Hundreds stranded in Manila port as provinces bar returning residents COVID19Quarantine
Watch also in iWant or TFC.tv Some 275 people are stranded at a port in Manila after some provinces in Western Visayas barred the entry of returning residents to contain the novel coronavirus, an official said Monday.
About 175 travelers whose trips were canceled due to the travel ban were staying at the North Harbor in Manila. Around 100 others without tickets are staying in container vans that a shipping line provided outside the port, he said. “Hindi kami mamamatay sa #COVID19, mamamatay kami sa gutom. Kung sino may pagkain, hati kami. Pag wala, wala rin.” | @biancadava pic.twitter.com/CZaAIwqp23Santiago said his agency was running out of funds to feed stranded LSIs, 4 months into the coronavirus lockdown.
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