"Bating Filipino': The New Gesture of Respect and GoodwillThe House of Representatives has adopted a resolution urging the Philippine government to promote a new customary gesture of goodwill, praise, and respect as an alternative to the traditional handshake to reduce the chances of transferring communicable diseases like COVID-19.The chamber adopted during Wednesday's plenary session House Resolution No. 408, which urges the promotion of the simple act of gracefully laying the palm of the right hand over the center of the chest with a simultaneous slight head nod as a customary Filipino gesture of goodwill, praise, and respect. | LGU San Juan Batangas