Rica Peralejo returns to PH after being stranded in the US for months

Back where she belongs!

With a smile and positive outlook, celebrity mom and vlogger Rica Peralejo informed her followers and friends on Instagram that her family is back in the Philippines after months of being stranded in America.

Rica, with her husband Pastor Joseph Bonifacio and their two kids, traveled to the United States in March.

But with the COVID-19 pandemic causing massive flight disruption across the globe, they had to stay for quite a little longer. On her Instagram Story, she said that their vacation was supposed to end back in April.

Last Saturday, September 5, Rica's family arrived in NAIA Terminal 2 and marked their return to the country by uploading a photo of her carrying Baby Manu with their luggage on Instagram.

She wrote, “Hi, Manila. We arrived softly on this rainy morning. You are still sleeping, just like my toddler. See you later when we wake up.”

The former T.G.I.S. star added that she is already bracing herself to experience some inconveniences arriving in the country.

Rica explained, “Already prepared myself by admitting that I will probably not like your inconveniences, will perhaps feel a little more hassled than usual, and make me want to fly back to where we came from.

“But you are the place of our calling. And sometimes, I mean many times, calling is not a matter of our choosing, it isn't decided according to where we might feel the most comfort in life. It is where God ascertains the geography of our unique mission and story. This nation needs me as much as I need her.”

On a separate Instagram post, Rica shared their decision to come back home this September and gave some of her observations on what to expect upon arrival at the airport such as the mandatory COVID-19 testing.

“Also, I am just so happy that we came home when we chose to. We had an option to do June and August after having been cancelled twice since April (three times for my mom), but I felt like the process wasn't as smooth back then yet.

“So we opted to delay until we feel like things have smoothened out. I think we actually made the right decision because it seems that our country's got it figured out more now.”

Several celebrities were ecstatic to learn that Rica's family is safely back in the Philippines after several months in the U.S.

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