Look on the bright side - should it become necessary, your head can get to Cebu across the Tanon Straits.
The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going. Epictetus (https://www.brainyquote.com/topics/pass-quotes) Except here! Notmyrealname (www.totallyconfused.com)
Great! Btw, don't tell DUSTIN (@Rye83) that his name is an anagram of NUDIST. Explains a lot about the VMCLBG.
I drove in and out of Bacong yesterday. Going out, waved through. Going in, get out of vehicle, show driver’s license, Q pass. Then wash hands, disinfect shoes, take temperature. While doing this someone sprayed something on my tires. After that we were free to go. Some... person outside Paddy’s demanded to know why we were here to buy something we could probably buy where we live (we couldn’t, hence the journey) and would only let the missus in the store. They didn’t have what I was looking for either. Probably not very good for business. Most of the people manning the checkpoints are volunteers who look clueless as to what they are supposed to be doing or what the goals are. Few were wearing masks and most were huddled together under a small canopy trying to stay out of the sun. Some wanted to handle our documents and some didn’t. YMMV.
If that were the problem they could just ask me to translate them. I’m sure the instructions are in the garbage along with the boxes.
I think the Pinoys and Pinays are in good company when it comes to that: Someone in the USA (that fell upwards due to lack of weight) took weeks to realize that this pandemic was something a bit worse that a common flu, and although wearing a facemask is now recommended, he is not going to do it (good life insurance, I suppose). Oh yes, and then there is that clown in South America that wants churches full during the Easter weekend, irrespective of the consequences. We also have a few 'leaders'in a couple of those 'stan' countries that either refuse to accept there is a problem or have issued a law making the use of the word COVID-19 a crime. And some of us are moaning about the way this country tries to tackle the problem??? Hmmm....
My impression is the Philippines are doing all they can at this point, based on my limited knowledge and I am glad of it. Maybe we can make it through this.