The driver stops and she asks the conductor in Tagalog if the bus was going in your destination, a bus terminal. Within a provincial town, and between contiguous towns, jeepneys are the most common form of transportation. Tricycles compete with jeepneys for business within towns. Remarkably, in two months I never saw a conflict arise over someone's fare being handled by so many people from passenger to driver and back, even given the fact that drivers often wait a few minutes to return change. The passengers are invariably polite when someone gets on board and they need to make room, which they automatically do so without being asked even if it means they will be slightly more uncomfortable.
Tricycles are small motorcycles with customized side-cars.
The motorcycle seat which fits two behind the driver as well as the side-car are always covered. The side-car normally fits two, but tricycles can carry as many people as really want to ride one. I saw one tricycle with ten children, some where standing on the back fender and holding onto the roof of the side-car. If you hire a tricycle at the end or beginning of their route, they will often wait until their vehicle is filled before beginning the journey. Pedicabs , bicycles with sidecars, are infrequently seen in Manila and even a rarer sight in Laguna.