The Pope, who is to leave before noon, is concluding his five-day visit to the Philippines.
A chartered Philippine Airlines Airbus A340 aircraft that would take the Pope to Rome was at the ramp shortly after 6 a.m., radio dzBB's Rowena Salvacion reported.
Nasa ramp na ng Villamor Air Base ang PAL Airbus 340 na sasakyan ni Pope Francis. | #BlessedByThePope via @wengsalvacion @dzbb
— GMA News (@gmanews) January 18, 2015
Well-wishers gathered at the tarmac started to chant "Pope Francis, we love you," the organizers said in a tweeted photo.
Well wishers starting to fill the Tarmac of Villamor Airbase with shouts of "Pope Francis, we love you." pic.twitter.com/TzCccCoveZ
— Papal Visit 2015 (@papalvisitph) January 18, 2015
Meanwhile, people also continued to gather at the route from the Apostolic Nunciature to the Villamor Air Base.Some even occupied the elevated portion of the Skyway to get a good look of the papal convoy, dzBB's Allan Gatus reported.
Ilan, pumwesto na sa Skyway para mas maayos na makita ang Papa kapag dumaan na ito sa Andrews Ave. | via @allangatus pic.twitter.com/1yEGmvDjQr
— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) January 18, 2015
People also gathered at Airport Road and Circulo del Mundo to Villamor, dzBB's Nimfa Ravelo added.
Patuloy na dumarami ang mga tao sa Airport Rd, Circulo del Mundo hanggang Villamor; PNP humanay na | via @nimfaravelo pic.twitter.com/opjLMgoLhP
— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) January 18, 2015
Well-wishers gathered also under the EDSA-Roxas Boulevard flyover, dzBB's Manny Vargas said. Mga nag-aabang sa ilalim ng EDSA-Roxas Blvd. flyover, patuloy na nadaragdagan, as of 7:00 am. | via @VargasMannysen pic.twitter.com/H08wJKgxTA
— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) January 18, 2015
— Joel Locsin/LBG, GMA News