Filipinos are rushing to get out of Metro Manila on Christmas Eve to go home to their provinces.
According to passenger Harvey Arangco at the Smart Bus terminal in Pasay City, buses stopped coming as soon as more people arrived at the terminal to catch a ride before Friday evening.
"Actually nauna na yung family ko dun, may work lang ako kaya kailangan namin mag-commute," she said. "Nagulat kami na sobrang haba ng mga pila."The Five Star Bus terminal was swamped, with many standing in line for trips to northern Luzon provinces like Pangasinan. According to Victory Liner operations manager Aleks Briones, this was only half of the up to 6,000 estimated passengers who tried to get a ride back to the provinces on the 23rd.Briones said most of the passengers are making their way to Olongapo City in Zambales, Baguio, or Pangasinan province. However, those going to Pangasinan would only be dropped off at Tarlac.
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