What to know if you’re a Canadian stuck abroad amid the coronavirus outbreak “They’re taking legal precedence and protocol over protecting two very young Canadian lives, I don’t understand that,” he told Global News.“The Philippines has in the past closed the border without notice, so within a day, they might not be able to travel home, and they could be stuck there for months or even a year.”On Saturday, the Philippines reported its fourth-highest spike in new COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic, according to ABS-CBN News.The family flew to the country back in November, with Joanne entering on her Filipino passport.