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TORONTO – If you bank on surviving this pandemic, you will need a job. Better yet, a full-time job. In November 2021, there were 43,000 new jobs reported in Toronto; 68,000 in Ontario; 154,000 in Canada. We could use a feel-good moment in this pandemic.
Isang Panandaling Saglit na Nagbigay ng Kaginhawahan Habang ang Pangatlong Taon nitong Pandemya ay Palapit Na Nung nakaraang buwan, habang ang Canada ay unang nakakarinig ng Omricon, isang variant na nadiskubre ng mga siyentipiko sa South Africa, isang panandaling saglit na nagbigay ng kaginhawahan ang aking naranasan sa gitna nitong pandemya.
A Feel-Good Moment as We Enter the Third Year into This Pandemic. Last month, as Canada was hearing about omricon for the first time, I had a moment of pause from all the COVID 19 stories and reports which were unsettling. I was up at seven in the morning of December 10, 2021 to watch the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo, Norway. Recipients of this award went jointly to Dmitry Muratov of Russia and Maria Ressa of the Philippines for “their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace”.
MANILA – Ang Pilipinas na umaasa sa Turisimo upang iagat ang ekonomia nang bayan ay mabigat na tinamaan nang pandemia. Trabaho na may kinalaman sa turisimo ay tinamaan nang malaking nang 28% porsento. Samantala ang trabahong por ora ay tinamaan pababa nang 38%. Nasa Pilipinas ako noong Marzo 2020 nang pumutok ang pandemia. Kita good kita ko agad ang pag ka walang turista sa paligig nang Maynila. Ang paniwalang na ang pandemia ay nag simula sa Asia, halos lahat umiiwas sa kontinent no ito.
MANILA – The Philippines which relies on tourism to boost its economy is hit hard by the pandemic. Tourism-related employment in this Far East country shrank by 28 percent, while average hourly wage declined by 38%. I was in the Philippines last March 2020 when the pandemic broke out. And I noticed the absence of tourists in Metro Manila. The perception seemed to be that with the source of Covid 19 being in Asia, no one wanted to be in that continent.
