MORE than 28,000 seafarers stranded in Manila can finally return to their provinces, the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) said.

RARE FLIGHT A plane lands at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, one of the few flights allowed by the government. Only sweeper or mercy flights that ferry Filipinos who worked abroad and bring them back to the country are allowed. PHOTO BY J. GERARD SEGUIA

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