“The energy comes natural: no special diet or supplement being taken.

This amount of heavy workload makes you wonder how he had the energy to do both of those rigorous activities in one day. “Being a FRONTLINER both in the SKIES and on the GROUND for fellow Filipinos is an opportunity to be grateful for,” said Doc FO Erwin in his Facebook post. Additional things had to be included such as safety and health checks by the Department of Health. The process of the repatriation flight was not like any other normal flight due to COVID-19, prolonging the usual flight time. The pilot arriving at the Carmona Hospital Medical Center for his doctor duty. When asked about how he manages his time between his two jobs, the “Flying Doctor” informed Good News Pilipinas that there was no conflict in the schedule since his pilot duties started at 7 am and ended at 5 pm, leaving enough time for him to make it to his hospital duties at 7 pm. The repatriation flight occurred the same day as his hospital duty day, which posed no problem to Abueva, who said he makes sure that he will be available to serve as a pilot at any given date.

During the leave, pilots like Abueva were temporarily allowed to do other jobs, with Abueva choosing to resume his previous role as a medical doctor. The repatriation flight was the Department of Foreign Affair’s (DFA) initiative to fly the Dili (East Timor) to Manila passengers who were affected by the COVID 19 travel restrictions.Ībueva has been a full-time pilot since June 2019 but had to be placed “on leave” status due to the COVID-19 impact on the aviation industry. He had to be both on – a pilot in the morning and a doctor in the evening – when he served on board the repatriation flight bringing Filipinos from East Timor to Manila and went on duty at the Cavite hospital that night. Ordinarily, he takes on one role in a day.

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