stranded in the Philippines

Many people are stranded in the Philippines after domestic air travel has been shut down. Very difficult to get from the provincial cities to Manila or Cebu by other means of transport, effectively preventing many from getting to international airports.

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stranded in the Philippines (Original post)	Normanart	Mar 2020	OP
Good luck. Thinking of you.	MLAA	Mar 2020	#1
fortunately	Normanart	Mar 2020	#2
No one is going to Manila or leaving is what a coworker with relatives told me as of Friday I think	lunasun	Mar 2020	#3

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Sun Mar 15, 2020, 12:13 AM

MLAA (7,480 posts)

1. Good luck. Thinking of you.

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Sun Mar 15, 2020, 01:14 AM

Normanart (220 posts)

2. fortunately

I am not one of the many people stuck there. My wife's boss, an older woman with family in Bacolod City, went for a short visit. She is fine, but unable to return to Hawaii. What Duterte has done is isolate Metro Manila by stopping all traffic in or out, by air, sea, or land. No word yet on how they will handle the foreign tourists with short term visas. Really a mess for everyone, and may actually put more people at risk.

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Sun Mar 15, 2020, 07:34 AM

lunasun (20,697 posts)

3. No one is going to Manila or leaving is what a coworker with relatives told me as of Friday I think

No today
https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/254423-things-to-know-metro-manila-lockdown-coronavirus

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