What about Tagbilaran's Tricycles?

There is this one thing that fascinates me everytime I travel around the provinces here in the Philippines. Aside from loving the beaches and the cities, I can't keep my eyes off on these creative,  roaring street machines: the tricycles.

If you travel a lot, you'll get to realize how these tricycle designs vary and evolve in each region of the country. I live in Luzon and we have a smaller version of it here. When I went to Puerto Pincesa last year, I was amazed with their vintage-looking Cadillac style! Each has unique details that looking at them is always a fun thing to do. 

Here in Tagbilaran, Bohol, they also developed a creative way of tricycle detailing to flaunt their uniqueness.

Don't confuse yourself by focusing just at the front side. Simply because, the cool stuff lies at the back. It became a daily activity for me here to look at the passages written at the back of these tricycles. This goes to show that Boholanos are all God-fearing and God-loving people. 

The Puerto Princesa's New 'Cadillacs'

Like jeepneys, tricycles have been known as a trademark of Philippine folk arts. They are also considered as one of the most common transportation that links every small town and even provide ease travelling rugged roads to the barrios.

The fascinating thing about tricycles is that they have the same function but their designs are intricately unique—these crafts are really indeed a sort of an artwork! The artistry of the country’s craftsmen are showcased every time I see a tricycle that was meticulously designed with contemporary artistic themes, stickers and sometimes with phrases that could tickle my funny bone.  

When I arrived in Puerto Princesa, the first thing that I have noticed was not the weather but their tricycles.  I have not seen one like these before. Their tricycles are more compared to an art-deco-inspired 1941 Cadillac.