Harry Roque invites us to Boracay

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"Secretary Harry Roque invites residents from GCQ and MGCQ areas to come to Boracay."

Asked if President Duterte will visit Boracay, Roque said it will be one of his suggestions to when they meet on Monday.

According to Roque, tourists going to Boracay may include 21 years old and below, and 60 years old and above.

He also said in a virtual Palace briefing, that the reopening of the famous beach island would support tourism industry workers and businesses amid the prevailing #Covid19 pandemic. 

Roque visited the island to ensure that safety protocols vs #COVID19 are being implemented now that it has reopened to local tourists. 

IATF approved the re-opening of Boracay to tourists from GCQ and MGCQ starting October 1, 2020. 

Test-before-travel requirement is set for Boracay. Only those with negative swab tests can proceed to the island.

Also strict quarantine shall be observe, age restrictions are relaxed, only Godofredo Ramos airport is the port of entry for tourists

Roque says besides Boracay, Baguio and Bohol have also started to reopen tourism to revive the economy.

From Manila Bay to Boracay, the lady who  took photo ops while wearing a swimsuit at the Manila Bay sands opening, and now dubbed as “Miss Dolomite” Renalyn Macato was surprisingly also there. Here she is posing for photograph on Boracay beach.

Is she there on her own expense or did the government sponsored her trip there.

Many people seem to miss out on the fact that Harry Roque was/is also in Boracay. Chances are, they (governmentt) may have sponsored Renalyn's trip to have her with them in the island and be a model/ambassador of sorts.

Namimili ba ang Wuhan virus ng hindi naka-vacation mode?

While the country is in a recession and many Filipinos are suffering from COVID-compounded poverty and hunger, Harry Roque and the Philippine government encourage us to go to Boracay. Their reality is indeed different from ours.

"Ang aking masayang lugar mula noon, hanggang ngayon," Roque said in a Facebook post. 

Roque is winning in life than most of us:

1. He went to Subic and had fun with the dolphins;

2. He’s in Boracay enjoying the beach.

'Harry Roque’s job isn’t just a presidential spox, he covers Duterte’s ass and licks his shit. Too bad his boss’ mouth is like an exploding diarrhea that’s hard to clean. Too messy. I admire his dedication though. He swallowed his pride and threw away his principles to keep that role."

Meanwhile, the memes of Roque followed. It was bound to happen.

And I'm sure more will be coming soon.

DOTr reiterates its firm stance on the issue of beep card payment

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The Department of Transportation is reiterating its call for AF Payments Inc. (AFPI), the service provider of the "beep" card, to immediately remove the payment for the card, on top of the fare load, otherwise it will suspend the use of the automatic fare collection system in the EDSA Busway.

We are asking AFPI to remove the service fee and other charges that total a significant amount for the cost of the card, the payment of which has been an additional burden for passengers. These are, the ordinary commuters who are still reeling from the impact of the COVID-19 and the strictly enforced community quarantines in their livelihood. Thus, they should be spared from this additional burden.

We call on the AFPI to view the card cost fee as part of their corporate social responsibility (CSR) to help its clients endure the result of the pandemic.

The DOTr and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) ordered that PUVs must shift to cashless transactions to minimize, if not, avoid human interaction to reduce the risk of exposure to the COVID-19 virus.

The LTFRB is set to issue by next week, a Memorandum Circular directing all public utility vehicle (PUV) operators not to place the cost of the cashless payment system, especially the AFCS card, to the commuters.

Further, there are other AFCS providers and other modes of cashless transactions that PUV operators may tap.

Thus, should the AFPI refuse to cooperate by allowing the free use of the "beep" card to commuters upon payment of the fare load, the DOTr will have suspend its use in the EDSA Busway to alleviate the burden of commuters.

Going Viral or Trending: It's Not About Your Content, But How Likable or Horrible You Are

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Are you a good storyteller?

"Ay, nako! Kahit gaano kaganda ang istorya mo at kahit overacting ka pa kung mag-emote.... pero hindi ka naman type ng audience dahil mas gusto nila yung sexy na labas cleavage, scandals at controversies, scripted scenarios and pranks, at showbiz pabebes at pakiligs ng mga woke, Gen Z, Millennials or Baby Boomers na feeling young, ay hindi ka talaga babasahin, papakinggan, o papanoorin nila dahil ayaw rin nilang magkaroon ka ng views para hindi rin kumita ang AdSense mo. So, useless talaga rin ang effort mo. 

Yun na yun!"

This reminds me of the political arena...as well as popularity of Influencers or content creators.

It's not really on how good your content is ..but on how Likable, or Horrible, you are as a person.

Many ignore the quality of your content, if they do not like you from the very beginning....or patronize content that speaks negatively of you.

Natawa lang ako dahil nakaka-relate din kahit papaano. I notice different acceptance levels depending on where you post your comments. If you post where majority of the people do not know you, you get high engagement. But if you post on groups where majority are your bashers, naturally you will get less.

So find your tribe....and grow with them.

Parang setting up a business yan. It's usually the strangers who will support you more...while those who know you will just keep asking for freebies and special perks or privileges.

Kaya huwag malungkot if you can't seem to find an "audience" for all your effort. The views don't really matter if all you care about is the perception of others. It should be all about how good it was for you when you wrote that blog, or shot, and edited, that vlog.

When I started both online presence, I was not minding my ranking, DA, analytics, views, etc. It was more about my virgin experience - how much new stuff I learned, the various people I met, and the opportunity to improve and innovate my craft as each day passes.

Jollibee failed in their first attempt in business when they sold ice cream, so they changed their products and innovated their concepts which includes the mascots that was a significant factor that boosted their sales. They made children happy first...so when word got out that there are playful mascots at this fastfood chain, kids were the ones asking their parents to bring them to Jollibee. Thus the resto got the entire family as patrons. It was never their food alone as there was another resto that served better burgers back then.

It should be about innovating yourself and your creations regardless of how many attempts you made already, but what's more important is getting along or being in jibe with your "customers."

This is what I've read from 2020 Social Media Trends by Danny Goodwin

"It is no longer enough to provide a service or product your customer needs. Self-serving social messages won’t cut it in 2020, either. The new mindset is this: The relationship we build with our customers is more important than the products and services we sell them."

The service or product in our case is our content. The relationship could be engaging with our followers, but we can't engage if we don't have enough followers yet.

That's why celebs or popular personalities have the upper hand because they already have a fan base...and we know how fanatic a fandom can be. That is why some Influencers even stage scripted or setup scenarios, and invest to boost their online presence, para mapansin muna at mapag-usapan....same as why businesses invest on billboards, ads, press releases...kahit walang significant info about their products on their ads. The visually appealing endorsers, "budots" or "pabebe" are getting noticed more than the "informative and educational"

And because people would usually patronize first who they know and are familiar with.

Should we lose hope? Never! But it does seem futile because we are not in an ideal world.