 Magandang umaga, magandang hapon, magandang gabi po sa inyong lahat. Welcome to the 74th installment of the Stop COVID Deaths webinar series brought to you by the University of the Philippines. Thank you for being part of our credible online community and to all those who have just discovered a store today for the very, very first time, welcome po at sana po may sayahan po kayat may enjoy nyo po ang pagsali sa ating online community. Bukas po October 16th, the National Capital Region will be downgraded to the two alert level three dun po sa ating mga alert level system. Ang ibig po sabihin po nito, there will be an increase in the movement for people within the National Capital Region and all those moving in and out of the NCR. So as vaccination rates increase and measures are put into place to open the economy, ang napagusapan po dito yung ating safe transport and how it has become a key issue for many, many Filipinos all over the country. Ligtas po ba ang ating public transportation? Mayro po bang sapat na ventilation sa mga trend po natin? PNR, LRT, MRT. Ligtas po ba pagpag-travel po ba tayo domestically via plane? Paano naman po sa ating mga bar ko? Atsaka roll on and roll off po ng mga ferries? So if you want to get the answers straight from the most credible experts, please stay tuned. I'm Dr. Raymond Francis Sarmiento, director of the National Telehealth Center, National Institutes of Health University of Philippines, Manila. Always a pleasure to be with all of you during our regular Friday lunch date and always look forward to Fridays because I get to share my hosting duties with my partner and my beloved mentor po, our adjunct research faculty at the National Telehealth Center. Congratulations for being part of the National Palafor Technical Experts on climate change. Dr. Susie Pineda Mercado. Hi, Raymond. Good afternoon. Bagantang hapon po sa inyong lahat. Sanman kayo na ron, we hope you're doing well. And I think people are really looking forward to some ability to move around. So welcome news naman. Pero siguro, siyempre may kawantin ka ba rin ang mga iba na hindi naman pwede mongta sa isan lugar. Raymond nang walang transport, di ba? So alam natin itong medyog time na nakalak ng if you're at home, di ka lalabas, okay ka lang. Pero ngayon na pwede ng lumabas at nabubukas na, hindi naman, lahat ng tao may sariling sasak yan. So we really wanted to talk about transport during the pandemic and what we can all do. So ito naman ay, parang informational, we're going to listen to some experts. Pwede galing po na naman na ating mga experts. We have engineers. Sabi nga natin dito sa pandemya, lahat ng talino, lahat ng hosay ng Pilipino ay kailangan gamitin natin. So hindi lang po mga doctors, mga nurses, but we have some engineers who are going to talk today about how transport systems can be made safer. So we just like to welcome everyone and for those of you who are recovering from COVID, you are in our thoughts. For those of you who have relatives na family members or household members na nag-COVID, na nalalangin po tayo na lahat na mild lang po at hindi naman po magiging sanhay ng anon-anon trahedya. So matatapos nintayo dito, we will make it. Kaya natin to, the Philippines has gone through so many difficult things. We will get through this one also. So over to you Raymond. Thank you, Dr. Suzie. So just to put our discussion into context who are joining us for the first time, meron po tayong tinatawag na person on the street videos. We're in, we try to interview and get a sense po, a pulse on the street po kung ano po ang mga saloobin ng ating mga kababayan tungkol po sa ating naturan topic for today. It will be about travel during the time of COVID-19. Tatanongin po natin sila, sumasakay po ba kayo ng public transportation? Ano po ang inyong mga saloobin? Do you feel safe pag nanon po kayo? Ano po ang ginagawa ninyo para maging safe kayo when you travel? Kumusta ang travel po ninyo? Mamula province siya kung saan man po kayo magtatrabaho? Ano po ba yung mga napansin po ninyong health protocol? Sa susunod po ba ang ating minimum public health standard? So all of these will be what we will be witnessing po dito sa ating person on the street video care of TV UP. Yes po, sumasakaya ko sa public transport. Pag upunta ng grocery, isang tricycle o taxi ganyan, natay ko naling mag-gip. Nag-book sa grab dan mag-detrain or jeep or bosses. Kasi I feel safer one of course sa grab. Malik-transport ang loplano. Then after lang ang loplano, grab taxi yan. Hindi talaga siya safe. Kasi siyempre yung mga public transport natin parang isa sila sa mga affectado ng pandemi. So far naman I think wala naman, there are risks but as long as na susunod naman yung mga protocols kasi. Kasi nasa sarili mo nalang din na magingat ka ganyan. Kasi ang hirap talaga lalo na may mga iba pang variants ng COVID. Ako nagdodobol ng facemask ako. Tapos, facial chas ito yung film di ka nang mong kailangan may salamin ako. Pero more on double facemask. Before entering alcohol and then pag kapasok alcohol pa rin, I try not to like palipat-lipat ng upoan sa loob ng coach kasi para less contact dun sa kung ano mo yung na sa loob ng sasakiyan. Yung mga lugar na may equipment yung mga lugar na hindi, depende sa LTOs pero may mga lugar na kailangan mong quarantine na yung mga lugar na basta fully vaccinated ka mabilis yung pag-accept sa yun nung alam. Chargaw naman super organized na yung ano nila. Pagdating mo palang ng airport. Kasi nakarating ka, even before makarating ka ng Chargaw, ok na yung requirements nwoy. Ipa validate nalang nila. Pina ka magiging problem mo lang dun is pag naging positive yung result mo sa PCR or anti-gen. But all the other stuff wala naman ako na encounter na problem as in ano naman, smooth naman lahat. Sige nung hasel ng pag-aayos sa system kailangan nila ng aayos ng yung system. Umihahi ako, pero pinapalik ako kung kumpleto ako ng requirements. Kasi nga, hindi ako naka-register sa SPAS. Pero kumpleto yung requirements ko na nakatiklear sa SPAS, nga lang wala yung SPAS na uproof kasi nga yung system nila. Mabagal o sila. I think wala naman problem ngayon. If you wanna go out out of town or outside metro manila as long as you comply with the requirements and just an advice then not to mag-falsify nang documents. Kasi maraming rami ako na rinig na ganun. If you wanna go take a vacation, okay lang naman because it also helps kasi yung turismo dun sa lugar na pupuntahan. Thank you very much, TV. We always very refreshing to hear from our persons on the street, ordinary individuals how they are seeing the issues and the challenges of using transport in the time of pandemic. So, over to Raymond. Thank you, Dr. Susie. Maraming salamat nin po. So, TV UP. Kasi very, very interesting po that we're able to get a sense kung ano po yung mga nangyari on the ground po natin. I'm noticing that we are just numbering less than less than 820 right now. So we hope that a lot of you will still be able to join us lalo po yung mga nagsina po we believe there's 1500 ating registrants Dr. Susie. So at least sada makaproximate po natin yung Raymond parang mukang stuck uli sya kanina. So, I just notice it there's a time it doesn't move at all. But anyway whoever is here we are here for you. Yes. Ay pa daw lang kayo kahit isang lang kayo ay talaga na, no, no, we're gonna do our best to give you a very fruitful and productive two hours with us on stop COVID-19. That's correct. Go ahead Raymond. That's correct. And for those who yung pung ating mga kababayan sa farther north na nasalan tapo ng bagyo sana po, iingat po kayo and you are comfortable now and safe and hopefully you'll be able to still join us for today's webinar. As mentioned our webinar can accommodate up to a maximum of 3,000 participants. So please join us for you to be able to feel and experience the interactive program. We also would like to greet. Hello po dyan. Nakaway-kaway po sa ating mga nabawatch party. Nanonod po sa ating livestreaming sa YouTube at saka mga Facebook pages po natin ng University of Philippines, stop COVID deaths at saka ng TV UP po. For those who would want to participate we would like you to indicate kung sanman po kayo sa Zoom chat box o sa chat box po ng YouTube at saka sa Facebook po. We hope that you'll be able to invite all of your colleagues, your friends, your families po to be able to join us and those who are outside of the Zoom meron po tayo tiyatawag da www.menti.com meron po tayong code for today that is 8202-5659 So wag po kayong kakabahan na hindi po kayong mga kasale we will be flashing the fun quiz in a little bit and hopefully you'll be able to join us and for those who are asking certification of attendance will be given to those who have watched at least 50% of the webinar duration. Unti-unti pa rin po namin sinisen out yung pung mga certificates especially for those who have not received so please let us know by emailing stopcovidets at up.edu.ph only those who have watched at least 50% of the webinar duration will be receiving a copy of their electronic certificate. Hoy Raymond certificate ko pala yana. Yes that's you pero nakal- nakal- nickname So iingatan nyo po kung pano nyo po siya register kasi yun po ang mga appear sa inyong electronic certificate. Just to complete the picture Dr. Susie those who are joining us mayro po tayong standard panel discussion format. We have a main speaker for today very rare that we could get even a message if that's even possible from from a cabinet secretary. So we are very thankful for that time given to us and then we will be hearing a few more talks from our other expert panilis which we have invited for today and that will be followed by a Q&A session wherein we will be entertaining questions from everyone. So kung may kung sa ating nasa zoom po kung may makita po kayong window or notification po na magpapapout na nagsasabi if you would like to open up your video and audio we hope you'll be able to accept our invitation kasi yun po yung invitation para po kayo yung makapagtanong live sa ating mga panilis for today's webinar. Over to you Dr. Susie. There's still a summer asking again for the mentee. Oh okay at TVUP may we have that flash again on the screen na code for mentee.com medyo mabilis po atan ating na if flash but anyway if you open your browser you type in www.mentee.com and use the code 82025659 that's 82025659 to be able to participate in our fun quiz yun dito po sa mga nasa zoom you'll be able to join us dahil mayro po tayong zoom poll na lalabas din po so either way hindi sir lang ako ng kontin next week ang format natin uro tayong mentimeter na poll at meron tayong prices sinabuna kita rin mo may mga prices tayo so I will tell you next what the topic is next week but don't miss it kasi our format will be a little different we will have the audience getting a lot of mentimeter and polls so abangan nyo po yun next week limon go ahead we try to bring as mentioned by Dr. Susie we try to bring a little bit more interactiveness dito po sa ating webinar so next week abangan nyo po ang ming bagong pakolok for the Stop Covenants Webinar Series but for today as mentioned I'd like to welcome each and every one of you for those who have really talagang inaabangan po itong webinar topic na ito marami po sa ating comments at sa suggestions and feedback po kailan po ba kayo magkatalakay ng topic on traveling during the time of COVID people continue to look forward to traveling just for work given na po yan but those who are asking for least sure their family your family members their relatives, their friends coming in from other parts of the country coming in from outside of the Philippines traveling abroad to other countries ano po ba ang current mga policiya ano po ba mga kailang requirements na paghandaan para po hindi po ang pagkita ko po ng mga beach at mountain sa mga videos sa ating virtual backgrounds so that's something that a lot of us have indicated kailang po ba ako pwede mag-travel po especially will this be another ondas, will this be another Christmas na hindi po ako makapiling ng mga mahal sa buhay the delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 has made us a bit more cautious in terms of how we interact with others ano po ba ang mga available na space na pwede po natin galawan especially if it's an enclosed space na loob na mga sinahan na magbubukas na po when the alert level de-escalates from 4 to 3 starting tomorrow in the National Capital Region dahil po sa mga enclosed spaces lalo po kung mahina po di magandang ventilation hindi po subuso sa public health standards this is transmission might be enhanced for the most part Filipinos try our best to avoid crowded enclosed spaces open windows of our homes but how do we get really from one place to another safely especially for those who do not own any private vehicles ano po ba ang precautions that we should take to stay safe while traveling when moving from one province to another I'm pretty sure a large number of our audience have traveled from one province to another hinanapan po ba kayo na mga espas na tinatawa, hinanapan po ba kayo na mga baranggay clearance at kung ano-ano po mga requirements so all of these things hopefully will be discussed by our esteemed panel of experts as we move on towards a sense of what we should expect in the coming months especially since mag-open up na po ang ating well, holiday season hopefully that's something that we should be able to prepare for with minimum public health standards in mind mo so that we won't be able to transmit the virus so much so with that will we hope that you'll be able to participate dito na sa ating next section which is our fun quiz both sa zoom and sa mentimeter we hope to flash that on the screen right now TVUP, there we go paano po ang samay mentimeter we have two questions those two, ayun bago na naman okay two questions for today the very first question reads may plan po ba kayong magbiahe pas ko straight forward question yes or no, medyo hatipo tayo dito 50 plus percent ang sa no may sa yes, ay medyo nagbabalik-balik taran po siya we hope you'll be able to participate po both on the zoom and the menti kung sino po yung mga sumasale sana po mas marabi pa po ang sumale I'm seeing less than 300 po sa zoom na sumasale po sa ating fun quiz for our second question number two ano po ba ang mga paganda na gagawin po ninyo bago kayo bumiahe ang nakalagay po dito multiple choice sa, ang lalagay po dito rtpcr test antigen testing may dala po ba kayong vaccination card nagbabakun na naku kayo wearing of mask and shield no ba indicating your answers luwag pasaputayon ng 400 hopefully mas marabi pa po ang umaten just like to greet those who are joining us from the LORMA Medical Centers and Fernando Launyan from SBMA, olong kapos ang bales ang guni ang panelawigan ng iluilo the Department of Health, CHD Northern Mindanao in Masamis Oriental, in Kagayan Dioro Madrid, RHU, Surgao Del Sur Field Health Regional Office in the Bangsamoro Regional of Muslim Mindanao in Marawi City Internationally, we are also being viewed and watched and joined po by our friends and colleagues from the Universitas Indonesia in Jakarta Nguyen Thai Hock Poly Clinic in Vietnam Chunin Hospital in Taipei, Taiwan Rejang Medical Center in Sibu, Malaysia University of Haile Saudi Arabia, UNICI, Alive University of Lida to Algeria Colibee, New South Wales in Australia Scotland Maraming-maraming, salamat po we will not be turning off our fun quiz as we move on to our webinar proper Over to you, Dr. Susi Thank you very much Raymond and thank you everyone for participating in the Mentimeter and the poll and as I said, next week we will do the Mentimeter and the poll and VP Nenny said that you will win Raymond, you will win at the prices But we are just happy because we know we are not doing it but at least we can learn and have fun at the same time We have an excellent lineup of speakers you are truly familiar with them and we are also thankful that we have started our tourism although because of her busy schedule she couldn't join us in her presentation para mapaliwanag ang ginagawa ng department of tourism sa safety for travel So our guest is graduate of economics from the University of the Philippines undergraduate master siya po ay naglingkod sa presidential management staff siya po ay naging under secretary of agriculture siya po naging naglingkod sa ating pamahalaan siya po ay ngayon ating kalingin ng tourism So I am very pleased to start or welcome the presentation of Dr. Secretary Bernadette Romolo Puyat eto po yung kanyang presentation U.P. Vice President for Public Affairs Mam Elena Purnia U.P. Assistant Vice President Maria Angelica Abad U.P. Manila Chancellor Carmencita Padilla Special Envoy of the President for Global Health Initiatives Dr. Susan Pineda Mercado TV U.P. Executive Director Grace Javier Alfonso U.P. National Telehealth Center Director Dr. Raymond Francis Cermento Good day everyone This is Bernadette Romolo Puyat of the Department of Tourism It is an honor and privilege to be invited by my beloved alma mater to speak at this Stop COVID Deaths webinar. I am both humbled and grateful for the opportunity to address today's topic, travel in the time of COVID-19. Through today's talk I hope to convey our position that travel and tourism can still be safe and fun even during the pandemic and that as a major pillar of the Philippine economy and a provider of millions of jobs we must continue to find ways for tourism operations to resume across the country. One recent positive development on this front is the government's new alert system for NCR which replaces the previous community quarantine classification system under alert levels 1-4 in the new and simpler system. Residents aged 18-65 can now do interzonal travel. This means that eligible members of families are now allowed to travel to local destinations that have reopened. We welcome the opportunities that this new scheme allows for tourism especially on traveling to areas with ample outdoor space, fresh air and minimal crowds. The best way to restore confidence and inspire travel is to ensure that those who work in the tourism sector especially those in the front lines of the industry are fully vaccinated. The Department of Tourism has been ramping up its effort to vaccinate A1 and A4 tourism workers particularly in the major tourism destinations in NCR 99% of our tourism workers employed in hotels across Metro Manila have been vaccinated. All in all tourism workers in NCR including those in DOT accredited restaurants recorded a 98.31% vaccination rate. Nationwide 55.31% of our active tourism workers in the A1 and A4 groups have been vaccinated as of October 1st 2021. Simultaneous to reaching the 100% vaccination rate amongst tourism workers we have also put great attention to building other domestic tourism initiatives that would hasten the recovery of the industry. One of the key actions undertaken by our regional office is to recalibrate our current offerings and create new products and tourism circuits. Beginning in 2020 44 tourism circuits around the country have been validated from food crawls and bike trails to heritage tours and historical caravans. 71 more circuits are now in the pipeline for development. An example of a new product development that accommodates the needs of tourists today is the recently launched wellness workcation program which caters to the work from anywhere crowd looking to add some nature and wellness to balance out their lives. Initial destinations for this program are Tagaytay, Batangas, and Barakay. I know that some of you here or at least someone you know has already tried this to cure cabin fever and improve mental health. In the promotion of safe tourism the DOT has issued about 50 guidelines in the operations of tourism related enterprises under various levels of community quarantine restrictions. Since only DOT accredited facilities are allowed to operate or reopen, we have seen a rise in accreditation applications since the pandemic began. From 9,442 accredited tourism enterprises in 2019 there are now 11,557 accredited facilities across the country which is a 22.4% increase. By having DOT accreditation enterprises indicate that they comply with safety standards racing consumer or traveler confidence in the process. Another way for establishments to show that they have met global health and safety standards is through the use of the World Travel and Tourism Council's Safe Travel Stamp. In September 2020, the Philippines became the 100th destination awarded at the World Travel and Tourism Council's Safe Travel Stamp. We were given the role of being a safe travels ambassador to our stakeholders advocating for the use of this stamp to rebuild confidence among travelers. Eligible businesses and destinations will be able to use the stamp once health and hygiene protocols outlined by the WTTC have been implemented. As of October 1st, 2021, the Department of Tourism has issued the stamp to three destinations, namely Baguio City, Boracay Island and Locos Norte and 216 accredited accommodation establishments around the country with the most number of recipients found in the central Visayas region. Due to the unpredictability of the virus and its mutations, the recovery of the industry has been subject to many stops and starts. However, on a positive note as of October 3, 2021, 46,380,040 doses have been injected across the country where more than 21 million Filipinos are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19. In the national capital region, 75.7% are now fully vaccinated and cases have substantially gone down since the last surge in September. To keep this precious momentum going, we will continue our push for vaccination, the promotion of safe domestic travels and the development of tourism products and circuits that reflect the changing preferences of the new normal traveler. COVID-19 has been a particularly tough adversary. But we now understand it much better than when it first emerged in our promising medical breakthroughs coming to light. We are becoming better equipped to deal with COVID and hopefully one day soon eliminated altogether. While it's still around, let's all do our part to stay safe but just as important, let's not forget that we can still have some fun and travel to our reopen destinations for as long as we follow the prescribed health and safety protocols. Of course, it would be very much appreciated if you are fully vaccinated first to protect not only yourself but the others that you may come in contact with as well. My deepest thanks again to the office of the Vice President for Public Affairs Mameni, TVUP and the National Telehealth Center of the University of the Philippines for providing us with this platform to express how safe and responsible tourism can help stop COVID-19 deaths and contribute meaningfully to our national recovery. Thank you very much and mabuhay po kayo yag. Thank you very much. That was Secretary Berna Romulo Kuyat. I think one of the bright spots in this pandemic is having her leading this department and truly sa bingay niya, taking a trip and being outdoors is a way of taking care of your mental health and I think for our frontliners out there I know you do need that break and it's very good to hear that the Department of Tourism is doing its best to make it possible. Okay, over to you Raymond for our next speaker. Okay, thank you so much Secretary Berna. As I mentioned po, it's that always that we are able to get a message let alone the tourism secretary po. So thank you, thank you po talaga for giving us the time and for really providing us with an overview of the work that's been done by the tourism department especially since we understand very, very hectic po ang inyong schedule. Thank you for letting us know the different measures being taken to protect our tourism industry po. So our next speaker will be sharing his insights on interzonal travel sa ating mga destinations. It really is a pleasure to have with us today and belated happy birthday pala na ngayong ko lang na laman nabanggit po sa akin kahapun pala ang birthday niya. Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs and Professor at the UP Asian Institute of Tourism at the University of Philippines Assistant Vice President Richard Gonzalo. AVP Richard. Paraming salamat Raymond. Paraming salamat Raymond. Nabanggit lang sa akin sa happy birthday. Salamat, salamat. So nabigyan po tayo ni Secretary Berna ng Milestones ng ating national government and the Department of Tourism kung ano nga ba yung mga measures in order to ensure safe travel in the time of COVID-19. Pero mahalaga pa rin na kailangan nating mag leverage sa mga initiatives na po and translate this on the ground so that we can ensure safe travel at different levels. So I'll be presenting my thoughts naman on how can we translate yung mga milestones ng DOT para po safe po tayo magapag-travel sa mga interzonal areas in the time of COVID-19. So I'll just share my screen. Okay, so how do we now ensure safe travel in the time of COVID-19? A disaster risk reduction perspective. Okay, during the pandemic there's always a notion that traveling during the COVID-19 is a formula for disaster but we have to understand that while there are losses that can be triggered or that can result from traveling outside your useful environment there are actually opportunities to travel safely. Okay, so we have to understand this from the point of view of a disaster. We can actually travel by addressing some of the components of disaster risk to reduce it to a level to ensure safe travel in our destination. Just to give you an overview, okay, there are ways to make traveling safe or tourism safe if we are able to reduce the COVID-19-related disaster risk at manageable levels. There's a chance na meron parin mga losses pero we can reduce it at a level to ensure safe travel for the general population and we can do this by looking at the components of disaster risk. Ngayon kasi ang COVID-19 illnesses are actually exposed na po tayo lahat. So what we can do is to address yung other two components exposure and vulnerability. By reducing these two components we can address disaster risk but in the case of tourism we have to understand that addressing these two components will involve the responsibility or actions from our destination community that involves our tourism enterprises our transportation sector and our tourists, yung atima travelers who travel to these specific areas. Meron po responsibility ang bawat isa to ensure safety in this time of the pandemic. So I'll be focusing on the two components of disaster risk which are associated with situations where individuals are exposed with COVID-19 and which are exacerbated when the tourists and the tourism workers are vulnerable to the effects of COVID-19. Let's look at how can we manage exposure in this particular situation. Let's distinguish mo na yung concept ng travel kasi lagi natin sinasabi parepareho lang yung travel. Travel is a generic term or a broader term to refer to the movement between geographic locations for any other purpose. Pero if you contextualize this in tourism, medyo iba po yung dating po nito because when you go out in a particular tourism site medyo mayrom unfamiliarity, iba ang drivers natin for going to a tourism site and basically we're expecting certain surprises to happen. So if you visualize tourism, usually tiniting natin ang home at at the tourism site natin. But to a tourism professional, tiniting natin yung iba-ibang components. Yes, you're going to go take a transportation going to your site pero you have to stay in a hotel or any accommodation facility then. You do your activities at the tourism site, you go shopping and eventually come back home. Ito yung major elements that make up tourism travel in almost all areas. At kumpapansin natin, andaming points of contact which makes tourism itself inherently risky. But it doesn't mean na wala tayong magagawa when it comes to reducing the exposure. We have to understand yung nature and exposure first. These multiple points of contacts are actually what characterizes tourism. So we may regulate the activity that we have when going to school, yung travel natin to the market. Pero when it comes to tourism, it's inherent in this particular behavior na kailangan marami kang points of contact. You go to the restaurant, you go to the airport or bus terminal, you stay in a hotel, you go to a site, kailangan kasamba yan lahat because that's what characterizes tourism. Pero ito din yung mga multiple to our economy and to people involved in tourism. Tourism activates the different economic sectors. Actually before the pandemic ang laki ng contribution ng sector na ito, 13% of employment generated are from the tourism sector and it actually contributed about 12.7% of the total Philippine output. Kaya mahalaga po na i-activate po yung sector na ito, kasi this means merong po yung jobs ang maraming tao when we activate tourism. Also the points of contact make tourism happen. The elements facilitate movement and at the same time ito din yung valued by our travelers. The social interactions nabangit nga ni Sakatari Berna kanina are the venues that make travel fulfilling for the individuals. These are venues for exploration, creating memories for personal growth and even building relationships. So inherent talaga yung points of contact. So given this, risky talaga ang tourism. At the same time, dahil sa behavior ng tourist, nakakaron tayo ng mini-yet meaningful encounters. We have to recognize this if we want to understand our sources of exposure and how can we reduce the disaster risk to make traveling safer. Because of these surprising encounters, valuable na ang tourism pero it becomes very risky. But how can we manage our exposure? Essentially, there are some points that we can do at the moment now. Reducing the number of guests in a particular area, incorporating physical distancing and health protocols in operations, preferring or suggesting outdoor locations are actually good practices to minimize our exposure. Pero kung hindi naman tayo makapunta sa labas, installing engineering interventions such as glass walls and increasing ventilation are actually good measures. Limiting entry to high-risk destinations are actually based to reduce exposure. As long as the responsibility of the destination or the location that we are heading, there is really responsibility for the tourist. Checking in to accredited establishment accommodation facilities are actually ways to ensure that we minimize our exposure of serving physical distancing and even in curfew hours and even the capacity limits can reduce our exposure to protect ourselves and to protect our tourism workers. But this doesn't address the entire menu of activities that is being offered by tourism. We have to recognize all unaccounted exposure areas and that can be done and by doing so we can actually establish control over these particular areas. So these are some of the activities sa ginagawa po on the ground. I've been working with some of our local government units during the pandemic kung paano ba nilang mamamanage ang kanila exposure in this time of the pandemic. Opening sites at the local sector are just one way. Pero we have to communicate ang information na to our tourists kasi we want to set certain expectations. On the part of the tourists we have to verify your itineraries, check mechanisms to manage exposure and make advance payments to limit our encounters. Sabihin natin you are able to manage our exposure. Pero an diyan pa rin sa COVID-19. So with this, we have to understand ang tourist and tourism workers are vulnerable when we still travel. We can protect ourselves or reduce our vulnerability through vaccination. But we have to understand sa laki ng tourism and sa dami ng points of contact itong vaccination must also cover other areas that make tourism valuable. So nabangiku kanina we also need to consider other areas yung mga mini yet meaningful encounters because this is what makes tourism valuable to the economy and to the person traveling. So what can we do? We can reduce vulnerability. Vaccination is actually one way. But we have to consider that vaccination should be for the tourism workers and for those related to tourism sectors. Setting protocols, respond to COVID-19 symptoms are actually ways to reduce our vulnerability. On the part of the tourists completing your schedule, vaccination is actually one way to reduce your vulnerability and taking precautions are actually good ways to ensure that you reduce your disaster risk and can travel safely. But is vaccination and the COVID-19 protocols enough? We have to understand na medyo malaki yung situation natin when it comes to COVID-19. There are two scenarios na pwede natin makita from severe COVID-19 illness. We can recover from it or pwede makaronan loss of life. In disaster risk reduction we set the scenarios because it helps us plan. The first scenario will definitely lead to loss of life and merong kang mga repercussions such as loss of livelihood, emotional distress and even poverty especially if the household affected is dependent on tourism. But kahit na meron tayong recovery there are still other aspects such as depleted savings, emotional distress and even the reduced livelihood opportunities. These are key components when trying to address our vulnerability kasi ang vulnerability natin hindi lang doon sa time na nagkaroon tayong ng COVID-19. That being said, setting contingency actions when tourism worker contracts COVID-19 such as having insurance, investing on wellness, a treatment plan, emergency budget, alternative livelihood programs and even other rehabilitation recovery actions can help reduce our vulnerability. On the part of the tourist it's important to set plans and the budget in case you encounter COVID-19 in your destination. Knowing what to do, where to go and setting contingency budgets based on alternative plans can help if you contract COVID-19 in the destination. But since tourists have to go home you also need to have set plans in case you show symptoms when you arrive home. Madalas na kakalimutan po natin because when you talk about tourism kailangan bumalik sa bahay or useful environment ang ating mga turista. That being said, is it safe to travel in the time of COVID-19? Well, meron tayo mga gawa to make tourism safe in the time of COVID-19 and the safety of tourist and tourism workers can be insured if COVID-19 disaster risk is reduced to manageable levels. Yung pinapakita ko kung mga photos po siyaming ayan. These are just some of the shots na kinuhako po when I traveled in this time of the pandemic and these are actually our pictures on the ground na pwede po natin may enjoy and we can actually go to these particular places if we practice the safe protocols and basically address our exposure and our vulnerability. Take note that to ensure safety in this particular period there are destination community actions and tourist actions. Dalo po dapat ang natatrabaho po dito the destination and the tourist. We can focus on reducing our exposure at multiple points which characterizes tourism and introducing mechanisms on the surprise components na nakita natin. We can actually reduce our vulnerability for vaccination and other protocols in case we fall seriously ill. Pero we also need to make provisions in case we go through the COVID-19 experience to reduce our vulnerability and make sure that we recover and have this make sure that we are actually making the most of our travel in this time of the pandemic. So these are just some of my thoughts when it comes to ensuring safe travel in the COVID-19. Marami pa po tayong mga pwede idagdag po dito, but this framework actually helps us to make traveling in this period more safe and more fulfilling. Thank you very much. That's Dr. Professor Richard Gonzalo, Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs of the UP Asian Institute of Tourism. Maraming salamat. I think I was great to look at a disaster risk reduction perspective and to talk about vulnerability not just of individuals but of active places. So we're going to have another speaker and as I promised we have an engineer who was with us before who talked about disability. So kilalan nyo po siya. Siya po, I associate dean for research of the UP College of Engineering in UP Diliman and we are delighted to have back with us in the webinar. Engineer Gerald Jodinoga or happy, engineer happy. Engineer happy, welcome to the webinar. Hello, good afternoon and thank you for inviting me back. It's great seeing everybody again. I'll admit that for this particular topic, I feel a bit unprepared because I have not been able to travel myself during the pandemic for the past two years. But I would like to support what Secretary Ronald LuPuyot said about how tourism is gradually becoming safer to do despite of the pandemic. I actually have a sister who has been working in the tourism industry for three decades and she has been traveling both locally and internationally and she can attest about strict health protocols that they are implementing. The Department of Tourism accredited establishments that help reassure tourists that if the safety guidelines are followed we can still go out and see the beauty of this country. Now, given that my role here today is to react as an engineer. It begs the question are modes of travel around the Philippines safe? This includes travel by air, by boat, train, bus, shuttle vans, jeepneys, and tricycles. In our travel itineraries, we have to be conscious about all of the modes of transport that we will take and let's not also forget about the piers, the stations and the airports where we congregate before embarking on our journey. Professor Richard mentioned a while ago about the different points of exposure. These all have to be factored in. Most of us are just concerned maybe of one major transportation mode going to whatever resort we may be going to but then we forget that we might be hopping on tricycle, going via jeep and then taking a bus or whatever and these all are points of vulnerability at transportation. So with so many modes of transportation and infrastructure that one may go through and the limited time that we have today I would like to jump to the basic guidelines that will reduce the risk of infection during travel and these are, no surprise actually, mask discipline and personal hygiene. Keep your masks on and sanitize yourself as often as possible at your hands, avoid touching your face Social distancing, we all know that one meter apart at the very least some are actually saying two meters the most that you can get away from other passengers in the mode of transport Regular disinfection, now this one is actually more for travel operators where they have to disinfect the vehicles the services, the seats the arm rest and lastly thorough reporting of health status and vaccination. Now these four measures might already seem commonplace wherever we go our homes, going out to the office but their strict implementation is much more critical when we find ourselves enclosed in a vehicle for hours at a time with complete strangers. So by all accounts this is considered as close contact already as tourists do not compromise your safety if you're about to hop onto a bus or a van or any mode of transport where you see those protocols being ignored it's your own health at risk here On the other hand travelers as Professor Richard also mentioned may also be more responsible and accountable in following the protocols including getting properly tested I repeat travelers must be more responsible and accountable in following the protocols including getting properly tested for the travel operators on the other hand it is not just theirs but everybody's interest to implement protocols. Make sure that your vehicles are in good condition proper ventilation properly disinfected and when you take on the passengers those tourists you check their data the vaccination cards if they're implementing the mask disciplines if everything is sanitized you can even provide them face masks the good ones if it means everybody is safe during their travels because after all the infection risk in transportation comes from the people not from the vehicles now that is why I categorize those four health protocols as human factors for the vehicles themselves let me comment about certain modes of transportation specifically for those with higher passenger densities mini mga sik-sik or more passengers in one vehicle and many will always be asking about air travel and I can cite several studies from Boeing, from Harvard even from the airline operators themselves that air travel is low risk now the air handling systems on large airplanes and I mean large airplanes the ones for example that are handling internationally or the ones for example the 6-seaters in one row at least at the very least they already have HEPA filters they have huge volumes of ventilation that are up to even twice greater than those of hospitals and they have individualized air flows those ones coming from the top that avoid cross-contamination where the air goes from the top and then exhausted downwards where you see the exhaust or the ventilations suck in the dirty air so that is what makes airline travel actually relatively low risk however there is this caveat these same studies say that the lower risk assessment was still based on compliance with the four human factor protocols mentioned failure to comply by both the traveler and the airline operator leads to potential infection so these studies also warned against common passenger behavior that tend to start these protocols such as rush at the end of the flight we tend to rush and crowd and get our baggage so that we can deplane we have to resist that baggage other studies also suggest which I concur that airline operators might want to consider minimizing or alternating the in-flight meal schedules because passengers have to take off of their masks when they eat which of course increases the risk to their adjacent passengers most of the studies that I have seen showed that when there were intermingling of passengers with their masks off and there were unreported COVID positive passengers that was when the several people on the same flight got infected however on the cases where proper discipline was proper protocols were followed out of almost 4,000 passengers in for that particular airline study they only had maybe one passenger that came out positive in their study so this is a relatively very low risk now for sea travel on the other hand we have big boats, small boats we have the banka for island travelers transfers that have good natural ventilation so inherently those are okay and there's also less crowding and we're normally with people that we already know because those transfers are for small groups normally so the risk is very low however we have big passenger boats those let's say the ferries that go from inter islands the big passenger boats on the other hand those do not as airlines do in fact the ventilation might actually be quite poor in certain areas of the ship or certain cabin accommodations so given that you are in that ship for a much longer trip time compared to airlines to go let's say from Lausanne to Mindana it'll take 2.5 days versus hours in a plane also those ships have poor ventilation systems and the inherent difficulty for the operators to frequently and thoroughly disinfect the surfaces of the entire ship it for me is the least desired mode of travel during the pandemic if one has to travel via ship avoid crowded areas stay in your room and use natural ventilation as much as possible now for road transport I want to talk about buses and shuttle vans they also do not have rigorous air filter systems as airlines however according to the department of transportation if the distance seating protocols are aerobaid as well as mask discipline the infection risk when traveling by bus or van is reduced the DOTR also specifies that passengers must be at least one seat apart or 50% capacity in buses and have waterproof barriers between them we also see those in GPS there are standard guidelines already by the DOTR not just for tourism but actually for general travel so as long as certain vehicles and travel routes are approved by the DOTR then we can say that they have well the risk is reduced significantly but for me as an additional safety tip for air conditioned vehicles since in buses the conditioned air in most road transport actually is not filtered properly travelers should avoid avoiding the last coming from the air vents from the air con to their faces directed somewhere else because it's not that clean face shields would come in handy at this point and for the transport operators I would recommend that in addition to the DOTR mandated non-recirculated mode of their existing air conditioners in most buses and vans and cars actually there's this little switch there where you allow outdoor air to come in for ventilation but the actual flow rate is not significant it provides very little actual ventilation compared to the health standards so I would actually suggest that transport operators particularly for the tourism they adopt active ventilation devices in their vehicles to further reduce their risk so these are exhaust fans or either exhaust fans or intake fans or preferably both and as a battery assurance also for the passengers they may also put individual HEPA filtration units at the back rest facing the passengers and this would this is a big improvement over the existing protocols now for the other modes of transportation in general the passenger densities are a lot less for example tricycles motorcycles so you only see maybe up to three to maybe five at a time maybe for the really speeding ones but we have to take note that those traditional squeezing in can't no more even though the passenger densities are a lot less and the associated distance travel and exposure times are also less the risk is there for less as well so jeepneys and tricycles I prefer to travel in them compared to enclosed vehicles the risk is there for manageable as long as again no crowding and the mask discipline is enforced so mostly human factors again now so in closing referring to what secretary romulapuyat said there are more and more DOT accredited facilities these include tour operators which also manage the tour transportation we have our airlines that are DOT accredited and the recognized hotels can also provide and transfer services from the airport back and forth so availability of safe transportation is there we just have to be aware of what those are and we'll go back to the human factors again so as tourists if we stick to the DOT accredited establishments your travels will be safer so thank you very much have a good day thank you so much doctor happy very important po talaga from an engineering perspective and the importance with regards to ventilation when you are traveling thank you there are a few questions that may be the best person to answer maya sa qna engineer happy thank you so much for our next speaker but not the least for our excellent panel she will be providing a perspective from the travel industry we have invited the spokesperson of the philippine airlines michelo villaluna chelo this is a good interview we are honored to be here today to respond to the things articulated by very tourists and to tell me first of all I would like to thank Dr. Niel for inviting me and of course it is to see Dr. Perna, Director Alfonso and thank you very much also of course to Dr. Susy Pineda Mercado and of course the Raymond and my fellow speakers Professor Gonzalo and engineer Denoga I would like to respond to the most significant point that Dr. Romulo she mentioned that the travel and tourism sector must demonstrate to its stakeholders that health and safety protocols are in place because there is nothing better than walking the talk or monitoring exactly what your stakeholders the flying public and the tourism stakeholders would like to see in philippine airlines re-echo what engineer Denoga mentioned and I'm glad he did mention it all our flights how would we call a health filtration system our modern buses our Boeing 777s our A350s our late model A330s et cetera are all equipped with a health filtration system even before the pandemic now what are health filters they are called high efficiency it's a high efficiency filtration system what does it do it eliminates bacteria and viruses with 99.9% efficacy so that is correct the direction of the air flow from above downwards towards the passenger then it goes back to the filtration system and it comes out again fresh air comes out again to do the process of eradicating bacteria and viruses number two all our cabin crew since last year have stopped wearing the cabin crew uniform but they are wearing full PPEs these are full personal protective equipment they also wear face masks and face shields and you are right engineer Denoga we have a simplified food service to minimize contact with the passengers without sacrificing safety at service now what does this mean if you are a business class passenger don't you notice we give you the appetizer the appetitif, the main course your coffee and drink after so it is one by one now it is the same as economy class service everything is on a tray to you and then the cabin attendant leaves and returns later on to pick up your food this is a simplified we share that vaccination program and the implementation of the vaccination program is a number one priority of the Lushitan group of companies in fact we are happy to report that out of the 4600 plus employees of Philippine Airlines and the Lushitan group 95% have already been vaccinated no less in our chairman Dr. Lushitan has been spearheading vaccination efforts to ensure that all the companies the group are vaccinated and we have ordered Moderna and AstraZeneca for the employees that is spearheaded by the LTG committee and next I would like to stress that aside from demonstrating health and safety protocols Philippine Airlines has been a partner of the Philippine Government when it comes to ramping up vaccination efforts in fact we have transported 29 million vaccine doses to date from China transporting them to Manila these are the vaccination flights these are charter flights coordinated and arranged by the Philippine Government this is part of our contribution to the Philippines and to the country's vaccination program from Manila we also transport the vaccines to different parts of the Philippines Visayas and Mindanao and to date we have transported more than 15 million vaccines to different parts of the country number two we know that there are a lot of stranded country abroad even up to this date because of the limitation in flights so since 2020 up to the present we have been working hand in hand with the Philippine Government for the repatriation efforts to ensure that our Kababayans reach the Philippines to make sure that foreign nationals stranded in Manila will be able to go back to their home countries so these are but a few of our initiatives that I wish to share and I look forward to answering your questions a little later on we know that a lot of questions about what are the newest travel protocols both domestically and internationally the IATF has released the latest resolution which states that if you are arriving from a green country and you are fully vaccinated all you have to do is present your vaccination card present your negative RT-PCR test taken 72 hours before your flight to Manila you have to present that to the check encounter of our foreign station and now you arrive in Manila and you may not have to go through the quarantine period now if you are from a green and old country but you are not vaccinated partially vaccinated then you will have to go through several days of quarantine in Manila and continue on to your quarantine at home until a certain day okay so this can be articulated in the latest IATF resolution I would also like inform you that we are very happy with the latest objectives of various domestic destinations because they have announced the easing of travel restrictions for example, Governor Gwen Garcia has announced that Cebu province when I say about Cebu province I'm not including Cebu city all cities outside Cebu city okay that makes up Cebu province do not any more require passengers traveling into these areas to tent or antigen test results passengers may simply present your vaccination cards but of course if you are traveling directly to Cebu city to La Culapa city where Maktan island is you have to present a medical certificate so that is those are the nuances there are also other cities that do not any more require they require vaccination cards in view of RTPCR tests what are these cities? Kagayan de auto city Butuan and of course Pagadian and then we also have some nuances like province of Negros Oriental where Dumagete is they still require passengers to present the vaccination card plus an antigen test result so although the protocols have eased there are still one says across all LGUs so this is a step in the right direction but of course the airline industry with list is for all LGUs to ease restrictions and have uniform requirements of course Professor Gonzalo enjirtenoga also mentioned the S pass that is the safe travel pass it serves as a contact tracing mechanism so if anything happens to you they can trace because so this ovation has evolved very quickly when the COVID-19 quarantine period started on March 16th year 2020 the IATF has not yet been formed because of that there has been a challenge in determining what stranded foreign pastures should do to get out of their islands their cities their towns like that and how do they collect to areas where flights are operating so very quickly we can if I recall the role of the local government units are very important now what was the role of the local government unit then the role of the local government is for the medical certificates of outgoing passengers who are stranded the role also of the city tourism councils like letters authorizing or requesting checkpoints to accept and let passengers with connecting flights in other cities to pass through but then the situation has evolved because this administration has related the interagency pass force so that is an interagency pass force on the national level that is an interagency pass force on the regional level so there has been now an implementation of these protocols so in closing I would like to announce and share with all our passengers that to all of you out there who are traveling please do visit our website it is www.philippineairline.com you can easily find out the latest travel protocols in any international or domestic destination because these places are listed so what you have to do is click that bottom when you look for the name of your destination and you will know the arrival and departure protocols on that note I am ready to answer your questions and to all of you listening it is lunchtime so I hope that you can digest the food and digest the information we are sharing with you thank you very much thank you very much that's Shalo Villaluna for a great presentation it is very clear and you can see in the chat box a lot of people want to travel ready inip na inip na sabiq na sabiq na ating mga frontliner makapagpahingan ng kont so it's very reassuring to hear all of these things that are going on and to be able to visit the website I think that's a great way to end your presentation it's really like where can you go for information so at this point we'd like to call in everyone who is here with us Professor Richard Gonzalo Engineer Happy Danoga and Shalo to open your cameras and your mics and meanwhile we are going to have a public service announcement from TVUP bayad po gawad po mga bayad po anak tabi mo na yan para masuklian ko ang mga sakripisiyo na sanatawmbayan makabigay po kayo naikita ko ang mahal na mahal ninyo ang inyong pamilya kaya nag-alala na ako paano ba matapos ng pandemiyang to para matapos umpisahan na ninyo magpabakuna na kayo magpapabakuna ko okay thank you so much TVUP the Covid Communication Public Service Announcement it's one of the many outputs of the UP Research Entitled Communicating COVID-19 in post quarantine Philippines it's headed by our UP Vice President for Public Affairs Dr. Neni Purnia and funded by the DO-STP-CHRD and the Department of Health through its AHEAD HSPR project Dr. Susie nga talagang bakuna pare na no really we really have to continue to encourage lalo na yung mga seniors natin to be vaccinated yung parin ang panlaban natin so we will continue to play these little reminders thank you so much TVUP for that and we just have to keep at it kaya yung mapapagod kaya yung magsasawa sa kapalala sa mga kasamahan natin pag may pagkakatawang magpabakuna na sila ano I think we are going to pick up some questions from the audience but let me start by asking this question so right now we are about to open up so I think the question is if this situation continues and we have to continue to be very cautious COVID-19. What would be the more sort of, I would like to say parang permanent, what would be the measures that we have to take that really changes the way we travel? Kasi ano, parang ako from a public health point of view, I don't see the virus eliminated. Not in the near future. There's only been one virus that's been eliminated completely in that smallpox. Out of the hundreds of billions of viruses on earth, only smallpox has been eradicated. All you has been eliminated and eradicated to a certain extent, although nandiyan pa rin yung polivirus na. So, what's the kind of major shift that you're seeing that should happen? If, let's say for the next four or five years, we will still have to be living with COVID. So, I don't know, maybe I'll start with Richard. Thanks Suzy. Actually, from my experience with working sa mga LGUs natin, itong COVID na ito shifted yung kanilang perspective on how can they ensure yung sustainability ng kanilang destinations and yung sustainability ng kanilang operations na activity has something to do with protecting yung health ng mga tourism workers nila. Having said that, mayong mga LGUs pa rin po continue to, kailangan bumalik tayo doon sa usual activities natin. Pero hindi na mangyari ngayon because ilan sa mga sectors natin, nagbabago natin, they already adopted the technologies, they already adopted processes. So itong mga models sa toh are becoming the norm when it comes to transforming our activities. Having said that, we're expecting a change in the product portfolio as far as tourism is concerned. Mangyari ngayon, longer stays, hopefully. Pero people will be more, timitig na nila, paano nga ba may ensure ngayon yung safety nila when they go to a particular place and ano ngayon yung mga product offerings on the ground where actually pwede ka mga kuha ng more value even with lower number of guests. Mas consistent ito. You have lower number of guests that reduces yung exposure, pero yung value is still the same. So yung sabi ni Secretary Berna kanina na wellness workation, it's actually becoming a trend. Hindi lang doon sa 3 sites na nasabi, it's becoming a trend in different areas. So yung mga facilities natin ngayon are adjusting so that we can accommodate this type of tourism behavior. We're just thinking like, baka dapat yung mga buses natin yung nakabukas, di ba? Yung parang open yung buses, mga safari jeep, mga gano-ano. Ano ay tama yung sinabi niya Richard din, parang we cannot go back to the previous. That's not the solution. And I think our country is blessed with good weather. So there's a lot of things we can do. Hindi naman nag-snow dito. So throughout the year, meron ng panawan ng Tagula na medyo ma-iiba ng konte, pero siguro meron ay dapat meron tayong pag-iisip na hindi talaga babalik dun sa dati. Hindi pwede, hindi pwede, kailangan nag-invest na tayo dun sa, it's really safer, it's actually healthier. And maybe I don't know, we just have to find a way to do it. And Gin, you're happy, what are your thoughts on this? Actually, exato po yun e, kasi from the point of view for the staff of transport creation where we have inspection services when we renew the franchises and the licenses of the operators. Ang unay ni parendag is roadworthiness, yung emissions, but in the light of the pandemic, we have to really monitor and even encourage, I encourage in force, I don't want to use the word force, but to upgrade our transportation industry to make sure that they are ready really for the pandemic. We're not just making a stop gap na mga technologies na yung mga barriers lang na acetates, at saka hoping lang na walang huli sa mga buses na overloading pala. It is really a cultural mindset, both also yung operations mismo sa administrative parts where holistic talaga yung approach, not just emissions, performance, also look at how well the passengers are being taken care of. If there is a way to both encourage as well as demote or penalize drivers and operators pagdating sa pagsonan sa mga protocols, that's an important thing. Yeah, so regulation, ako naman i'm thinking parang, we should really have more walking, biking, and that means that we have to also change our attire in terms of what's expected when you go to work or to school. Kasi part of the things ayong mapawisan ayong maganito, kasi our culture expects that you're dressed in a certain way, but those things can change. Pwede ang bagoin yan para people are encouraged to walk, to use non-motorized transport like bicycles within short distances. So I'm not talking about, well, even within tourist areas, parang pwede ang mangyar yan. And then what you're saying is regulate the bigger vehicles so that we know that they're safe. They're not just safe in terms of mechanically safe, but you can't get an infection in these kinds of vehicles. Shalo, what's your thinking about the airline industry? What's going to change? Actually, a box you see. As early as a month ago, we all, the Philippine Airlines has started meeting with the ATF Technic Working Group because of the presence source of the delbarian and the variant situation is changing. We also have to regularly monitor and trust and recommend certain adjustments in the health and safety rules. Like for instance, it was in areas that proposed the IATF technical working group that passengers flying to Malac must able to present a negative activity at the check-in counter of the foreign point origin. So this is an added safety measure. Tapi wala yan, no? And they fly to Malac, they already have their negative RTPCR test. And then prior to latest relation, of course, arrival in Manila, then they go to the Bandito quarantine with RTPCR at a certain day and then they are released by the, they are released by the OQ of Bureau of Quarantine to continue on quarantine. So the set of, say, health and safety protocols, DOCSUNC, is something that is evolving. It is ever changing. It is something that has to be revisited, contained on the health and situation and presence of these variants. And the I-882G, of course, our years have met with Dr. Solante, okay? So he is a health practitioner. So this is studied and the file does not report to the meeting alone. Our fellow stakeholders, the other airline companies are also sent. This has become an industry concern. So if I would reply to your concern, you know, the situation becomes more interesting. What if, you know, if the situation that's up to prove, then there is something, I mean, health-wise, under the virus, then we adjust accordingly. You know, it is evolving. It is never static. And of course, I would like to add, though, in Philippine Airlines, and I can speak for entire airline industry, it is only the fly component that's called by this protocol. It is every phase of the passenger journey. For lying your teeth, we have acrylic barriers so that passengers and the service provider, the ticketing agent, have a barrier in between of them that is part of the, that's a safety net. And then there is social distancing in the seats inside the ticketing office. And of course, in the check encounter, there is a process, you know, the process of checking in and going to the boarding gates. All our passengers, they have what we call the check, document check. And then the alcohol, they are disinfectants all over the airport. We coordinate that also with the MIA, and the MIA has been very active in entering that all of these are in place. And of course, the actual flight experience all the way to the airport phase of the flight. And that's our role as the airline operator. But it is a shared responsibility. The passengers must all do their share. You know, that's why you are correct, Professor Gonzalo, that it is not only the point to travel, but all of these interconnectivity phases in the journey. Because whatever you do in place of destination, then that you can't act with you when you fly back, Manila. So it is a joint effort among all staters. Thank you. Thank you very much, Shelo, for that explanation. I think as we progress, we will see improvements, for example, in testing. We're already seeing that all over the world, antigen testing has become more of the norm. We will get better at that na you could do testing before entering an airport, for example. So that throughout malinis na yan. So maraming mga pwede yung mangyari. Okay. Engineer Hap, you wanted to say something. Go ahead, please. Hi. Yeah, actually, in addition to not just regulation and the protocols, I actually wanted to also emphasize the use of technology. Because kumaga, we shouldn't really be focused on what we are using now. And again, think of just this pandemic as parang transient, parang stopgap technologies lang kailangan. But for example, see, Shelo Karina mentioned about improving their filtration systems. But we can do that as well, for example, for the jeepneys, for the buses, where I have seen in abroad where they try to implement active exhaust systems on an individualized basis as well as, for example, they put sensors to monitor if there is really a build up of bad air inside the vehicles. And even in the masks themselves, Tipong, we always go for the low end masks, the cheaper ones. But then it's worth maybe investing to say, I don't know, just the bakalam. We can give out better masks when we are traveling. Okay. I have heard some doctors do that. They reserve their better masks when they're going on planes or buses. Parang ganon. Because there, surgical masks, they're not even as good compared to the N95s. Malayong-malaya way. So technology, we use that. Yeah, nice, nice, nice inputs. I agree with you. Parang, there are many things we just need to think outside the box a little bit. Professor Richard, go ahead. Ayun. Actually, one key, gusto ko yung nasabi ni Shelo kain na about yung collaborative effort to talaga, it's not just the responsibility of the destination or the transport sector. The tourist or the traveler also has a responsibility. And sa ating mga destinations, actually we can shape yung behavior ng ating mga travelers and set the expectations, how should they behave in a particular area. So kung dati-rate, ay bukas talaga yung mga sites mo without any warning na bubuksan lang namin to. Of course, you're opening yourself up to a lot of unexpected and surprise visitor behavior. Okay. And nangyariyan, before the pandemic, nagkaroon ng mga trend ng mga so-called organizers na kung saan nago organize talaga ng mga large groups going to a particular area with low cost, at tapos yung responsibility naman ay pinapasa sa destination, pero wala naman, na hindi naman handa to, na tanggapin yung mga tourists ang ito. So with this COVID-19 experience, ang mga nyari di ito is that we may be mindful ko si nyo din yung mga tourists na that we are taking in, pero it's very important na kilalanin natin or recognize natin na ang ating mga tourists also behaving a certain way. So explaining to them and basically having their commitment then or setting their expectations on how to behave in a particular area can ensure our safety in a particular place when they travel. Yeah, I'm just taking Professor Richard. That also applies to ports or bus stations or airports. We probably need to retrofit now places so that hindi nagsisiksikan. Alam nyo naman yun, diba, pag-unlas ui nagsisiksikan yun pila-pila, we really have to start redesigning para natural lang na malayo, natural lang na maduwa ang bus stations, boat stations, ports na 10 airports. Anyway, Raymond, you were going to ask a question. Yes, Dr. Suzy, I did this one before I call on one of our members of the live audience to ask a question. This question that I will be posing comes from Dr. Ross Alvaro, but this question po kasi is just one of the many similar questions that we have been receiving with regards to people traveling internationally papasok po ng Pilipinas atas may karag-karag po silang mga minors, maybe baby, mga 5 years old or mga less than 12 years old, hindi pa po sila pwede ang bakonahan. So, I'll direct this to Philippine Airlines K. Shello. Ano po ba yung mga requirements and is there something that they would really need to get ready or prepare for, especially since they will be traveling with minors po? Yes, you know, Dr. Raymond, that is a challenge. Because as you mentioned and as we all, hindi pa binabunahan ang mga minors, matisimula lamang sa araw na ito. But to be very transparent, alam natin pinapayagin ng Philippine government yung mga Filipino balikbayans, hindi ba, to return to the Philippines together with members of their family and that includes also youngsters, hindi ba, because for as long as they are balikbayans and if they are arriving also as permanent residents, hindi ba. So, yung mga minors go through the same quantity process and they go quarantine with their parents, may provision po sa ATF na dapat one room for traveler. Pero a certain exo-ordinate case pinapayagan na more than one in a room. Alimbawa, mag-asawa, o kaya may minor child siya, hindi kailangan kasama yung mother. So, these are certain situations as far as quarantine conditions are concerned. So, babalikan po natin, responsibility rin ng airline implement yung government to call. But responsibility rin ng mga pamilya na parating sa Pilipinas, ito yung mga group of travelers na pwede pinapayagan ng ATF yung malik, dapat ula-kikita nila na masama yung health condition ng mga paka, hindi ba, may mga symptomas na, dapat talagang ipagpalipan ang biahe. But of course, hindi yung talagang batatago, because sa merong thermal scanning system sa airport, wherein paawat pa sa heroes kinascan, hindi ba, ito yung responsibility ng airport authorities, yung mga thermal scanning. So, may threshold ko yan, so malalang. So, dapat talagang, dapat full of integrity yung implementation, very strict implementation. And to be fair, yun po ang nangyari sa ngayon. And just to add, because you're talking about the integrity nil ba, puno ang gagawin may mga minor children. Parin ba, domestic naman, a little, I will regress a bit, on what Dr. Sunsi mentioned, just to add, Dr. Sunsi, what is now, how do we sustain, what do we do next? You were mentioning about RTPCR antigen. RTPCR is still the standard when it comes to determining the status of the person, whether he or she has COVID-19, that is our gold standard. But na-allow ng ilang mga LGU ang antigen test. So, yan, may choice ko yan. So, that is something. So, it's self-regulation also. Number two, mayon po tayong mga sequasyon na may mga ibang eleks yung ibang tao, ayon nilang, they don't want to go through the standard and the legal way of getting their RTPCR certificates, gumagawa na mga fake. So, na naman namin yun, na kikika po natin. So, kami po sa Philippine Airlines to ensure the integrity of the process naman tayo ako tayo sa PNP Aviation Security Group. May team ang Aviation Security Group, pag makita po namin fake yung RTPCR test because we have a way of determining. I cannot divulge because that is confidential. But we have a way already of determining if it is fake or not. Pag nakita po natin fake, patawagan ng check-in agents namin, yung frontliners namin sa airport na fake, at dara na ang PNP Aviation Security Group, iho hold yung pasahero and the appropriate charges will be filed. And it will determine yung guilt ng pasahero. Siya ba ay victima rin, siya ba ay niloko, nalila siya o talagang deliberate yung akanyang participation sa infraction na yun. So, that is in response to Doc Suncisa question earlier. So, I hope I was able to answer your question, Doc Raymond. Yes, thank you so much. Very important. Lalo na po may mga nagsabirin po na maraipo tayo sa mga kababayan natin. Uwe, lalo po sa Undas, but more especially para sa Pasco and the New Year po. Okay. We'll move on to... Yes, I would like to... Go ahead, Go ahead. Siya. Siya, very quickly, ang tabayanan po ninyo, yung pang anun mula sa IATF, lalong-lalong na, bagong-bagong balita, re-nervize ng aking goberno yung listahan Green Countries. Pansinabi nating Green Countries, ito yung mga countries that are classified as areas which have effectively and successfully dealt with the COVID-19 situation or countries na bumaba na yung mga COVID cases. So, sa current resolution ng IATF, inanusya po nila kung kayo ay galing sa Green Country, active vaccinated, paglapag ng Pilipinas, hindi na kayo makakwarantin. For as long as you present a negative RDPCR test sa point of origin. So, yung Stun and Green Countries, una medyo mahabi listahan, pero last week kumonte, ngayon ina-expanded, ang tabayanan na. If you are coming from a red, a yellow country, mga nagtanong jalo, like the United States, ang United States po, a yellow country. So, you are arriving from the United States and you are fully vaccinated. You can still fly to the Pilipinas, but you will have to stay in Manila quarantine for 16 for a six-day period RDPCR on basic. If you are from a yellow or green country, partially vaccinated or the vaccination records cannot be verified, then you have to go through the eight-day quarantine with RDPCR on basic and you can go on to your 14-day quarantine at home. So, we would like to, we would like to in everybody to monitor because sa mga announcements in the coming days. Thank you. Thank you, Shelo. Very important po, resolution numbers 143 and 144 recently issued po by the IATF. Very, very important to note the expansion of the list of green countries as well as the protocol for unvaccinated or at least hindi may verify ang record and those fully vaccinated. So, thank you so much to Philippine Airlines. We'll call on Dr. Joseph Tortona, our regular avid viewer po of the Stop Covid Webinar Series to ask his question live, direct it to any of our panelists. Dr. Tortona. Yes, thank you. Can you hear me? Yes po, go ahead, sir. Okay. With local IATF regulations and travel. Okay na po yun. We can understand that but ang question ko po in travel abroad especially hindi magkuturis ang but yung magu-work abroad kasi as I've heard may mga countries na mimili ng vaccine. So, how can we deal with that and how can we help our workers going abroad? And by the way, sa pantanong mo, are the countries reciprocating our policies in terms of tourists? Thank you. Okay. Who would like to answer? Yes, can I answer? Go ahead. Yes, I'd like to answer the question, doc. There is no one single answer to traveling abroad, traveling and being received by the foreign country. I would just like to cite an example. For example, right now, travel to Hong Kong, okay Hong Kong, the adversity region. Ang pwede lang pumaso, sa Hong Kong are our foreign domestic workers. Okay. So, you know, domestic workers. Ang tawagan nila ng government, foreign domestic workers. Ngayon, nagarun ng debate several months ago because I-O accept ng Hong Kong government yung mga LG yung vaccine card, hindi ba? Pwede lang isap. Kaya nga, this gave birth to the DICP's Vaccine Philippines, hindi ba? So, hindi na accept ngayon para sa mga domestic workers nabalik, yung Yoke card well, psychomdom surf feelings na itong yellow card na issue, na ini-issue ng Euro of quarantine. So, lahat ng mga domestic workers na papalik ng Hong Kong whether they are working as helpers or whether they are working for other companies and are considered OFWs, they have been getting it from the BOQ. That is an email in the BO website you just write the email, write them and you upload your vaccine card and this yellow card to the gift. Yellow card and then start to bring. So, iba iba-iba. No, there are other countries now when you when you talk to the country they will say the vaccine is a long-long project. It's a late-time resolution ang pinangut nito rey monina tatlo tatlo ways tatlo ang mga poof have the vaccine cards yung black shirt feelings issued by DIP okay and then you also have your yellow card that's another option travel travelers, okay issue course by the BOQ and then if you are if you secured your vaccination in a foreign country and the foreign has a limit of reciprocity with the Philippine government and the foreign country can be pro-vaccinated in the Philippines. That is a challenge because there are only a few countries that have reciprocity arrangements with the Philippine government. That's why ang panawin sa BFA. Finally, sa pinal na yung listahan ng mga bansa na may reciprocal arrangements as far as vaccine cards are concerned, di ba? These are things that are accepted by vaccines in the Philippines. Pagbalik mo naman ipapaki yung mga kabaya natin na katira sa abroad kailo may reciprocity na pa rin kulin sa website ng foreign government. So yung masyajes but hopefully in the mean weeks, days or months maailin ko ito. Thank you. Thank you so much, Loh. Did you have any follow-up questions sa Dr. Tartone? Yes. Ang concern ko kasi ang aton sa London, gusto nila, as to Seneca. So pa ni workers sa nurses? Yun lang po. Yung brand na gusto nila. I mean yung para-black against our against our Filipino workers going abroad. Yes, that is correct. For the UK government, at present, sa London are essential travelers. These are Filipino citizens with work permits or Filipino citizens na-pertresent na kumal-Filipinas at-standard dito. So yun lang ang ina-accept. So you are correct. Merong mga vaccines na ina-accept lang ang UK government and if you do not, you are not vaccinated by that brand, you are governs, sir, by a different set of requirements. So dahil nag-e-evolve itong requirements, sir, I would like you to visit www.philipinairlines.com. Yan ang dinawan namin sa website. Pag gumisita ka, ang unang makikita travel requirements. Hindi mo na advertisement. Travel requirements na nakasulat and then you will click weather international domestic. Makikita po ninyo yung latest. Mahirap po mga salita because ito po mga travel requirements ay pabado-bago. So even as we speak, mga pago, mga pago. So minsan, pag I say something, pag binisita yung website, ay, na-update na pala. So mas mahalaga, hindi po close ang doors ng London. And mas, I'm very happy yung mention London, because Philippine Airlines is operating special flights to London within the month of October, November, December, and January. Tulit-tulu yung angty mga flights. Now what are special flights? Pag nakita po natin na merong clamor for flights in country, pero limited, we allow, we make arrangements with the Philippine government to allow us to operate and we were granted twice weekly flights to London all the way up to January 2022. So that's an added advertisement on my part. But please, do visit www.philipineairlights.com to find out the latest requirements for both vaccinated and unvaccinated charts. Thank you. Thank you very much, Shadow. Raymond, did we have another question or, you know, we're... Just the one question, Dr. Susie, I think that's very important, but I wanted to get this question out of the way. I'll direct it to Engineer Happy. Engineer Happy, would you have, or maybe AVP recharge, would you have any idea as to the studies that have been conducted on mass transport? Ano po ba yung mga kailangan na i-recommenda? I mean, you've already mentioned your insights on this, but in terms of the research that has been done, would you be able to share with our audience anything with regards to that? Well, for... I... I've read up the most and we're also doing some research on our own. So we have targeted the three major transports, airline, airline bus, actually, airline is okay. So, I already mentioned that a while ago. So, maybe trains, buses, and jeepneys. At least, hindi lang siya pang tourism. So, in common is the placement of proper ventilation systems. Okay, so, as mentioned for a while ago, if there are things like you could individualize air zones for passengers for isolation of the air and proper ventilation, that can be done pa for both buses and jeepneys and there actually have been studies already, not just to implement such technologies already on buses, similar to how they do it, actually in the in the airlines. It's actually good, safe that in. And for So, those are essentially for air condition systems for and similar systems can also be adapted for jeepneys. However, it will definitely entail additional costs to the operators, which that is my fear and maybe why there is some hesitation for government to impose stricter requirements for vehicle for accreditation. Kasi siya, pero mas tatasin pemasain all that minimum wage, so it's difficult. Now, thank you, engineer happy. I mean, like, usually don't like to make policy comments on this webinar. I think that's where that's where government can actually provide resources for operators of transport systems to in the form of grants are very, very soft loans kasi we can't afford to not do it. So the burden should not be on the sector, but it should be something that the government can enable if we want to open the economy and keep people safe. Anyway, Raymond, baka may question pa dyan malapit na time closing. Okay. The one that I've tried to pick in terms of what do you call this? Questions and aggregating all of these would be in terms of monitoring ng adherence, ay siyapri ano na to, it's more of operationalization on the ground. And since we have Philippine Airlines, I'll just call on Philippine Airlines again. But when you're on that, when you're flying in the plane already, kumay mga let's say ayopo mag-wear ng mask or anything of that sort, how do they apply attendance, take care of that? Michelle, how do they apply attendance, take care of that pag mga dun po? Okay. Thank you to question Dogmon. Number one, apply attendance will read the requirements or articulate the requirements to the passenger. And then if the passenger then you go to a higher level. You know, you have to report that to the purser and then the purser will take over. And kung ayopo rin, mga kung compromise and health safety ng tangkatabe, there is a rule. We have a rule in we pull the pass, we tell the passenger to proceed to the back area of the aircraft para magkaroon siya ng debriefing, kung ayopo rin kumayag, then we will inform ground staff so pag the things sa Pilipinas or sa many hub, then papasip yung mga authorities at kakasuhan yung pasaher or violation of basic health protocols and compromising the safety of fellow passengers. Pero alam mo, Dogmon, hindi pa nanyayari yun sa Pilipin Airlines. So we're very happy that we're very happy that our passengers have been very compliant hindi pa and if ever there were occasions, it's a rarity, it's a rarity at sila po ay nakokonbin si naman kapag successive yung verbal reinforcement. So yan po ang ating mensahe sa ating pasahero na pakahalaga po ng health rules. This is not only for your fellow passengers for your health niba but also for your fellow passengers as well and the safety of the public. And pag lapag sa point of arrival kapag you continue violating and it will affect other people within the journey. So na pakahalaga po ng compliance. So compliance. Yeah, thank you very much Shelo. There's a question here. I'll pick it up It's for you Shelo. If it's a long flight face mask is still reinforced is still being still reinforced. Wearing a face mask is still being reinforced. I mean if it's a long flight let's say it's Sydney to London something ganan po or something. I don't know. Yeah, okay. We don't have city to London. We have our both flights in the US but in the London, in Canada. Even our general flights even our domestic flights it's the same. They have to keep their masks on and their face shields on. The only time they can remove it if they are having a meal. Okay, so yun po yung requirement that's required sa pasahero. They keep their face masks and face shields on the only time they can remove it if they are having their meals. So yun po yung akong kasagutan. Mahirap pero yan ang contribution ang passenger para sa our all safety. The rule applies also to our cabin crew. They wear their PPEs, face masks, face shields all throughout the flight they only remove it during meals. And may I add also disinfection our cabin our staff disinfect aircraft services our lavatories our walls our, you know the tray tables and the back rest of the back of the seats the back. In front of you yan in a high grade eco friendly disinfectants are applied before and after every flight. So I forgot to mention that a while ago. Okay, thank you Shelo. So yeah, it's we're close to the top of the air and we'll have to close very soon. I think this discussion could go on longer and there are many questions in both the Q&A box and in the chat so if our guests would like to respond to some of these then please go ahead and respond to our participants but Raymond's going to share the results of the poll and I think we're going to get the results from Professor Richard. Go ahead, Raymond. Thank you so much Doctor Susie. Ito po, no? Hindi po siya for those on the zoom Wala pa lang pa mali. Ano? Plano lang? Plano pa lang kaya ito po first question at least for zoom Hindi po siya dinoktor kong baga kasi na zoom talagang hating kapatid 50-50 po talagang may plano po ba kayong magyumiyahe sa Darating Naondas o Pasco 407 of the respondents said yes 407 of the respondents also said no so talagang hating-hating po ang magbabiyahe po kasi naman karaming magbabiyahe koray ko para sa aking yung nang ibig sabihin maraming magbabiyahe so pa malang napagusapan natin yung safety go ahead go ahead second question ano po ba ang mga paganda nagagawin ninyo bago po kaya bumiyahe for the most number of answers at least in the zoom belihin ang vaccination card for proof of vaccination followed by wearing of face mask and face shield and then RTPC or test result and then also bago ang ating antigen testing dito po nakabangget iba-iba po ang pinakamarami po dito again almost pareho palawa wearing of face mask and face shield and vaccination wearing vaccination card as proof of vaccination almost pareho po sila followed by budget ano po ba itong budget na ito kasi naman magbabiyahe ko wala kang budget ah ok hala ko hala ko may kenalaman sa protocol but ok kasi meron kang pera meron kang tamalaman tamalaman po that's followed by what will you be doing in that area the RTPC or test and then antigen testing and temporary accommodations while waiting for the test results so thank you po sa lahat-lahat ng mga sumali po sa ating zoom poll and mentimeter we also have our evaluation poll there hindi pa po ito ating evaluation poll can we have the evaluation poll please there we go ok ok go ahead for our panelists during this time we're giving you a few moments just to think about a parting message for our frontliners who are watching and you can see on the chat they're all very appreciative of this discussion many of them are frontliners pero they also have to travel too and from work and we'll probably have to consider traveling during Christmas or during other holidays so please think about your parting words go ahead Raymond with our evaluation thank you doctor Susie the evaluation consists of five questions answered by a Lycord scale again uliting ko lang po lalo na po sa mga very first time attending wala po kami nilalabas ng mga evaluation links eto na po yung bales so hopefully those who are in the zoom ng bring a little over 1,000 will be able to join us I'm seeing paunti-untipon ng mga sumasali sa ating evaluation poll first question reads panelists demonstrated thorough knowledge of the topic panelists were well prepared and organized number two, number three panelists spoke clearly and audibly number four panelists used appropriate language with technical medical jargons adequately explained and number five the panelists contributed to new perspectives and knowledge on managing various key COVID-19 health issues now for the final messages from our panelists okay so thank you very much Raymond and thank you everyone for participating in the evaluation na katulong po ito talaga sa ating let's start with hello for your parting words yes sir I'd like to speak in Tagalog no una-una sa lahat ang dapat yung go in bago ko yung magbiahe ay bumisita ko sa website ng inyong airline nasasakyan or bumisita ko ko yung sa website ng local government unit hindi po nakasalalay yung depended po yung sa requirements ng LGU and thank you very much Doc Sunsi Doc Raymond Doctor Purnia and of course director Alfonso and everyone involved as a graduate of the University of the Philippines it is my honor to be in the company of luminaries and it feels like home to go back this is like home although we're a virtual connectivity I'd like also to take this opportunity kami po sa Philippine Airlines gapay po ng success ng aming protocols yung ating lab partners yung amadoktor mga nurses ating lab partners and then yung para sa aming mga non-OFW sila po ay sila swab ng PCG no Philippine Coast Guard and then of course nadyan po ang BOQ na nagtisyo ng mga certificate pati na rin ang Philippine National Red Cross their part and parcel of course of the process sila po yung ating mga heroes sila po yung ating mga Sundalis of Field na who really risked their lives and limbs and sacrificed their lives in the service of others I would like also to take this opportunity to thank our pilots our cabin crew our frontliners on ground and in flight kayo po ay heroes and heroines not only of the national flag carrier but of the country so we also like to thank our leaders we may come from different political affiliations but at the end of the day we are one country we are one people together that is the only way to succeed so thank you very much for this invitation and a pleasant day to all thank you very much that's the shallow Filipino Airlines and let's go to engineer happy please go ahead hello again good afternoon everybody at closing last year I just like to say a safe travel is actually it is the role of both operators and ourselves as travelers so we are also responsible for the safety of other passengers there so make sure that you get yourself vaccinated make sure you get tested before you go on to your unknown boss of the boat the airplane and and try what's possible to follow the protocols and when you and if you do hopefully you will finally makapagbaka siya dade tayo thank you thank you very much engineer happy from the college of engineering let's go to AVP Richard Gonzalo go ahead please thank you sa pagkakataw to share yung aming perspective demand from the Rosin sector okay I would like to emphasize na ang safety okay in the time of COVID-19 particularly in traveling sa maatima destinations are the joint responsibility of the sector and the travelers while ang ating sector could actually implement yung mga measures to reduce exposure to ensure the safety of our guests and the workers may responsibility na gagampanan ang ating mga turista ang atima travelers to ensure na maganda po ang ating experience masaya ang ating when we travel to these destinations marami na po tayong milestone as far as to resume and travel is concerned ang dyan na po yung pagbabakuta ang dyan na po yung protection ang dyan na po yung guidelines pero meron pa po tayong mga pwedeng doin by looking at the core of what ensures our safety when traveling to our destinations para po mas maging maayos at may bangun na rin natin may bangun na rin natin ang ating tourism sector so ilaman po maraming salamat Thank you very much that's a VP Richard Gonzalo Aviation Institute of Tourism Okay, so we're closing now and just as a brief wrap I think Secretary Bernas presentation really gave us a broad overview of what the tourism sector has done in fact as I said earlier she's one of the bright spots in our during this pandemic it's not been easy for any of the government agencies but tourism department has shown that they have very high vaccination coverage they are thinking very strategically piling pili yung mga lugar na biyong buksa nila pero yung pinipili nilang lugar ay talagang league test so we really appreciated Secretary Bernas contribution to this discussion today and for me my take away was when she said it's really good for our mental health to travel alam kong marami siyong kulub na have been fever sabi nga nyan kasi ano ay napakahirap talagang from a mental health point of view napakahirap na maging mapayapa at maging maging hawa kung hindi tayo makalabas we are naturally drawn to fresh air the sun to the sea to nature and so it is really appreciated that even for local tourism there is a big emphasis on this and we hope that all our frontliners will have a chance to have a little bit of a break you have to take care of yourselves and you know to have a little bit of a vacation is really not selfish it's good because if you don't have a break pala kayong bakasyon magbaburn out kayo and we don't want to happen now professor Richard Gonzalo gave us a very a very important framework for understanding how to look at the issues of transport in the time of travel in the time of COVID-19 and the disaster risk production framework really helps us understand in the language of disasters that there are many points of vulnerability hindi lang iisa ang lugar na maarik ng magkarunan exposure na na maarik ng magkarunan ng COVID-19 na baka importantin punawain yung boong system ay yung boong proceso kung saan maaring mahaawang isang tao at babawasan natin yung risk sa kada lugar no now of course engineer happy talk to us about the more engineering side of things although he did talk about the human factor he did talk about the protocols and the importance of understanding ventilation the importance of understanding where ventilation is not happening in which forms of transport actually may create some risk so among all of the forms of transport that he mentioned he did mention that the bigger ships may have parts inside the ship where the circulation of air may really be a risk factor for COVID-19 and of course shallow Villaluna was very articulate very appreciated by our audience sabi nga nong iba e kaya gusto nila ng pal kasi ang galing ng representative ng pal nga okay but really explain the complexity the complexity and all the measures that have been taken by a large industry like the airline industry and Philippine Airlines which is our our national flag bearer what they're doing to keep you know to keep to keep our passengers safe and we do have a very particular problem in the Philippines we are the only country with so many overseas workers there is no other country on the planet that has that that challenge that we have so many of our people who leave the country and have to travel and so Palas played a very important role not only in making sure that passengers are safe but also in transporting vaccines and helping our OSWs okay so I think Raymond or me the main the main thing is that this is an evolving situation maraming pagbabago sabi ko nga ay kumibilis habang lumalakadang panahon we will be more efficient with medicines we will be more efficient with testing we will be more efficient in many different ways and so we should not lose hope po kaya moawala ng pakaasa marami nang e sabi ko ang kanina marami nang nandaanan ng Pilipinas ilang gera na ilang problema na we will we will triumph we will overcome but we just have to hang in there stay safe and survive ang laban nang dito is your survival I always say you know everything else forget it you have to survive and I think traveling safely is a good way to to survive you don't want to get COVID maingat na maingat kayo sa bahay maingat na maingat kayo sa mga workplace tapos nung pahay makaharon na inkay so anyway next week na ko okay sabi ko exciting tayo next week in Mr. Webinar merita ang game show may one okay no no no we have so we're gonna have a special topic called fact or fate and this is going to be about social media and we have four very brilliant communicators who are going to be 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