A strip of road just outside the gates of the Libingan ng Mga Bayani (Heroes’ Graveyard) and Bayani Road (Heroes’ Road) outside the Army golf course has become a pitstop for stranded individuals, nearly all of the workers, who lost their jobs in Metro Manila, and their families. The stranded woman shouted “Thank You!” as the Good Samaritan’s car disappeared, her voice barely audible as the cries of babies and children grew louder. Across the stranded individuals’ pitstop stood a small restaurant that had been shuttered during enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) and was slowly reopening when the stranded persons arrived on the other side of the road. But in the one night and two days that the pitstop for stranded persons emerged across the restaurant, it served only one dish—porridge. Quickly, soldiers in camouflage uniform ushered in the stranded people into the Army gym, a distance of about 50 meters from the road.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 20, 2020 13:30 UTC