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OFFICE OF THE STUDENT REGENT

38th General Assembly of Student Councils

University of the Philippines Visayas Tacloban College | May 26 – 27, 2014

TRAVEL ADVISORY AND IMPORTANT REMINDERS

The venue of the 38th General Assembly of Student Councils will be at the College Conference Room,

University of the Philippines Visayas Tacloban College, Magsaysay Boulevard, Tacloban City. Delegates will

be billeted at the UPV Tacloban dormitories.

For those traveling via plane to Tacloban

1) There are jeepneys at the airport that will take you to downtown Tacloban – go to the Remedios T. Romualdez Plaza (RTR Plaza) where you can ride a tricycle to UP Tacloban (The jeepney fare is at Php 15 and the tricycle fare is at Php 8)

2) There are also vehicles that you can rent to bring you to UP tacloban (They are called taxi in the airport) – The fare ranges from Php 200 to 300

For those traveling via bus to Tacloban

1) Take a multicab from the Tacloban City Terminal to downtown. Tell the driver to drop you off at the RTR plaza and take a tricycle to UP Tacloban (The fare for the multicab is at Php 8 and the tricycle fare is also at Php 8)

How to go to Tacloban? From Manila: Direct flights from Manila to Tacloban are available via several airlines: AirAsia/ZestAir, Cebu Pacific/TigerAirways and Philippine Airlines. You may also take buses which will take around 20-24 hours. From Cebu: Direct flights from Cebu to Tacloban are available via Cebu Pacific and Philippine Airlines. Then take the fast craft or slow boat to Ormoc where you can take a van or bus to Tacloban which will stop at the Tacloban City Terminal. From Iloilo: Connecting flight via Manila or Cebu. You could also take a boat ride from Iloilo to Cebu. From Cebu, take another fast craft or slow boat to Ormoc then a van or bus to Tacloban. From Mindanao: Connecting flight via Cebu or Manila. You coul also take a bus ride from Davao to Tacloban which will take around 24 hours.

IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

1) Due to the current situation of UP Tacloban and the accommodations of the participants, you are advised to bring your own beddings.

2) There is a smoking ban being implemented in the campus. Please smoke outside the campus premises.

3) Please refrain from going outside the campus and/or the dormitory alone. Please ask the secretariat to accompany you.

For more queries regarding your travel to Tacloban, please contact the OSR secretariat thru Ms. Raainah Punzalan (0906.605.9566) or the UPV Tacloban USC Representative Mr. Rogene Ramos (0936.159.3902).

See you all here in Tacloban City!

For the students and the people,

KRISTA IRIS V. MELGAREJO Student Regent University of the Philippines System