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Cebu logs 16 new cases on April 6

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April 6, 2022

On Wednesday evening, the Department of Health Central Visayas (DOH-7) released its official, consolidated data of the COVID-19 cases in the region as of April 6, 2022.

The whole island of Cebu — Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, and Cebu Province — recorded 16 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 8 new recoveries, and 0 new deaths. Cebu’s total active cases jumped to 763 (from 755).

Cebu City
– Total confirmed: 53,849 (+7 new)
– Total recoveries: 51,684 (+3 new)
– Total deaths: 1,691 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 474

Lapu-Lapu City
– Total confirmed: 17,049 (+4 new)
– Total recoveries: 16,511 (+1 new)
– Total deaths: 513 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 25

Mandaue City
– Total confirmed: 15,420 (+2 new)
– Total recoveries: 14,906 (+0 new)
– Total deaths: 498 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 16

Cebu Province
– Total confirmed: 46,314 (+3 new)
– Total recoveries: 43,252 (+4 new)
– Total deaths: 2,814 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 248

SUMMARY OF COVID-19 CASES IN CEBU:

Total Active Cases in Cebu: 763 (from 755)
Total Confirmed Cases in Cebu: 132,632 (+16 new)
Total Recoveries in Cebu: 126,353 (+8 new)
Total Deaths in Cebu: 5,516 (+0 new)

A total of 1,451 laboratory results were released.

NOTES from DOH-7:

*As per DOH-7, the additional deaths in the report are not due to the overnight spike in deaths but due to more accurate data collection and validating efforts. Not all of those deaths occurred today but occurred more than a week ago.
Reports maybe subject to change as these claims undergo thorough validation by the local healthcare offices and health personnel.

DOH-7 FULL REPORT (CENTRAL VISAYAS):

Soon to rise: Ashana Coast Residences in Liloan by Contempo

Ram Mancelita

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April 6, 2022

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Soon to rise: Ashana Coast Residences in Liloan by Contempo

Premier developer Contempo Property Holdings, Inc. redefines the ideal home for current times as it breaks ground for the newest residential development Ashana Coast Residences in dynamic Liloan.

Its latest project in northern Metro Cebu highlights unique and innovative features that make it the ideal home and community even under a health crisis like a pandemic.

Capitalizing on the lessons of COVID-19, the company envisions Ashana Coast as a safe haven where families can comfortably work, study, stay fit and healthy and even grow food in their own homes.

Its ideal location near the coast gives the development the added advantage of abundant sunshine and cool breeze, making it the best spot for a healthy, green, and refreshing lifestyle.

Ashana Coast will be a master-planned development encapsulating the values of excellence and quality standards of Contempo.

Home reimagined

The premier developer rethinks the concept of home and reimagines living spaces with Ashana Coast Residences. It makes use of superior technology to create stronger and more durable houses within an innovative and self-sufficient community.

Ashana Site Development Plan | Photo from Contempo

Imagine a CCTV-secured community made up of just 128 households, making it a highly exclusive one, with wide main roads at 12 meters and secondary roads at 10 meters.

Its four house models are designed to easily incorporate a home office, fitness area, sanitation nook, prayer wall, and enough space for a home garden.

Aside from regular amenities like a multi-purpose clubhouse, fitness gym, parks and playground, infinity pool, basketball court, and barbecue station, it will also have a sea and sky viewing deck, jogging trails, blooms park, edible garden, wellness zones, and chapel.

The development will be secured further with CCTV monitoring.

Strategic location

Ashana Coast is strategically located in progressive Liloan, which has become a model for economic and sustainable development.

The town is home to existing and upcoming developments that include the world-class 18-hole Liloan Golf, Pier 88 Port, and Commercial Development that will serve as marine highway linking Liloan to the rest of Cebu, Liloan Park, and the lifestyle Bay Mall.

Blessing of the Ground Breaking Ceremony

When you choose Ashana Coast Residences, you create a haven for meaningful family bonding.

Japan’s Tamiya to build P1.5-Billion New Production Plant in Cebu

Ram Mancelita

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April 6, 2022

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Japan’s Tamiya to build P1.5-Billion New Production Plant in Cebu

Tamiya Philippines Inc., a subsidiary of the Tamiya Group of Japan, has announced a P1.5 billion expansion at Cebu Light Industrial Park.

Tamiya Headquartes in Shizuoka, Japan | Photo from Tamiya

The company that makes plastic models, printing, and packaging just broke ground on a new factory that will boost local production.

According to the company, the new factory would increase output by 5% over three years and increase capacity by 20% depending on demand. The company’s Cebu operations export $23 million worth of goods.

With a share of 65 percent, Japan receives the majority of the output. The United States accounts for 12% of exports, Germany for 10%, the United Kingdom for 7%, Thailand for 2%, and Hong Kong for 2%. The remaining 4% is made up of other markets.

Cebu City, Philippines | Photo from Unsplash

Tamiya Philippines creates high-quality hobby items such as miniature model kits and radio-controlled cars, as well as metal molds, printing, and packaging.

Filipina fruit picker in Australia earns up to P226K per month

Ram Mancelita

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April 6, 2022

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Filipina fruit picker in Australia earns up to P226K per month

Who would have thought that this Filipina could earn almost PHP200,000 a month by picking fruit?

This is the work of 23-year-old Pinay, Mariel Larsen, who is based in Australia for four years where she also married an Australian fruit picker.

To help her husband, Mariel also took the job as a fruit picker and she now earns AU$ 3,000-6,000 per month, around PHP115,000-231,000 per month.

Mariel shared that what they do is not simple because they fill large bins with fruit. Each container needs to be filled with 300-500 kilograms of fruit that cause a bad back pain, especially standing all day carrying heavy fruit bags.

According to the Filipina, they have a routine every year where they regularly go to a certain farm in Australia where there can pick different fruits.

Because they work in a field in different places, Mariel’s family lives in a camper van. This way, it is convenient for them to go to different orchards.

Mariel also shared that she and her husband are working very hard now toward their dream to build their own house in the next three years especially since they have a 5-year-old son.

Mariel also shares her life as a fruit picker through her YouTube channel Marielasin. She admitted that she receives comments on social media.

Historical: ABS-CBN’s Star Cinema films to air on GMA-7 starting April 2022

Ram Mancelita

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April 5, 2022

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Historical: ABS-CBN’s Star Cinema films to air on GMA-7 starting April 2022

Truly a historical moment in the local entertainment industry. ABS-CBN’s Star Cinema movies will be airing on GMA-7 in an unusual collaboration between the rival networks.

Alone/Together, featuring top ABS-CBN love combination Liza Soberano and Enrique Gil, It Takes a Man and a Woman, starring John Lloyd Cruz and Sarah Geronimo, and Hello Love Goodbye, starring Kathryn Bernardo and Alden Richards, are among the Star Cinema films planned to show on GMA-7.

A virtual contract signing was held on Tuesday, April 5, with GMA executives Gilberto Duavit Jr, Philip Yalung, Annette Gozon Valdes, and Joey Abacan present, alongside ABS-CBN executives Carlo Katigbak, Mark Lopez, Cory Vidanes, and Ricardo Tan Jr.

We’re very pleased because the significance of our partnership today ushers in possibility of a far broader set of conversations, potential partnerships and cooperation that will have the benefit not only mutually to GMA and ABS-CBN but as importantly, if not perhaps more importantly, the benefit of the public we both serve—the Filipino viewer,
GMA Network President and COO Gilberto R. Duavit, Jr.

Every storyteller’s dream is to have as many people as possible experience their creations. And now, because of the kindness of our friends at GMA, we have the special opportunity to bring our Kapamilya stories to a new audience.
ABS-CBN President and CEO Carlo L. Katigbak

https://www.facebook.com/GMANetwork/videos/297876505824166/

The partnership between the two networks comes nearly two years after ABS-CBN went off-air to comply with the cease-and-desist order of the National Telecommunications Commission.

ABS-CBN’s franchise renewal was later blocked by the House of Representatives in July 2020, forcing the network to find new platforms for its shows and content.

Cebu logs 8 new cases on April 5

Sugbo.ph Contributor

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April 5, 2022

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On Tuesday evening, the Department of Health Central Visayas (DOH-7) released its official, consolidated data of the COVID-19 cases in the region as of April 5, 2022.

The whole island of Cebu — Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, and Cebu Province — recorded 8 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 15 new recoveries, and 0 new deaths. Cebu’s total active cases declined to 755 (from 762).

Cebu City
– Total confirmed: 53,842 (+2 new)
– Total recoveries: 51,681 (+1 new)
– Total deaths: 1,691 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 470

Lapu-Lapu City
– Total confirmed: 17,045 (+3 new)
– Total recoveries: 16,510 (+3 new)
– Total deaths: 513 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 22

Mandaue City
– Total confirmed: 15,418 (+0 new)
– Total recoveries: 14,906 (+6 new)
– Total deaths: 498 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 14

Cebu Province
– Total confirmed: 46,311 (+3 new)
– Total recoveries: 43,248 (+5 new)
– Total deaths: 2,814 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 249

SUMMARY OF COVID-19 CASES IN CEBU:

Total Active Cases in Cebu: 755 (from 762)
Total Confirmed Cases in Cebu: 132,616 (+8 new)
Total Recoveries in Cebu: 126,345 (+15 new)
Total Deaths in Cebu: 5,516 (+0 new)

A total of 1,523 laboratory results were released.

NOTES from DOH-7:

*As per DOH-7, the additional deaths in the report are not due to the overnight spike in deaths but due to more accurate data collection and validating efforts. Not all of those deaths occurred today but occurred more than a week ago.
Reports maybe subject to change as these claims undergo thorough validation by the local healthcare offices and health personnel.

DOH-7 FULL REPORT (CENTRAL VISAYAS):

Lily of the Valley Mountain Farm and Resort: Quick getaway in Cebu City

Marel Baluyos

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April 5, 2022

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Lily of the Valley Mountain Farm and Resort: Quick getaway in Cebu City

It’s an escape through and through.

Located in the mountains of Sibugay, Cebu City, Lily of the Valley Mountain Farm and Resort is a retreat spot just 40-50 minutes away from the city but it looks like a whole new environment entirely.

Photo from Lily of the Valley Mountain Farm & Retreat Facebook Page

Its isolation from the city with everything green for neighbors is a guarantee that it will be the perfect place to chill, relax and enjoy together with family and friends.

Aside from its stunning view of nature, it has these native ‘payags’ that seem to be bowing to the landscape itself, bringing in the vibe of being one with nature.

It’s a sight to behold indeed as you won’t expect it to have that big space especially if you consider the traditional payag or nipa huts. But they were able to make something beautiful and elegant by seemingly connected “payags” making one big longhouse.

And although they may seem rustic and native, they have very modern amenities and facilities inside.

Amenities:

Common kitchen with complete utensils
fridge and a big freezer to store ice and other stuff
Jacuzzi
Pool
Lounging chairs

Now, if you want to escape the busy and chaotic city, you won’t have to even drive far as you can have that privacy and peace at a very affordable rate at that in Lily of the Valley Mountain Farm and Resort.

RATES & OTHER INFORMATION

Day Use

Fee: P1,000 per day, good for 10 persons
Excess person: P70 per head

Room rates:

Day Use: P2,000 per day, good for 5 persons
Overnight: P3,000 per night, good for 5 persons
Excess is P250 /head
Overnight 2: P4,000 per night, good for 6-7 persons

OTHER INFORMATION:

Corkage fee: None
Contact numbers: Imelda Laluyan: 0939 – 934 – 4815/ Cristy Arances: 0951 – 877 – 1654
Email address: [email protected]
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/lilyvalley.retreat/

HOW TO GET THERE?

Exact location: Sitio Kangsi, Brgy. Pung-ol, Sibugay, Cebu City (approx. 40-50mins from the city)

BY BUS: Ride any bus/v-hire going to Sibugay Cebu City. Ask the driver to drop you off near the Pung-ol Sibugay Barangay Hall. ‘Lily of the Valley Mountain Farm and Resort is a 5-minute ride from there.

BY CAR: Navigate with Waze or Google Maps and set your destination to ‘Lily of the Valley Mountain Farm and Resort’ in Sibugay, Cebu City. Parking space is available.

Scientists found microplastics in human blood for the first time

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Marel Baluyos

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April 5, 2022

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Scientists found microplastics in human blood for the first time

Microplastics have been found in human blood by researchers.

This plastic pollution problem on the earth is getting worse and has moved on from the oceans, land, and animals to us.

Scientists are now warning us that microplastics, tiny pieces and mostly invisible, will be making their way into human organs soon.

Blood samples from 22 anonymous, healthy volunteers were examined in a Dutch study published in the Environment International journal and they found microplastics in nearly 80 percent of the volunteers.

Quantitative results

50% of the blood samples showed traces of PET plastic (widely used in drinking bottles)
More than 1/3 had polystyrene (mostly used for disposable food containers)

“This is proof that we have plastics in our body—and we shouldn’t,”
– DICK VETHAAK, AN ECOTOXICOLOGIST AT VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT AMSTERDAM

The ecotoxicologist also said that this is the first time that they have actually been able to detect and quantify the microplastics in human blood and called for further research to investigate how it could be impacting health.

Detection will now give rise to many questions like where will it go in our body and can it be excreted or eliminated

Possible route entry of microplastics into the body are via

air
water
food
particular toothpastes
lip glosses
tattoo ink

The study also stated that it is scientifically plausible that plastic particles may be transported to organs via the bloodstream.

With blood linking everything in our body, we could only assume that the microplastics are anywhere inside us. We must not wait to physically see or experience the drastic effects of plastics inside our bodies and learn to minimize using them.

Cebu logs 4 new cases on April 4

Sugbo.ph Contributor

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April 4, 2022

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On Monday evening, the Department of Health Central Visayas (DOH-7) released its official, consolidated data of the COVID-19 cases in the region as of April 4, 2022.

The whole island of Cebu — Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, and Cebu Province — recorded 4 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 17 new recoveries, and 0 new deaths. Cebu’s total active cases declined to 762 (from 791).

Cebu City
– Total confirmed: 53,840 (+3 new)
– Total recoveries: 51,680 (+11 new)
– Total deaths: 1,691 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 469

Lapu-Lapu City
– Total confirmed: 17,042 (+0 new)
– Total recoveries: 16,507 (+1 new)
– Total deaths: 513 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 22

Mandaue City
– Total confirmed: 15,418 (+0 new)
– Total recoveries: 14,900 (+3 new)
– Total deaths: 498 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 20

Cebu Province
– Total confirmed: 46,313 (+1 new)
– Total recoveries: 43,248 (+20 new)
– Total deaths: 2,814 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 251

SUMMARY OF COVID-19 CASES IN CEBU:

Total Active Cases in Cebu: 762 (from 791)
Total Confirmed Cases in Cebu: 132,613 (+4 new)
Total Recoveries in Cebu: 126,335 (+17 new)
Total Deaths in Cebu: 5,516 (+0 new)

A total of 829 laboratory results were released.

NOTES from DOH-7:

*As per DOH-7, the additional deaths in the report are not due to the overnight spike in deaths but due to more accurate data collection and validating efforts. Not all of those deaths occurred today but occurred more than a week ago.
Reports maybe subject to change as these claims undergo thorough validation by the local healthcare offices and health personnel.

DOH-7 FULL REPORT (CENTRAL VISAYAS):

Thai Actor Bright Vachirawit says he wants to visit Cebu!

Ram Mancelita

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April 4, 2022

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Thai Actor Bright Vachirawit says he wants to visit Cebu!

Would you volunteer as Bright’s tour guide in Cebu?

2Gether series and F4 Thailand lead star Bright Vachirawit Chivaaree expressed his desire to go to Cebu, Philippines if given a chance.

During the F4 Thailand PH media conference interview last March 27, 2022, Bright was asked where the specific location in the Philippines he would like to visit and he did not hesitate to answer Cebu island.

If there is a chance, I will go to Cebu Philippines to see you guys there! That’s my plan,
Bright Vachirawit

According to fan pages, the actor has been consistent with his desire on going to Cebu as this is already the third time he mentioned Cebu as the place he likes to visit. He mentioned Cebu during the BrightWin global fan meet and during the 2gether PH mediacon last 2020.

Bright Vachirawit is a Thai actor, singer, host, and model. He is best known for his leading roles in 2gether: The Series and Still 2gether (both 2020), and currently in F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers, the Thai series adaptation of the Japanese manga Boys Over Flowers.