2023 Taiwan Travel Requirements: Visa Free? Quarantine? Testing? • Filipino w/ English Sub
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dalawang beses na lumilipad ang Philippine Airlines from Manila to Taipei.
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Isa sa umaga at 6.25 and isa naman sa gabi or hapon.
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Basta, 5.50pm yung alis.
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Good news yun kasi, isa ito sa mga senyales na talagang nanunumbalik na
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yung sigla ng tourism and nung travel in general.
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Kaway-kaway sa mga revenge travelers dyan!
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Habang nandun kami ni Vince sa Taiwan,
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nagpo-post kami ng updates tungkol sa kung paano na ba mag-travel doon ngayon.
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And andami naming nakuhang questions.
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So yun yung mga sasagutin natin in this episode.
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Question 1, is Taiwan still visa-free?
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Yan ang question nina.
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Ang sagot dyan ay yes.
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Philippine passport holders can visit Taiwan without a visa for up to 14 days.
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So yung mga turista lang to.
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Siyempre, ibang usapan kung may balak kayong mag-work doon or mag-aral.
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Siyempre, meron yung ibang set of requirements.
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Pero for Filipino tourists,
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kasama tayo sa visa-exempt program nila
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na maglalast until July 31.
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So after July, pwedeng magkavisa na
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or at least i-visa
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kapag pupunta ka ng Taiwan.
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Pero historically kasi, pre-pandemic,
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lagi namang in-extend ng Taiwan government yung exemption sa Pilipinas.
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So dati, parang ilang taon na yan eh.
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Nalaging namu-move.
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Laging na-extend yung pagiging visa-free ng Pilipinas.
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So sana this year, ganoon pa rin.
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Sana i-extend nila ulit hanggang next year.
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Pero in the meantime,
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kung may bala kayong magpunta ng Taiwan,
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huwag nyo masyadong asahan yun.
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Gawin nyo na before July 31, 2023
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para hindi na nyo kailangan mag-apply ng visa or i-visa.
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Question number 2.
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Ito naman, sinent me at Asa28.
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Ano ang requirements when entering Taiwan?
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So hindi parking, walang visa.
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Eh, you can just waltz in papunta sa Taiwan.
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Meron pa rin ibang documents na kailangan nyo ipakita
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or pwedeng hingin sa inyo upon entry.
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So yung mga yan, unang-una valid passport.
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Dapat at least 6 months yung validity.
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Tapos meron mga vacante pa na pages.
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Number 2, proof of accommodation.
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Kung magbubuka ng hotel,
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pwedeng hingin sa iyo yung hotel booking.
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Or kung mahikipira ka naman sa kakilala,
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i-ready mo lang yung contact details.
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So yung address at yung contact number
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nung contact mo sa Taiwan.
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Number 3 is yung exit ticket.
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So pwede yung return ticket
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kung babalik ka sa Pilipinas
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kung may iba ka pang pupuntahan after Taiwan.
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Basta important na meron kang
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ticket na palabas ng Taiwan.
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And number 4, sufficient funds.
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So yan yung maaaring hingin sa iyo
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ng immigration officer papasok sa Taiwan.
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kasi often hindi naman yan chine-check.
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Lalo na if hindi mo naman first time sa Taiwan
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and wala ka naman record.
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Syempre, yung passport, kailangan yun.
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Sure yan, hihingin yan sa inyo.
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Pero yung iba, like yung
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proof of accommodation, exit ticket, sufficient funds,
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pwedeng hingin, pwede rin hindi.
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For example, kami ni Vince, yung huling trip namin,
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hindi naman yun hiningi sa amin.
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Passport lang yung binigay namin
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tapos tatak ka agad.
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Walang questions, walang kahit anong tanong,
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walang kahit anong comment.
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Smooth lang, dera-deracho lang kami.
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Pero hindi ibig sabihin nun na
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dahil ganun yung nangyari sa amin
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or ganun yung nangyari sa mga kakilala nyo,
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for sure, meron kayong kakalana,
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nagpunta sa Taiwan,
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tapos, ah, wala naman hiningi sa amin, ganyan-ganyan.
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Hindi ibig sabihin nun na
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ganun din yung mangyayari sa inyo.
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Pwede kayong tanongin pa rin
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kasi requirements kasi yan.
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So, suwerte kung hindi kunin sa inyo
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pero pwede pa rin kayong hingan.
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So, ang safest way to go
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is i-prepare nyo pa rin yung mga documents na ito
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para pag tinanong kayo, ready kayo.
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Kung hindi, eh di okay, at least prepared ka.
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Ang last thing na gusto mo mangyari
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ay yung tanongin ka tapos hindi ka ready.
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So, make sure na dalan nyo pa rin
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para hindi magka problema.
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Question number three.
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What does sufficient fund mean?
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Yan yung tanong ni Nish Mendoza.
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Kailangan ba rao ng bank statement?
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Kasi kanina diba binanggit ko
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isa sa mga requirements ay sufficient funds.
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Well, ang sagot ko dyan ay
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hindi ko rin alam.
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Hindi ko, hindi ko talaga alam.
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Hindi kasi nila explicitly sinasabi
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kung magkano ba dapat and anong form.
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Never pa kasi ako natanong
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about pocket money papasok ng Taiwan.
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Although may mga nabasa akong accounts online
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na ina-ask sila kung magkano yung
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dala nilang money.
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Pero honestly, hindi ko alam yung
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isasagot dito or yung ia-advise dito
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kasi hindi ko siya parang naranasan
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at wala akong kilala na naranasan ito.
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So, ang pwede nyong gawin
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is pumunta kayo sa
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The Poor Traveler Support Group.
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Facebook.com.com.com.com
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So, meron niyang almost 25,000 members
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ng mga followers natin
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at marami sa kanila ay nagsishare ng information.
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Pwede kayong magtanong dyan
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and hopefully may alam ng sagot
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or may naranasan na.
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Pero siguro, ang maa-advise ko lang
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is to make sure na yung funds nyo
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is enough to cover
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yung length of stay ninyo sa Taiwan.
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Huwag naman na may plano kayong sagaren
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to 14 days, tapos 1,000 NTD lang
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yung dala nyong pera.
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So, huwag naman ganun.
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Dapat proportional naman yung dala nyong pera
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sa length of stay nyo.
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So, yun lang yung kayo akong ma-advise at this point.
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Question number 4.
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Ang question na to ay galing
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So, ang tanong nila, are they looking for
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VaxCert in Taiwan?
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Do they require vaccination card?
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The Taiwan authorities will not ask
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for any proof of vaccination,
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mapavaxcert man nyan, vaccination card,
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They will sometimes check for proof of vaccination
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kahit hindi naman required sa destination.
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Sa previous trip namin, hindi kami naman hiningan.
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Pero may isa kaming trip,
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and at the time, wala rin naman requirement
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ng VaxCert, pero hiningan kami
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ng airline, in-ask,
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Kahit hindi required sa destination, which is weird,
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pero dahil dala naman namin,
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meron naman kaming vaccination card, ICV, ganyan,
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pinakita na lang namin.
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Siguro, itanong nyo na lang din sa airline
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kung meron silang requirement na gano'n.
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Pero yung huling trip namin ito,
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yung huling trip namin pa Taiwan,
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wala namang hiningi talaga sa amin.
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Pero yun nga, kung fully vaccinated ka naman,
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and meron ka namang proof of vaccination,
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dalhin nyo na lang din,
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kasi baka kailanganan nyo rin yan
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pag may iba pa kayong pupuntahan.
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Alam mo yun, maigi na yung sigurahat.
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Question number 5, galing kina
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RTZ Ritz and Kirk
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Acebron. Hi Kirk!
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Sabi nila, is RT-PCR test
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required before lumipad?
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Related dyan yung question naman ni Casey
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N. De Leon, may quarantine requirement
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po ba? And kay Sranky Traveler,
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is it true na you have
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to do self-quarantine when
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No testing required
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before or upon arrival
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sa Taiwan, sa airport.
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Hindi mo kailangan mag-submit ng
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negative test result, and hindi mo kailangan
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magpa-test sa airport.
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But after coming out of the aircraft,
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before you reach the immigration booths,
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you'll find a table na may
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stack ng self-test kits.
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Tapos, you need to get one box lang.
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Each box contains
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Para saan yung mga yun? Bakit may pinapamigay
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sila na self-test kits?
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Well, you're expected to do a
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self-test when you arrive dun sa hotel mo
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or kung saan ka man mag-stay.
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So it's part of Taiwan's 7-day
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self-initiated preventive measures.
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So the idea is, sa first
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7 days mo, ikaw yung mag-test
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sa sarili mo. So pagdating mo sa hotel
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or kung saan ka mag-stay, magsa swab test ka.
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Step 1, bubuksan to.
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Meron syang parang liquid sa loob.
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So kailangan, sa same
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level nung line, so may kasamang
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Ayan, so dyan na muna sya.
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And next is itong swab.
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Galagin na natin dito.
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Make sure na walang
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natitirang liquid dun sa
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Ito yung actual test device.
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Ito na, and ito na.
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Dyan, dyan na na.
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naman yan. Ibig sabihin yan negative.
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Kapag isa lang yung guhet
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tas nasa C, yung control line
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lang, ibig sabihin negative.
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Kapag merong red line dun sa letter
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T, kahit gano'ng ka-faint,
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malabong-malabo, pero meron
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ibig sabihin yun positive.
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Wala akong maaninag.
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Wala akong maaninag na kahit anong
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So ang mangyayari is, every 48 hours,
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gagawin natin itong test na to.
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So ganito sa Taiwan,
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4 na ganito, tapos
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magka-test ka. Tapos every 48 hours
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or every 2 days, magka-test ka.
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Tapag negative, pwede ka lumabas.
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So gamitin natin, huwag natin gawin souvenir.
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Hindi naman ibig sabihin nun na for 7 days,
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nakakulong ka lang sa hotel mo. Hindi naman ganun.
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Kasi if negative naman yung result,
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pwede ka naman lumabas. Pwede ka naman kumain.
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Pwede ka mag-explore.
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And you need to do it every 2 days
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kasi yung test na yun
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will cover the next 2 days lang.
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Kaya siya 4 kits. Kasi nga, parang
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7 days yung program,
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tapos every 2 days.
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So yung 4 kits should cover yung buong
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7-day period. In theory kasi,
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na mag-negative bago ka
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honesty system kasi siya.
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Walang mag-shit-check. And hindi mo
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kailangan i-submit yung result.
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And wala rin makakaalam kung
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ginawa mo ba siya o hindi. Ikaw lang talaga.
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Honesty system talaga siya.
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Pero gawin nyo pa rin kasi health
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and safety yung pinag-uusapan natin dito.
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And libre naman yun. Wala naman
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kayong gagastusin. So
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gawin nyo na lang. Medyo uncomfortable lang.
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Nakakaiyak talaga kapag nagsaswab test.
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Lalo na kapag ikaw yung gagawa.
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Parang hindi mo mapasok
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sa ilong mo. Hindi naman nakakaiyak
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kasi masakit. Pero for some reason, dahil
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uncomfortable nga siya kapag pinapasukan ko
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ng swab itong ilong ko. Tumutulo talaga yung
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luha ako. So to recap,
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ngayon, as of this recording,
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pagpapunta ka sa Taiwan,
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no visa, no proof of vaccination,
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testing, and no mandatory
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quarantine. So diba, it's
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one of the easiest places to visit.
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So kung nasa bucket list nyo talaga
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yung Taiwan, and may
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balak naman talaga yung pumunta in the future,
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gawin nyo na ngayon, bago mag-July, para
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super convenient pa
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Question number six, is wearing masks
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mandatory? So the official
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policy is, you must wear
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mask kapag indoors
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unless kumakain. So halimbawa
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nasa restaurant ka, tapos
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magre-restroom ka,
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pag tumayo ka at magre-restroom ka,
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kailangan mo na isuot yung mask. So
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kung buffet, kumakain ka
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tapos bumulus ka ganyan,
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pag tumayo ka, kukuha ka ng food,
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dapat nakamask ka. Aalisin mo lang siya
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kapag ka, sumusubukan na, kapag
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kumakain ka na. Sa outers naman,
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generally, hindi naman siya
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all the time ay kailangan nakamask ka.
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Pero ang napapansin ko is
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almost everyone ay nakamask
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pa rin talaga, which is good.
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Kasi feeling ko kasi yung pagmamask
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magiging part na siya ng
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normal ko. Kahit na mawala na yung
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pandemic, feeling ko, naging
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sanay na ako sa pagmamask. Parang, parang
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yung mga Japanese, parang feeling ko
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nasanay na ako sa ganun. Yun!
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So most people sa Taiwan, sa Taipei
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at least, kahit nasa labas sila, nakamask
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pa rin talaga, most of them.
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Turista man and locals.
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Pero sa indoors, definitely, nakamask
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dapat. Question seven, galing
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ito kay Blue Hydrangea 5.
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Hindi ito si Blue Hydrangea ng
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Drag Race UK, halatang drag fan.
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Pero, ang question niya
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is what to do upon arrival
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sa airport sa Taiwan.
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So we landed sa Taipei, taw yun.
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International Airport. After the
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planning, get one box of COVID
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test kit on the way mo sa
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immigration booth. Tapos,
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number two is to accomplish the
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arrival card na nasa harap lang ng mga
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immigration booths. Tapos,
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pag nagawa mo na yun, clear mo na lang yung
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immigration checks, kapakita mo lang yung
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passport, take ka ng picture,
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kukulin yung fingerprints mo,
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ganyan. And, after that,
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claim your bags and clear customs checks.
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So, very similar to
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yung nakasanayan natin na process
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before the pandemic.
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If you booked a SIM card via Klook,
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ilalagay namin yung link, papunta sa
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page kung saan kayo pwedeng bumili ng
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SIM card na pwede mong gamitin sa Taiwan.
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Yung booth nila, kung saan mo pwedeng
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bumili, claim yung SIM card, is nasa
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counter 6. Nasa dulo sya ng
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airport. Basically, kanan
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sya. Paggaling ka ng customs,
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paglabas mo, nasa kanan sya, nasa dulo.
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So, may mga money changers din and ATM
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So, kung wala kayong Taiwan dollars,
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pwede naman. Speaking of,
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what is the best way to get Taiwan dollars?
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So, the official currency
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in Taiwan is the New Taiwan Dollar
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So, Taiwan is very strict pagdating
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sa currency exchange. So,
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always bring your passport and
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only banks and authorized money changers are
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allowed to exchange currencies.
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Pero ito yung catch,
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most establishments
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Most of the time, Euro,
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yun yung madalas na nakikita ko.
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So, if keren yung magpapalit, dito pa lang,
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gawin nyo na. Pero kasi, we prefer
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withdrawing from ATMs ng
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Bank of China. So, yung Bank of China kasi,
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yun yung central bank ng Taiwan.
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Meron lang syang service fee,
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around that amount, per
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transaction yun. So, best na kung magwi-withdraw
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kayo, maramihan na, one time
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nyo lang gawin para hindi kayo nati-charge
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yung fee na yun every time.
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Pero maganda yung rates doon sa ATM.
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Pero kahit naman sa money changers,
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okay din naman yung rates.
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Ang concern lang talaga, is paglabas mo ng
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support, mahihirapan ka na maghanap
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kung PHP yung dalaman.
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Where to book tours?
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Well, it is possible to explore
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Taiwan DIY style. Marami pa rin
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benefits yung pag-book ng tour packages,
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lalo na kung group kayo,
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or family, may kasama kayong
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bata or senior, or
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company trip to, or ayaw nyo lang
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talagang mag-deal with all the stress
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that comes with planning.
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Kasi minsan madugo, lalo na ngayon,
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ang hirap-hirap mag-plan ng trips ngayon.
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And alam namin na marami sa inyo,
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sa mga nanonood sa atin, ang very interested
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din sa tour packages kasi we get a lot of
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DMs sa Instagram and
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sa Facebook asking for tour
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referrals. So itong last
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trip namin was organized by Edison
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Tours, one of the most trusted
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and most reputable tour operators
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in Taipei. So they've been
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in operation for decades na
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and they specialize in customized
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itineraries talaga. Para hindi ka na
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ipilitan na pumunta sa mga lugar na hindi mo
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naman gustong puntahan. And you'll also
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be led by a fluent English-speaking
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guide, which is a very big deal
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pagdating sa Taiwan kasi most attractions
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sa Taipei and surrounding areas
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are historical or cultural.
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And some of them, hindi sila
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ganun visually ka-pack, but
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you'll appreciate them a lot better if
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you know the background or if meron kayong
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local insights na makukuha.
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So mas okay talaga
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kapag meron kayong guides. And
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matatanong nyo rin sila kung saan okay pumain,
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saan okay magpapalit ng pera,
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and ayaw nyo mag-English masyado kasi
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maubusan tayo mag-English.
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Marami kaming kasama na travel agents
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tanongin nyo sila
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yun! Shoutout na rin
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