LOOK: Pinoys sleep over at bus terminal, airport to get ride to provinces

Published December 22, 2014 9:37am

Several Filipinos spent Sunday night and early Monday in bus terminals and at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in hopes of getting a ride to their home provinces as the holiday exodus continued to peak.

At the Araneta Bus Terminal in Quezon City, several commuters slept on benches, hoping to line up early for trip tickets, radio dzBB's James Agustin reported.

Photos tweeted by dzBB's Agustin showed commuters keeping their baggage close to them while they slept.

Ilan sa mga pasahero, sa Araneta Center Bus Station na nagpalipas ng magdamag para makabiyahe ngayong araw. @dzbb pic.twitter.com/tO2jW6hD8R

— James Agustin (@_jamesagustin) December 21, 2014

At the Domestic Airport (Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 4), dzBB's Manny Vargas reported passengers wary of heavy traffic checking in early for their flights to the provinces.

Ilan sa mga pasahero sa Domestic Airport (Terminal 4), maagang nag-check-in para iwas trapik. | via @VargasMannysen pic.twitter.com/ys7tg3RZ2P

— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) December 21, 2014

Filipinos also stayed overnight at the NAIA Terminal 3.

Pila ng pasahero sa NAIA Terminal 3, mahaba na; ilan sa mga ito, nagpalipas ng magdamag. | via @VargasMannysen pic.twitter.com/W5cmnUUSUo

— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) December 21, 2014

But the dzBB report said the exodus is expected to peak further Monday night and Tuesday as people who took leaves from their jobs try to find rides to their home provinces.

Filipinos traditionally go to their home provinces at this time of the year to celebrate Christmas and New Year with their families. — Joel Locsin/RSJ, GMA News

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