This trip requires two nights en route
Northwest ("NW") is, probably, about as bad as United. However, I've noticed NW flies Springfield-Minneapolis-Vancouver.
Nowdays it's best to assume any US-based airline will be operating late, and/or will cancel flights. Accordingly, in the interest of avoiding aggravation in a foreign country, and high penalty charges, I would have planned for two nights "on the road." One night in Vancouver, and the second in Manila.
You could have avoided the aggravation of US-based airlines altogether. Amtrak, Sedalia, Mo.-Kansas City-Los Angeles would have allowed you to depart (from LAX) on Cathay. The Amtrak fare, with a bed between Kansas City and LAX, is $740 one-way, with a travel time of just under two days.
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