January, we were positive by 8.8%
But since COVID, if you count January
to June, revenues have decreased by 60%
When you talk about El Nido, Coron,
and San Vicente
Those are only 3 tourist spots
The losses were 3.1 billion
and displaced workers directly
were 14,000
That's why it was important for us to
come here because ang dami na
talagang walang trabaho
and people really need jobs
so yun naman yung gusto natin
magkatrabaho na yung mga tao
But of course, safety first
Safety and health protocols first
Yes, it will but of course
it won't be like before
We had record-breaking numbers
All our numbers even surpassed
all our targets
But because of COVID and
with the absence of a vaccine
it won't be like before
but at least what is important 
is it wll restart
Right now, under a modified GCQ
you can already actually start tourism
but then it is very important that
you talk to the local government units
because everybody has to be
100% ready
We recently had a survey
for travelers 
and number one for them is how safe
is the destination
So that's why even though El Nido has
been under modified GCQ since June 1
It is important that you talk to the
local government that all the
health protocols are implemented,
the safety protocols
The DOT, of course we're in charge
of all the accommodations
But with the tourist spot itself, it's very
important to talk to the local government
Let's start with domestic tourism first
and let's see how it goes
Again, with the absence of a vaccine
the situation is fluid but of course,
if we can restart domestic tourism
successfully, eventually
we will be getting foreign tourists
But again, it's very hard to give a timeline
I'm quite happy. This is the second place
I've been to. The first was Boracay
and we were able to open Boracay
but only for western Visayas as
requested by the LGU
Here in El Nido, dry run first
But I'm happy that all the local
government units want to restart tourism
Slow but sure
I want to assure everybody that
even with all the health and safety
protocols in place
Even with the new normal
It's still more fun in the Philippines
