Section outline

  • 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
    • Hotel XYZ (you can book directly)

    *use the Moodle form to request a reservation for Hotel Alejandro. For any other hotel, please book it yourself

    Note - Hotel Alejandro will be act as a base and meeting place for the course, and some seminar sessions will be held here. 

    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. 

    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)