A Philippine policeman talks to protesters during a nationwide transport rally in Manila.
A Philippine policeman talks to protesters during a nationwide transport rally in Manila April 18, 2005. Hundreds of drivers of the local jeepney - colourful, fume-belching vehicles modelled on U.S. army jeeps with two long benches in the back - organised a transport holiday to condemn the continued rise of oil prices in the country. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo CR/KS