Australian roaming NAIA, begging for money
An Australian tourist has been roaming the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) since last month begging for money from passengers and employees to buy food.
Michael Morran, 46, has sold his mobile phone for P300 to buy food and bottled water.
Morran claimed that the Australian embassy refused to help him because his situation is not considered an emergency.
He has been sleeping at the waiting area of the NAIA.
Morran told reporters that he arrived in Manila last November from Bangkok where he stayed with a Thai girlfriend for over two months.
He flew to Bangkok in September with enough money to help his girlfriend undergo plastic surgery.
"My girlfriend became pretty after the surgery. But after a couple of weeks her attitude changed," he said.
After running out of money, Morran claimed that his girlfriend's relatives beat him up, prompting him to fly to Manila.
He has not been seen at the airport since last week.