17'He doesn't want to go back to Manila.
0:29:17 > 0:29:22'So the simple answer would be stay here, if you love it that much,
0:29:22 > 0:29:25'but the problem being is there's no work.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28'There's no industry here, there's nothing he can do here.'
0:29:33 > 0:29:34This is upsetting.
0:29:38 > 0:29:42He works 12 hours a day to live in a box
0:29:42 > 0:29:47with eight other people cos he loves his wife and he loves his family
0:29:47 > 0:29:51and he can't afford to live in a place which is better for him.
0:29:59 > 0:30:03But a man that works that hard shouldn't have to,
0:30:03 > 0:30:08he shouldn't have to work that hard for the little bit that he's got.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37Back in Manila and it's Josh's final day.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42He is going to drive Rogelio's jeepney solo,
0:30:42 > 0:30:46with passengers across Manila during the rush hour.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49'I'm still unsure of the route, still unsure of my driving skills,
0:30:49 > 0:30:55'still unsure of being able to do it completely,
0:30:55 > 0:30:57'so it's going to be really difficult.'
0:30:58 > 0:31:00Check the oil first, yes?
0:31:00 > 0:31:03'This is his livelihood, it's his family's livelihood,
0:31:03 > 0:31:09'so there's a lot more people counting on this jeepney getting out and making money.
0:31:09 > 0:31:13'If I do something to his jeepney that prevents him from doing that,
0:31:13 > 0:31:16'I don't think I could live with myself. I'd be heartbroken.'
0:31:18 > 0:31:22The jeepney has remained largely unchanged in the 70 years
0:31:22 > 0:31:26since American GIs drove them around these streets.
0:31:26 > 0:31:31Today Josh West from London will be taking the wheel as a jeepney driver.
0:31:31 > 0:31:34To succeed, he has to remember all the different fares,
0:31:34 > 0:31:37handle the change, follow the route
0:31:37 > 0:31:40and cope with the jeepney's temperamental gearbox.
0:31:41 > 0:31:42Got to get my money ready.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47So I have...
0:31:47 > 0:31:4860 pesos.
0:31:48 > 0:31:53I'm on my final solo run. I am going all the way to the south pier.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56I'm not looking forward to this one.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59Come on. Let's go.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02At the first stop there are passengers waiting.
0:32:02 > 0:32:03OK, first ones.
0:32:03 > 0:32:07They have no idea that Josh is in fact a London bus driver
0:32:07 > 0:32:10who ten days ago had never seen a jeepney, let alone driven one.
0:32:17 > 0:32:18Let's see if I...
0:32:21 > 0:32:27See if I have to ask them for the money or will they just give it to me.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30She's given me seven pesos.
0:32:30 > 0:32:32HORN BEEPS IMPATIENTLY
0:32:32 > 0:32:33All right!
0:32:39 > 0:32:44God, you'd think it's like a racetrack, the way he wanted me to get off that line.
0:32:44 > 0:32:47And where you going to go? 300 yards! Not even that. 150 yards.
0:32:50 > 0:32:52My heart's pounding a lot faster and there's a lot of adrenalin
0:32:52 > 0:32:55and I'm getting the sweaty hands thing as well.
0:32:55 > 0:33:01I think every time I stop, if I get the opportunity to get the sweat out of my eyes, I'm going to do it.
0:33:04 > 0:33:05How you doing?
0:33:09 > 0:33:13He didn't want a lift! He just wanted to look at the odd-looking Filipino driver.
0:33:20 > 0:33:22- How many?- Three.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25He's handed a big note - at the busiest point of the route.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28Whoo! 50!
0:33:28 > 0:33:31Now he has to juggle driving whilst finding the correct change.
0:33:34 > 0:33:40So...I should give him 43 change, cos the minimum fare is seven.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43So I've got 40.
0:33:43 > 0:33:47And then I've got the three, and hand those back.
0:33:52 > 0:33:54And hopefully I've done that right!
0:34:00 > 0:34:03At the end of the route, Rogelio is waiting for Josh
0:34:03 > 0:34:05and the safe return of his jeepney.
0:34:09 > 0:34:10But Josh has got a problem.
0:34:15 > 0:34:17I don't know where I'm supposed to go.
0:34:21 > 0:34:25I'm going straight, aren't I?
0:34:25 > 0:34:26I'm in the wrong lane.
0:34:29 > 0:34:30Am I sure I'm going straight?
0:34:30 > 0:34:31Yes.
0:34:37 > 0:34:41Luckily his passengers seem to know the route better than he does.
0:34:43 > 0:34:44I'm in the wrong lane.
0:34:44 > 0:34:48It means crossing four lanes of traffic in Manila's rush hour.
0:34:58 > 0:34:59Whoo!
0:34:59 > 0:35:03They're still alive, and no-one's broken into a sweat.
0:35:03 > 0:35:04This is round table!
0:35:07 > 0:35:11Just a minute...oh, dude, please. One thing or the other, mate.
0:35:11 > 0:35:16Look at that. One satisfied customer. He's got off and he's alive. Look! He's even smiling.
0:35:16 > 0:35:21But after his initial problems, Josh seems to be back on track.
0:35:21 > 0:35:25Well, that went reasonably well.
0:35:29 > 0:35:33Really got to stop crunching those gears. I'm going to mess up the man's vehicle.
0:35:33 > 0:35:37When I see how well he does it, and then I do it.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39And I'm nowhere near that level.
0:35:39 > 0:35:43Every time I push my foot on the pedal, I'm learning something new.
0:35:45 > 0:35:46Not far to go.
0:35:48 > 0:35:50Ah! He's coming.
0:35:50 > 0:35:54Aha! There he is. Aha! Aaah!
0:35:57 > 0:36:01Last stop, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for joining.
0:36:01 > 0:36:02You're welcome!
0:36:04 > 0:36:05How was that, eh?
0:36:07 > 0:36:08You're a good driver.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16'It started to click after a little while
0:36:16 > 0:36:20'and I kept hearing Rogelio's voice in my ear.'
0:36:20 > 0:36:25A sense of accomplishment is there, that's for sure.
0:36:25 > 0:36:27It's the end of Josh's trip.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29In ten days he's gone from being a London bus driver
0:36:29 > 0:36:35to driving a jeepney through the congested streets of Manila.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37And during his time, he's seen
0:36:37 > 0:36:42and experienced some of the problems faced by millions of people
0:36:42 > 0:36:45living in the most overcrowded city in the world.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48Edith! How are you doing, darling?
0:36:48 > 0:36:50I'm about ready to go, guys.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53I'd just like to say thank you for looking after me so well,
0:36:53 > 0:36:56and showing me round Manila.
0:36:56 > 0:37:01It's been a pleasure to know you two. You've been um...great hosts.
0:37:01 > 0:37:02Thank you.
0:37:17 > 0:37:20'There's a definite friendship or bond I've made,
0:37:20 > 0:37:23'and I'm definitely going to miss that the most.'
0:37:23 > 0:37:26Bye, Janelle. Bye bye.
0:37:26 > 0:37:30'I think we have similar ideals on life and it's strange that
0:37:30 > 0:37:33'I've only met him for a short space of time and I've got a level of trust with him
0:37:33 > 0:37:37'that I might have with my best friend, and that won't be broken.'
0:37:42 > 0:37:43Bye bye.
0:37:46 > 0:37:47Take care.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52We started off as strangers, became friends and ended up as brothers.
0:37:52 > 0:37:54It's as simple as that.
0:37:59 > 0:38:03It's now more than two years since Josh returned from Manila.
0:38:03 > 0:38:07He's stopped driving buses and has become a manager.
0:38:07 > 0:38:10And his life has changed in other ways, too.
0:38:10 > 0:38:14Seeing how much time and effort Rogelio puts into his family
0:38:14 > 0:38:17made me realise that I could have that, too.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20When he got back he married his fiancee Lynn...
0:38:20 > 0:38:21Hi, Ruby.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26..and now they have a baby daughter, Ruby.
0:38:30 > 0:38:35But Josh never forgot Rogelio and his family in Manila.
0:38:35 > 0:38:40I said I need to give him something which he probably would never obtain in his lifetime.
0:38:40 > 0:38:44Josh hit the ground running - raising funds for Rogelio
0:38:44 > 0:38:46through sponsored events.
0:38:46 > 0:38:51What else could you do? How could I go through that whole experience with that guy, live in his house,
0:38:51 > 0:38:54drive his jeepney, which is the only income he had coming to his family,
0:38:54 > 0:38:56and then turn my back on him.
0:38:56 > 0:38:59I just don't see how you can do it.
0:38:59 > 0:39:05Despite being 6,000 miles apart, their friendship has grown.
0:39:05 > 0:39:09It's like a bromance, if you like. I get an e-mail from him
0:39:09 > 0:39:12or a text from him or something like that and it lightens my day.
0:39:12 > 0:39:17And even in a big extended family it seems there's room for one more.
0:39:27 > 0:39:31Now after two years of fundraising, it's time for Josh to head back
0:39:31 > 0:39:35to Manila to see just how much Rogelio's life has changed.
0:40:03 > 0:40:07In the last two years, life hasn't stood still in Manila.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10Since Josh last set foot here, the population has grown
0:40:10 > 0:40:12by around half a million people.
0:40:12 > 0:40:15And it's more congested than ever.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18I've got a sense of anticipation, it's a good feeling,
0:40:18 > 0:40:20the night before Christmas sort of thing.
0:40:20 > 0:40:25And you know you're just buzzing on the adrenalin of what's going to happen.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27I just don't know what to expect.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29I'm smiling to myself all the time.
0:40:33 > 0:40:36Right. Let's go see.
0:40:41 > 0:40:44Nervous. Excited.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50I must be very close to Rogelio's now cos I'm recognising some
0:40:50 > 0:40:56of the houses, and people in their village, and they are recognising me.
0:41:01 > 0:41:02Brother!
0:41:05 > 0:41:06Hello!
0:41:11 > 0:41:13How are you? You all good?
0:41:13 > 0:41:14- OK.- Yeah?
0:41:17 > 0:41:19It's good to see you.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21Welcome back, brother.
0:41:21 > 0:41:25Good to see you, Edith princess. How are you?
0:41:25 > 0:41:26Come in, come in.
0:41:26 > 0:41:30Wow, it's changed in here - no fish tank. How are you, Edith? You OK?
0:41:30 > 0:41:31Yes.
0:41:31 > 0:41:33Yes? You're looking younger, Edith!
0:41:36 > 0:41:37I'm in love!
0:41:43 > 0:41:45There are two new grandchildren in the house.
0:41:45 > 0:41:49Can I hold him? It's OK - I have one of these at home, so I know how to do it!
0:41:49 > 0:41:51Where's Janelle and Russel now?
0:41:51 > 0:41:56- They have class.- They're at school? I can't wait to see them. They must be big now.
0:41:56 > 0:42:00They always asking, "Where uncle Josh?"
0:42:00 > 0:42:01Uncle Josh!
0:42:03 > 0:42:09I'm happy to be here. In my heart, I'm happy. Very happy.
0:42:09 > 0:42:11Today we talk face-to-face.
0:42:15 > 0:42:19One of the new arrivals has a very familiar name.
0:42:19 > 0:42:23Oh, there you go, Josh. Eh?
0:42:23 > 0:42:26Yaz contacted me and asked me to be godfather.
0:42:26 > 0:42:28So, I didn't know what to say.
0:42:28 > 0:42:30I was like, wow... I'd be honoured.
0:42:30 > 0:42:33And she sent me some pictures of the christening, and...
0:42:33 > 0:42:36It was really good. I was so proud, I was so happy.
0:42:36 > 0:42:40Rogelio's daughter-in-law and her daughter have also moved in.
0:42:43 > 0:42:46Your granddaughter.
0:42:46 > 0:42:47Say hi.
0:42:47 > 0:42:48Oh, you're shy.
0:42:49 > 0:42:51So how many of you live here now?
0:42:51 > 0:42:57- Ten.- Ten? Wow, that's a lot of people for such a small place.
0:42:57 > 0:43:00How do you manage? Do you share the same room?
0:43:00 > 0:43:01You divided the rooms up? OK.
0:43:07 > 0:43:13Russel! How you doing, sir! Janelle, how you doing?
0:43:13 > 0:43:19Come here, come here, you! Oh! Big girl, oh, my goodness.
0:43:19 > 0:43:22How've you been, Russel? You been good? How was school today?
0:43:22 > 0:43:26Daddy look after you? Yes, yes?
0:43:26 > 0:43:30Oh, wow! Look how big you got!
0:43:30 > 0:43:33As if the house wasn't crowded enough,
0:43:33 > 0:43:36Rogelio has started a new business to help feed the extra mouths.
0:43:36 > 0:43:40The front room now doubles up as an internet cafe.
0:43:40 > 0:43:43Even though we have limited space, we sacrifice
0:43:43 > 0:43:48so we can earn some money for the needs of the kids,
0:43:48 > 0:43:51- For the baby.- Oh, yes.
0:43:51 > 0:43:54For having the computers in his home, the owners let Rogelio
0:43:54 > 0:43:57keep 40% of the takings.
0:43:57 > 0:43:59See, this is my jeepney, a different colour now.
0:43:59 > 0:44:03But most of the family income still comes from the same trusty source.
0:44:03 > 0:44:04It looks good.
0:44:08 > 0:44:11So the sign's gone on the front. There is no eagle on the front.
0:44:11 > 0:44:14Oh, no. There is a Philippine flag already.
0:44:14 > 0:44:17The other sides, here.
0:44:17 > 0:44:21The toughest place to be a bus driver.
0:44:23 > 0:44:26I love it, I love it.
0:44:26 > 0:44:27So now you have got this on here.
0:44:27 > 0:44:29Do you get people recognising your jeepney?
0:44:29 > 0:44:32Oh, yes. There's so many people that asking me
0:44:32 > 0:44:37I'm the one that company of yours, I told them, yes, I am the one.
0:44:37 > 0:44:39So you are a tourist attraction now?
0:44:39 > 0:44:40Oh, yes.
0:44:53 > 0:44:56- OK, Josh, come see our room.- OK.
0:44:59 > 0:45:03Yeah, this is the room that you sleep last time.
0:45:03 > 0:45:04Feel at home.
0:45:04 > 0:45:08I will. Don't worry, I'll make myself comfortable.
0:45:08 > 0:45:10You got some pictures up here.
0:45:10 > 0:45:11Oh, yes.
0:45:11 > 0:45:13My brother.
0:45:13 > 0:45:18Your brother? No, that's my brother.
0:45:18 > 0:45:22- Good night, sleep well.- Yes, I'll see you in the morning. Take care, brother.
0:45:27 > 0:45:29Does it feel strange being back?
0:45:29 > 0:45:32Yes and no. Yes, because I didn't think it was ever going to happen,
0:45:32 > 0:45:35but no, because I'm at my brother's house.
0:45:35 > 0:45:39The changes that have happened are so many.
0:45:39 > 0:45:42First of all there's ten people living here.
0:45:42 > 0:45:45Rogelio's eldest son, his wife is here, and daughter.
0:45:45 > 0:45:47So we've got baby Josh.
0:45:47 > 0:45:52He is obviously cute - he's named after Josh.
0:45:52 > 0:45:53Edith seems very happy now.
0:45:53 > 0:45:55She's taking her medication now.
0:45:56 > 0:45:59So positives, positives, positives.
0:46:01 > 0:46:06Hopefully get a good night's sleep without the cockerels crowing at night like they did the last time!
0:46:14 > 0:46:16But there were to be bigger
0:46:16 > 0:46:20and more surprising changes in Rogelio's life.
0:46:20 > 0:46:23After Josh's visit to Manila, Rogelio became the most famous
0:46:23 > 0:46:26jeepney driver in the Philippines.
0:46:32 > 0:46:37Eat Bulaga is one of the biggest shows on Filipino TV.
0:46:37 > 0:46:41# Last Friday night, Yeah we danced on tabletops
0:46:41 > 0:46:44# And we took too many shots Think we kissed but I forgot...#
0:46:48 > 0:46:54Presenter Ryan Agoncillo is a huge celebrity in Manila.
0:46:54 > 0:46:59And it turns out he's a bit of a documentary fan.
0:46:59 > 0:47:02I think it was one of those nights where my wife was asleep, it was
0:47:02 > 0:47:08really late at night, and I remember clicking on it, watching it,
0:47:08 > 0:47:10and to be honest, I was choked up and confused.
0:47:10 > 0:47:15It was funny and embarrassing at the same time, I mean...
0:47:15 > 0:47:18It's not a nice thing to look at for us
0:47:18 > 0:47:20but it's something that we have to accept that
0:47:20 > 0:47:24a lot of our fellow Filipinos go through every day.
0:47:24 > 0:47:29It was even more heart-wrenching for me when you started realising that
0:47:29 > 0:47:32he had such a good life in the province before he went out to Manila.
0:47:34 > 0:47:38So Ryan invited Rogelio onto the show.
0:47:40 > 0:47:46Not only that, he bought him a brand new fishing boat so he could move back to the country.
0:47:53 > 0:47:55Now that Josh is back in town...
0:47:55 > 0:47:58Recount the story for Eat Bulaga.
0:47:58 > 0:48:01..Ryan has invited him onto the show too.
0:48:01 > 0:48:02My name's Ryan.
0:48:02 > 0:48:03Yeah, I know!
0:48:06 > 0:48:11On Eat Bulaga things start normally enough.
0:48:11 > 0:48:14You can see Josh West down in the BBC.
0:48:14 > 0:48:16Hey, Josh. Good afternoon.
0:48:16 > 0:48:20You're back after two years in Manila. How do you feel, Josh?
0:48:20 > 0:48:24The last time we saw you, you were quite emotional.
0:48:24 > 0:48:27It feels like I'm back with my family now, my Filipino family.
0:48:27 > 0:48:30I really appreciate the hospitality.
0:48:30 > 0:48:33The main thing that I learned was that it doesn't matter where you go in the world,
0:48:33 > 0:48:36you can find a connection with somebody.
0:48:36 > 0:48:39That's what I did with Rogelio. He's a mentor to me, somebody I look up to.
0:48:39 > 0:48:43He's a special man. I love doing my best to help him.
0:48:43 > 0:48:47Thank you very much, Josh. We're here now.
0:48:47 > 0:48:49You want to learn to dance the way people do?
0:48:49 > 0:48:54Josh, you will now learn the cha-cha.
0:48:56 > 0:48:57Cha-cha!
0:48:59 > 0:49:05But after the interview - Eat Bulaga enters a world of its own.
0:49:05 > 0:49:07Aaah!
0:49:09 > 0:49:13Eeny, meeny, miny, mo!
0:49:41 > 0:49:45It feels like a long way from the TV studios to Rogelio's village.
0:49:45 > 0:49:49But Josh has come to see the new fishing boat donated by the show.
0:49:49 > 0:49:51Ow! Ooh!
0:50:05 > 0:50:07'I can see the draw of being here.
0:50:07 > 0:50:11'People dream of coming back and raising a family in the country.
0:50:11 > 0:50:16'There is nothing better than the kids having the freedom to go and play.'
0:50:16 > 0:50:19It's kind of surreal. I just didn't think this would happen.
0:50:19 > 0:50:22I never thought I'd get the opportunity to ride on it.
0:50:22 > 0:50:24And here I am!
0:50:24 > 0:50:27Thank goodness I don't get seasick.
0:50:27 > 0:50:28Which could easily be done!
0:50:31 > 0:50:33But even with a brand-new motorboat,
0:50:33 > 0:50:37the life of a Filipino fisherman isn't easy.
0:50:37 > 0:50:39So we are going to let a wave take us in now.
0:50:39 > 0:50:42Whoa! Ooh!
0:50:43 > 0:50:47Oh...right down the crack!
0:50:57 > 0:50:59This is the second time I've been here
0:50:59 > 0:51:01and I still think this place looks like paradise.
0:51:22 > 0:51:24So Rogelio has stayed in Manila,
0:51:24 > 0:51:28but rents out the boat to his nephew for a share of the profit.
0:51:37 > 0:51:40Rogelio also needs to live in Manila for the sake
0:51:40 > 0:51:42of his grandchildren's education.
0:51:51 > 0:51:54Uneducated? This guy is uneducated?
0:51:54 > 0:51:56I did not finish my studies, brother.
0:52:01 > 0:52:04Let me tell you something I know.
0:52:04 > 0:52:08You don't only get educated from buying no books,
0:52:08 > 0:52:12and reading - that is not the only type of education you can get.
0:52:12 > 0:52:15You are one of the most intelligent persons I know
0:52:15 > 0:52:18in the whole world, OK.
0:52:18 > 0:52:21Never say you are uneducated.
0:52:21 > 0:52:24Because your life experience is more valuable than anything else.
0:52:24 > 0:52:30But for his grandchildren, a formal education is crucial
0:52:30 > 0:52:33to escape from the cycle of poverty and lead a better life.
0:52:33 > 0:52:38And this is what Josh has spent the last two years raising money for.
0:52:38 > 0:52:43When I was here before, one thing you said that you would like to do is put your grandchildren through school.
0:52:43 > 0:52:47And I said to myself, I plan to take that burden away from you.
0:52:47 > 0:52:48Just that little bit.
0:52:48 > 0:52:52And hopefully with the two of us working together, it becomes easier.
0:53:27 > 0:53:32How do you read my mind! I'd love that, I'd love that.
0:53:32 > 0:53:33I'd love that.
0:53:33 > 0:53:35I'll tell you what I am going to do.
0:53:35 > 0:53:38I'm going to do my best to make sure that Janelle and Russel
0:53:38 > 0:53:44get the money they need to carry on and go to college.
0:53:44 > 0:53:46I will do my best by baby Josh,
0:53:46 > 0:53:49cos I find it a massive honour
0:53:49 > 0:53:53that Michael has named his son after me.
0:53:53 > 0:53:56Just don't have any more kids, I can't afford it!
0:53:59 > 0:54:03And one day, we'll meet, very happy old men. Yeah?
0:54:09 > 0:54:11Back in Manila,
0:54:11 > 0:54:14Janelle and Russel are taking Josh to see their new school.
0:54:14 > 0:54:16Come on, guys.
0:54:16 > 0:54:18The fees for the private school
0:54:18 > 0:54:21are way beyond the wages of a jeepney driver.
0:54:21 > 0:54:23OK, Rogelio.
0:54:28 > 0:54:31Although Rogelio's daily life is still hard,
0:54:31 > 0:54:35Josh has decided to focus on the future.
0:54:37 > 0:54:42'When we were here the last time, the only thing that Rogelio ever asked for
0:54:42 > 0:54:45'was the opportunity for his grandkids to go to a good school.
0:54:45 > 0:54:49'So I decided on myself that I would do that for him.
0:54:52 > 0:54:57'I made a big commitment, a commitment which isn't just months, isn't just years,
0:54:57 > 0:55:01'I'm talking in double figures here, we're looking 12 years probably.'
0:55:01 > 0:55:05All in all, Josh will need to raise more than £10,000.
0:55:11 > 0:55:14That was a shock, I wasn't expecting that.
0:55:14 > 0:55:18Yes, it's a big commitment and sometimes yes, I do think
0:55:18 > 0:55:21"Oh, my gosh, anything can happen between now and 12 years."
0:55:22 > 0:55:26Then I'll get a text message from Rogelio saying how pleased he is.
0:55:26 > 0:55:28I'll get pictures from Janelle and they'll write me
0:55:28 > 0:55:32a letter saying, like, "Thank you Uncle Josh for helping me out."
0:55:32 > 0:55:36And I realise I'm doing the right thing.
0:55:36 > 0:55:38The children in this school have expectations
0:55:38 > 0:55:41way beyond being a humble jeepney drive.
0:55:41 > 0:55:47They could be engineer, doctors, teachers, dentists.
0:55:47 > 0:55:49- Surgeon.- Surgeon, very good job.
0:55:49 > 0:55:54- Doctor of baby.- A baby doctor? A paediatrician. That's a good job.
0:55:55 > 0:55:57It was nice that a few of them had some ideas
0:55:57 > 0:56:00of what they wanted to do in the future, so hopefully
0:56:00 > 0:56:05in 10-15 years, they do obtain those jobs that they spoke about.
0:56:05 > 0:56:08That would be a fantastic end to their story.
0:56:08 > 0:56:12It makes me realise the project that I started is a very good one
0:56:12 > 0:56:15and I'm going to have to continue it, until it's finished.
0:56:25 > 0:56:28OK, all these books are for you two.
0:56:30 > 0:56:33This is for Edith, OK?
0:56:33 > 0:56:37But before he leaves, there's one last thing Josh needs to do.
0:56:45 > 0:56:48- Just a little bit practise. - You start in second?- Oh, yes.
0:56:52 > 0:56:55- Yes, now third gear. No, no, no, yes.- It's down the middle.
0:56:55 > 0:56:58Yes, yes.
0:56:59 > 0:57:03Not so fast. I feel it.
0:57:03 > 0:57:09No, just joking. I know you can do it.
0:57:12 > 0:57:15It moves a lot. While you're moving, it does this.
0:57:15 > 0:57:18'It's rattling a lot more than it was before.
0:57:18 > 0:57:21'It's doing a great job keeping his family alive,'
0:57:21 > 0:57:23but I don't see more than five years in that.
0:57:23 > 0:57:26I have another idea in mind, I don't want to say what it is yet,
0:57:26 > 0:57:32but maybe a new jeepney, a bigger jeepney, that would help him.
0:57:34 > 0:57:39'In 20 years' time for Rogelio and Edith,'
0:57:39 > 0:57:43I hope they're retirement age and they're back in the province.
0:57:43 > 0:57:46Everyone is comfortable. I wouldn't want them to be sparkly well off,
0:57:46 > 0:57:49that's not what I'm asking, but comfortable that they
0:57:49 > 0:57:52don't have to worry about where the next peso is coming in.
0:57:54 > 0:57:58That would be good start for the next generation of the Castro family.
0:57:58 > 0:58:02- I forget how difficult it is. - No, that's not difficult.
0:58:02 > 0:58:04Brother, I'm telling you it's difficult.
0:58:04 > 0:58:06You're wet, like me.
0:58:06 > 0:58:10You have tissue here, brother.
0:58:11 > 0:58:13Oh, my God.
0:58:13 > 0:58:17You are a very good driver. You did it, twice.
0:58:25 > 0:58:28Next time, Cornish fisherman Andy Giles.
0:58:28 > 0:58:3018 months ago he swapped his state-of-the-art
0:58:30 > 0:58:33trawler for a dugout canoe in Sierra Leone.
0:58:33 > 0:58:35I thought, oh, my God, here we go.
0:58:35 > 0:58:39He saw illegal trawlers threatening the existence of a whole community.
0:58:39 > 0:58:41They are firing catapults at us now.
0:58:41 > 0:58:44Now he is going back to see how life has changed.
0:58:44 > 0:58:46Swim up the fish.
0:58:46 > 0:58:50And he finds himself on the front-line in a war against illegal trawling.
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