KULIGLIG
Have you ever heard of the word ‘Kuliglig’? You may see this type of vehicle when you are in Divisoria.
Kuliglig is a peculiar name coined for a peculiar motorized creature of the road.
It is convenient to ride a kuliglig, since it is a cheaper mean of transportation than a tricycle. It can also carry a lot of baggage. So you do not have to worry if ever you have bought a lot of stuff.
People describe it as a motorized pedicab and care less about how it got its name for as long as it serves its purpose: The conveyance of passengers and the transport of goods.
For those interested in name games, however, one could assume that the kuliglig, or “cricket” in English, is a name that describes its functionality, likening its ability to squeeze through narrow streets and alleys to insects that penetrate places where big animals cannot go.
But before waxing philosophical, the kuliglig was named simply after the motor brand “Cricket”.
Used to power small fishing boats, irrigation pumps and small generators, the designer of Cricket motors could not have thought it would one day take to the streets of Manila as the heart of a viable means of public transportation in the 21st Century.
The kuligligs may have been a regular means to transport people and goods in Divisoria as early as the '70s but it was only in 2007 when they began to swarm the entire city. No longer was it a carriage exclusively for smelly veggies and filthy peelings and other trash; it has become a service for students, teachers and office workers along streets with illustrious names as Legarda, Recto and España.
You can also see kuligligs in Quiapo. The transportation fee in this vehicle is around P10 to P20 depending on the distance.
Kuliglig is a peculiar name coined for a peculiar motorized creature of the road.
It is convenient to ride a kuliglig, since it is a cheaper mean of transportation than a tricycle. It can also carry a lot of baggage. So you do not have to worry if ever you have bought a lot of stuff.
People describe it as a motorized pedicab and care less about how it got its name for as long as it serves its purpose: The conveyance of passengers and the transport of goods.
For those interested in name games, however, one could assume that the kuliglig, or “cricket” in English, is a name that describes its functionality, likening its ability to squeeze through narrow streets and alleys to insects that penetrate places where big animals cannot go.
But before waxing philosophical, the kuliglig was named simply after the motor brand “Cricket”.
Used to power small fishing boats, irrigation pumps and small generators, the designer of Cricket motors could not have thought it would one day take to the streets of Manila as the heart of a viable means of public transportation in the 21st Century.
The kuligligs may have been a regular means to transport people and goods in Divisoria as early as the '70s but it was only in 2007 when they began to swarm the entire city. No longer was it a carriage exclusively for smelly veggies and filthy peelings and other trash; it has become a service for students, teachers and office workers along streets with illustrious names as Legarda, Recto and España.
You can also see kuligligs in Quiapo. The transportation fee in this vehicle is around P10 to P20 depending on the distance.