00:00 It is expected that the direct flight from Russia to the Philippines will help the economy of the Philippines.
00:09 Jesse Atienzan is the first to report.
00:12 After his visit to Russia, Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama met with the media.
00:21 He was happy to report that his visit to the Eastern Economic Forum was fruitful, where he promoted the culture and tourism of Cebu and the Philippines.
00:32 That Eastern Economic Forum was participated by 50 states in the whole Russia, particularly Far Eastern.
00:47 I am going to be promoting not only Cebu City but one Cebu Island.
00:56 According to the delegates of the Cebu City LGU, aside from the benchmarking they did in Vladivostok, the sister city of Cebu City,
01:07 they were also given the opportunity to be invited by Russians who visited the Philippines.
01:14 The Federal Aviation Travel Authority, FATA, which is the counterpart of our CAB,
01:21 and when they said that it was a surprise to us that Aeroflot already signified their interest to fly directly to the Philippines,
01:30 and of course we were pushing for Cebu.
01:33 And they said that if this happens, they can easily bring in 600,000 tourists for the period of the winter period.
01:46 It is expected that if the direct flight from Russia to the Philippines continues,
01:51 more investments from Russia will be made.
01:56 From PTV Cebu, Jesse Atienzan, for the nation.
