Environmental planner Chen Mencias takes on the Chocolate Hills controversy and the Boracay model of development and lists the ways Filipinos can be responsible tourists.
The end of the pandemic unleashed a flood of tourists around the Philippines that is wreaking havoc on fragile ecosystems. Environmental planner Chen Mencias has been advising local governments to aim for "high value, low volume," and involve local communities in tourism enterprises. She gives hot takes on the Chocolate Hills controversy and the Boracay model of development.
I was hoping nu'ng 2 years na nanatili tayo sa bahay na magkaroon ng reflection ang mga tao. Kaya lang 'yung ginamit 'yung term na revenge, revenge travel, parang negative ang epekto, e.HOWIE: Parang ganti, 'no?CHEN: Oo. Parang hindi maganda. Sana prepare natin during the pandemic 'yung psyche ng mga tao na 'pag lumabas na tayo, puwede na tayong magbiyahe, ito ngayon ang ating pag-uugali. Kaso ganu'n pa rin, e.
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