User blog:Gillan1220/Philippines (ZDA)

Author's note: ZDA is a zombie apocalypse story originally posted in 2011 at site called horrorschool.com of which as of 2017 is under maintenance. ''It is inspired by World War Z and is written in a descending timeline manner. One entry mentions about America losing contact with its Asia-Pacfic allies on February 1, 2005; namely Japan, South Korea, and the Philippines as the zombie plague spreads around the globe. Nothing is mentioned to what happened to other parts of the world so I felt to expand how the Philippines during the dark days.''

The Republic of the Philippines (Filipino: Republika ng Pilipinas) is a sovereign island nation located in Southeast Asia. It was one of the countries that managed to survive the zombie apocalypse, but also one of the worst affected areas post-outbreak due to under-equipped armed forces and high population density.

Before the Apocalypse
The Philippines as of 2004 found itself involved in the United States' international-led campaign dubbed as the War on Terror after the September 11, 2001 attacks. The country was designated a major-non NATO ally of the U.S. the previous year. Prior to 9/11, the country was already battling Islamic extremists such as the Abu-Sayaff Group (ASG) and Jema Islamiyahh group - of which the two had links with Al-Qaeda. On February 27, 2004, the ASG group was responsible for bombing SuperFerry 14 which killed 116 people, considered to be the worst terrorist attack on the country.

On May 10, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and Noli De Castro (Vice President) was inaguarated in Cebu City after being elected in the 2004 elections.

In July 2004, one Filipino was kidnapped by Iraqi insurgents near the city of Fallujah, Iraq. He was released after the Arroyo administration pulled out 53 Fillipino troops in Iraq that was meant to support the reconstruction of the country.

In November, twelve farmers and two children were killed by either police and military forces when they protested about the Hacienda Luisita issue. Hundreds more were injured while countless were arrested. In the beginning days of December, several typhoons hit the country, killing 1,060 people and displacing thousands of citizens.

Z-Day hits
The country was busy celebrating the Christmas season and recovering from the typhoons when there was strange news of riots and a new disease affecting the United States on the 24th of December. As this happened, majority of the Filipinos were at the rural areas of the country, visiting relatives or attending the midnight masses as Christmas approached. Nonetheless, the government was observing the situation in the United States and tried to ensure the safety of Overseas Filipinos living in the United States, particulary in New York, Chicago, Miami, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego. By the 2nd day of the outbreak in the East Coast of the United States, the Philippine government ordered an evacuation of Filipinos in the U.S. while screening passengers who were coming from the U.S. The true nature of the zombie virus was revealed, as well as ways to dispatch the infected. The announcement also mentioned that it only takes a bite to turn into one of the undead. Security in airports and seaports increased as the Filipinos at home began panic buying in anticipation of the outbreak. There were riots occuring in major cities, known as the Christmas Day riots. Police, soldiers and paramilitary forces of the AFP, such as the Citizens Armed Force Geographic Unit (CAFGU) was deployed to the streets to patrol for potential outbreaks. However, despite the best efforts of the government, the first case of infection reached the country on the 26th of December when an infected balikbayan (returnee) hid in the bathroom in the Ninoy Aquino International Airpot and turned, biting others. Airport police killed several, but some bitten passengers, who were in denial of the infection, escaped fromt the airport and turned in the streets of Metro Manila, infecting others as they went.