In the Philippines, the death of a stranded mother highlights Manila’s commuter nightmare

On June 5, Michelle Silvertino, 33, died in a Manila hospital soon after authorities found her huddled under a pedestrian overpass in Pasay City.Sick with tuberculosis and possibly Covid-19, the house helper had been waiting for five days for a bus to take her to Bicol province so she could be reunited with her four children.She had left her employer on June 1, believing she could take a provincial bus. After finding the terminal closed she walked for several hours with her luggage to a…

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