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Repatriated and hometown-bound overseas Filipino workers (left photo) line up to board buses at the Paranaque Integrated Terminal Exchange on December 23 and Christmas Eve just to make sire they will be with family on Christmas Day. Other local passengers (right photo) inch their way to the ticket booth forgetting minimum health protocol. Faceshields are up on their foreheads and no more physical distancing. No matter what the pandemic brought them in the metropolis, Filipino tradition is maintained. They just have to be home with family for the holidays. Photos by Benjamin Cuaresma