(File photo) MANILA - Local carriers Philippine Airlines (PAL) and AirAsia Philippines are supporting the government's "no vaccination, no ride" policy that will take effect on January 17. AirAsia Philippines announced Friday it would abide by the order and continue to fly fully vaccinated travelers as well as unvaccinated ones who will travel for essential purposes. "AirAsia Philippines considers this initiative from the DOTr (Department of Transportation) as an effective tool to encourage every Filipino to take the shot, and get an added layer of protection against any emerging Covid-19 variant." AirAsia Philippines chief executive officer Ricardo Isla said. Persons with medical conditions that prevent them from getting the vaccine should present a medical certificate with the name and contact details of the physician. Others traveling to avail of essential goods or services should provide a barangay health pass or other proof to justify essential travel. In a
CALOOCAN CITY, June 4 (PIA) Local and international logistics practitioners from various sectors shared the challenges and solutions to emergency logistics that impacted the humanitarian supply chain due to the COVID-19 pandemic in a recent international forum on emerging innovations in disaster risk reduction and management.
The Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF) co-organized a session with UPS Foundation at the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management’s (AHA Centre) Humanitarian and Emergency Logistics Expo (HELIX) ASEAN Forum event recently.
Titled “Logistics Beyond: Multi-sector engagements of the Private sector during the Pandemic,” this session brought together representatives from local and international private and public organizations to discuss how the pandemic is shaping disaster risk management practices especially in the logistics sector and how public-private partnerships can help improve response to complex e