‘PEOPLE NEED THE LORD’. Nineteen-year-old violinist Orlando Ladia Jr. plays his instrument at The Mansion Hotel in Clark, Pampanga. Ladia offered his performance to everyone affected by the coronavirus crisis after he was stranded in Clark due to travel restrictions. (Screengrab from BCDA)
MANILA — A college student stranded in Clark due to travel restrictions caused by the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak offered prayers for those afflicted by the virus and played songs with his violin.
“It was dedicated to everyone, especially at this time when people need the Lord because many are dying, alot of people are sorrowful because they lost their loved ones,” said 19-year-old Orlando Ladia, Jr. in a mix of English and Filipino.
Ladia, who played the song “People Need the Lord,” is a scholar studying at the St. Scholastica’s College School of Music in Manila, and has been staying at The Mansion Hotel in Clark for the past week, after being stranded at the Clark International Airport.
“I was about to go home to General Santos to avoid the lockdown. But God is good. He had a reason for us to stay and not board the plane. He had better plans,” he said in a statement Thursday.
“I feel blessed being part of those people stranded here at The Mansion. We’re given food and hotel accommodation,” he added.
Almost 200 people are staying for free at The Mansion Hotel in Clark since March 19, as part of the efforts of the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA), Clark Development Corporation (CDC), Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC), and the Luzon International Premier Airport Development Corporation (LIPAD), to help passengers who were stranded due to the Enhanced Community Quarantine in Luzon and the lockdowns imposed in their respective destinations.
BCDA said they will be taken good care of while in Clark, until the imposed lockdowns in their destinations are lifted. (PR)
