Outbound travelers queue at the NAIA 3 check-in and immigration counters at the on December 22, 2023 as holiday travelers head to various ports in the run-up to Christmas. Transportation officials estimate that around 140 thousand passengers are expected to travel to local and international destinations during the holidays. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN news

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<div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="2973656"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script><p>The Tourism Congress of the Philippines on Thursday urged airport authorities to immediately fumigate the Ninoy Aquino International Airport following reports of bed bug infestations in Terminals 2 and 3.</p><p>Photos and videos posted on social media pages showed passengers complaining of being bitten by bed bugs while sitting on chairs provided by the airport.</p><p>&quot;<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Nakakahiya pero isolated case lang siya. Sana hindi siya maging medyo malaking issue,&quot; James Montenegro, president of the Tourism Congress of the Philippines, said in a TeleRadyo Serbisyo interview. </span></p><p>He added: &quot;I saw they removed the chair already. I hope they fumigate the airport so that they can stop the spread of these bed bugs. This is an isolated incident; it shouldn’t have a major impact on our industry. It’s not the first time that an establishment [had] bed bugs in our country.&quot;</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YIxdlRW18QM?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>The Manila International Airport Authority has apologized to the victims and said a speedy resolution to the infestation should be expected.</p><style type="text/css" id="isPasted">
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</style><p>According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, bed bugs are small, flat, parasitic insects that feed solely on the blood of people and animals while they sleep.</p><p>Bed bugs are reddish-brown in color, wingless, range from 1mm to 7mm and can live several months without a blood meal.</p><style type="text/css" id="isPasted">
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</style><p>Bed bug infestations usually occur around or near the areas where people sleep including apartments, shelters, rooming houses, hotels, cruise ships, buses, trains, and dorm rooms.</p><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>The Tourism Congress of the Philippines on Thursday urged airport authorities to immediately fumigate the Ninoy Aquino International Airport following reports of bed bug infestations in Terminals 2 and 3.</p>

The Tourism Congress of the Philippines on Thursday urged airport authorities to immediately fumigate the Ninoy Aquino International Airport following reports of bed bug infestations in Terminals 2 and 3.

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Surot! Bed bugs in NAIA 'embarrassing but isolated' - group

Surot! Bed bugs in NAIA 'embarrassing but isolated' - group

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