▁away . ▁Now ▁he ' s ▁ready ▁and ▁is ▁trying ▁to ▁get ▁to ▁Pam . ▁D ian ne ▁Med ina ▁as ▁Pam ▁- ▁Bry an ' s ▁pre gn ant ▁girl friend , ▁who ▁is ▁tra pped ▁in ▁Bag ong ▁P ag - asa ▁and ▁stayed ▁in ▁the ▁monaster y . ▁Pam ▁dream s ▁of ▁getting ▁married ▁at ▁the ▁church ▁in ▁Bag ong ▁P ag - asa ▁because ▁her ▁parents ▁got ▁married ▁there ▁Ben j ie ▁F eli pe ▁as ▁Art uro ▁- ▁a ▁man ▁that ▁Mal ena ▁paid ▁to ▁destroy ▁Mayor ▁from ▁the ▁public . ▁ ▁Chapter ▁Tw enty - F our : ▁P est il ence ▁After ▁sur pass ing ▁the ▁town ▁ep ide mic , ▁it ▁seems ▁that ▁Bag ong ▁P ag - asa ▁is ▁about ▁to ▁face ▁another ▁d ile m ma . ▁To ▁everybody ' s ▁surprise , ▁a ▁threaten ing ▁sw arm ▁of ▁loc ust s ▁suddenly ▁attacks ▁the ▁whole ▁town ▁giving ▁problems ▁to ▁the ▁far mers , ▁an ▁alarm ing ▁number ▁of ▁co ck ro aches ▁destroy ing ▁the ▁town ' s ▁liv est ock ▁and ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁wild ▁animals ▁such ▁as ▁r ats ▁and ▁sn akes ▁sc aring ▁the ▁town spe ople . ▁It ▁was ▁discovered ▁that ▁an ▁active ▁vol cano ▁nearby ▁caused ▁the ▁animals ▁to ▁move ▁and ▁wonder ▁about , ▁which ▁apparently ▁has ▁dist urbed ▁them . ▁However , ▁the ▁town spe ople ▁doesn ' t ▁seem ▁to ▁believe ▁this ▁and ▁through ▁Mal ena ' s ▁plans , ▁they ▁rather ▁believe ▁that ▁Mayor