Huge crowds converged on a Manila park to see Pope Francis wrap up his Asian trip with an outdoor Mass expected to draw one of the largest crowds in Philippine history, and what is believed to be "the largest in the history of the popes".
A plane carrying Filipino government officials overshot the runway at Tacloban airport after the Pope was forced to cut short his visit to the country due to storms.
The Associated Press news agency reports that no-one was injured in the incident.
In his visit to the region hit by last year's devastating Typhoon Haiyan, Pope Francis told worshippers: "When I saw from Rome that catastrophe, I felt that I had to be here. On those very days I decided to come here.
"I am here to be with you. Perhaps a little late, I have to say, but I am here," he said.
The Pope hugged a young girl who broke down in tears as she asked why people suffer - a question to which he said there was "no answer".
Pope Francis' visit to the Philippines culminated in a giant outdoor Mass - the largest-ever crowd for a papal event.