Originally Posted by moondog

1. I would be surprised if you are able to get an AA boarding pass in Manila since AA doesn't fly to MNL
-eta: upon further thought, the fact that AA doesn't fly to MNL might not be such an issue, but I highly doubt PR can print AA boarding passes; no harm in asking though

2. Even if you get a boarding pass, you still might need to go out and back in at PVG (airside transit only works for some airline combinations)