Philippines Tropical Medicine Course (PTMC) information

Course dates

• Course start: 16 June (Mon)
• Course end: 27 June (Fri)

Please arrive in Manila prior to the start of the course i.e. during the weekend of 14/15 June

Recommended Manila hotels:

• Hotel Kimberly
• Tropicana Suites
• Amelie hotel Manila

Check out on 21 June (Sat)

Recommended flight from Manila to Tacloban:

• Saturday June 21st - Cebu Pacific (5J 659), MNL (12:15) - TAC (13:45)

Recommended flight from Tacloban to Manila:

• Saturday June 28th - Cebu Pacific (5J 660), TAC (14:25) - TAC (16:00)

Recommended hotels in Tacloban

• Hotel Alejandro (course will reserve on your behalf)
• Hotel XYZ (you can book directly)

Note - Hotel Alejandro will be act as a base and meeting place for the course, and some seminar sessions will be held here. We will be in touch shortly to confirm numbers wishing for us book a room for you. 

Additionally, please note that the end of June is when the Festival of Santo Niño (AKA Pintados-Kasadyaan Festival) is held in Tacloban. Accordingly, accommodation bookings will quickly fill up. If you have been left without accommodation please get in touch with us as a matter of urgency.

The course will formally end around lunchtime on 27 June (Friday). It can be nice to stay in Tacloban for the Friday night to socialise. 

However, if you need to depart on Friday, the earliest flight we recommend back to Manila is as follows:

• Cebu Pacific (5J654), TAC (16:05) - MNL (17:40) 

This is a professional course, and so the manner in which you dress in clinical settings should reflect the expectations of your home country.

Hospital/clinic setting

In the hospital, or in clinical settings, you should expect to be dressed smart. White coats or scrubs are mandatory. As parts of the hospital are open to the outdoors and hence can get hot, it is reasonable to wear short-sleeved dress or shirts. Conversely, some parts of the hospital may have airconditioning, and hence having light clothing for the mild cold is reasonable. Avoid open-toe shoes - trainers/sneakers may be used if paired with scrubs and acceptable in professional practice in your country. 

Community setting

A more smart casual dress will be appropriate here. Consider using the course-provided polos.