According to the head of the Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CCDRRMC), the city government would deploy an “11G” point-to-point microwave network to connect Cebu City Hall’s communication system with its 80 barangays.
A local official said in a statement that the strategy will improve the city government’s ability to communicate with barangays in the case of calamities or emergencies using cutting-edge technology.
This proposal was presented due to the difficulties in connecting with village leaders when Typhoon Odette made devastating landfall in Metro Cebu on December 16, 2021, as a reason for their failure to provide a timely estimate of the degree of damage.
The CCDRRMC presented the concept of adopting the “11G” network, which is even better than 5G, the quickest connectivity available by telecommunication firms, in response to the Cebu City mayor’s mandate to find a solution.
As a result, 5G uses the same radio frequencies as smartphones connected to Wi-Fi networks and satellite communications.
11G will act as a backbone for radio communication and internet access for the 80 barangays, particularly the 22 hinterland villages, as well as the city’s early warning system, using point-to-point microwave technology.
On Sunday evening, the Department of Health Central Visayas (DOH-7) released its official, consolidated data of the COVID-19 cases in the region as of March 27, 2022.
The whole island of Cebu — Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, and Cebu Province — recorded 7 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 1 new recovery, and 0 new deaths. Cebu’s total active cases jumped to 832 (from 826).
Cebu City – Total confirmed: 53,789 (+1 new) – Total recoveries: 51,624 (+0 new) – Total deaths: 1,690 (+0 new) – Active cases: 475
Lapu-Lapu City – Total confirmed: 17,050 (+1 new) – Total recoveries: 16,514 (+0 new) – Total deaths: 511 (+0 new) – Active cases: 25
Mandaue City – Total confirmed: 15,410 (+0 new) – Total recoveries: 14,885 (+0 new) – Total deaths: 497 (+0 new) – Active cases: 28
Cebu Province – Total confirmed: 46,272 (+5 new) – Total recoveries: 43,156 (+1 new) – Total deaths: 2,812 (+0 new) – Active cases: 304
SUMMARY OF COVID-19 CASES IN CEBU:
Total Active Cases in Cebu: 832 (from 826)
Total Confirmed Cases in Cebu: 132,521 (+7 new)
Total Recoveries in Cebu: 126,179 (+1 new)
Total Deaths in Cebu: 5,510 (+0 new)
A total of 940 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.
Pan de sal is indeed a classic Filipino breakfast staple. This baked treat’s simplicity is also its strength, as various spreads and pairings can be done with them. But with the Filipinos’ creativity, modifying the classic bread is no surprise, and one example of them is the famous ube cheese pan de sal.
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Mixed with ube, giving its bright and vibrant purple color, ube cheese pan de sal is definitely a hit not just in the Philippines but also all over the world, particularly during the early days of the pandemic.
The sweetness provided by the ube is delicately balanced with the cheese stuffed inside, with various bakeshops using different types of cheese such as cheddar, which is quite perfect with a warm drink like coffee.
If you’re wondering where to buy the best ube cheese pan de sal here in Cebu, here are some of the top 5 spots to go to:
1. Chef Jade Kitchen
Hailed as Sunstar’s Best of Cebu Ube Cheese Pan de sal for year 2021, Chef Jade Kitchen is definitely one of the most sought places when one wants a warm and gooey ube cheese pan de sal. Their ube cheese pan de sal is super special, as the soft and gooey cheese is stuffed inside their delicat ube buns. One bite is all that takes for you to discover that cheesy-awesome goodness.
Exact Location:100 A Gervacio Quijada St Guadalupe 6000 Cebu City
Bakeology Cebu proves to be a front runner when it comes to baking ube cheese pan de sal, with their award from Sunstar’s Best of Cebu 2020 for being one of the runners up for the Best Ube Cheese Pan de Sal. What also makes their ube cheese pan de sal special is a slice of cheese on top is placed, more than appealing and inviting for anyone to take one big bite.
Also one of the runners up Sunstar’s Best of Cebu 2020’ Best Ube Cheese Pan de Sal, Mezzo Hotel’s ube cheese pan de sal is also savory and unique in their own right. They have different sizes and variations for their ube cheese pan de sal, giving customers lots of options to choose from. For only P150/box and experience the ultra-soft and delicious with an intense purple-yam flavor and cheese filling.
Cebu Cardinal Bakeshop is super famous for their ube cake, but who would’ve thought that they also bake delicious ube cheese pan de sal? Their Premium Ube Cheese Pan de Sal is one of the bakery’s best sellers, as the ube yam they put in each bread is double the size compared with most bakeries. Their neat packaging is also quite a win for most buyers.
Exact Location: Don Mariano Cui Street, Capitol Site 6000 Cebu City
Aside from being a great place to stay, Golden Peak Hotel and Suites bakes their own version of ube cheese pan de sal which is quite great for their visitors. Perfectly paired with coffee or tea, their ube cheese treats are definitely a must-try for anyone staying for breakfast in this lavish hotel.
Well, according to an infographic titled Filipino Food, Ranked released by TasteAtlas anyway.
Lumpiang Shanghai | Photo from TasteatlasBalut | Photo from Tasteatlas
TasteAtlas is an experiential travel guide that catalogs different dishes from around the world where users can click on a dish and rate it from one to five stars. They also said that they compile reviews from professional food critics and local experts.
And they just highlighted Filipino cuisine through this ranking but as much as we all love lumpia shanghai, for it to be ranked 1st made Filipinos scratch their heads.
Filipino food is known to be rich and tasteful and those dishes should have gained recognition. This is not just a singular opinion apparently for many netizens point it out saying that the list was made by someone who didn’t really immerse themselves in the world of Filipino food.
Filipino Food, Ranked
Filipino food considered in the “best” category:
Lumpiang shanghai– 4.9 stars
Sinigang- 4.8 stars
Tocino- 4.7 stars
Lumpiang Shanghai | Photo from TasteatlasSinigang | Photo from TasteatlasTocino | Photo from Tasteatlas
Filipino food considered in the “great” category:
Sisig- 4.4 stars
Adobo- 4.3 stars
Lechon- 4.2 stars
Sisig | Photo from TasteatlasAdobo | Photo from TasteatlasLechon | Photo from Tasteatlas
Filipino food considered in the “OK” category:
Daing- 3.8 stars
Pinangat- 3.6 stars
Torta- 3.6 stars
Daing | Photo from TasteatlasPinangat | Photo from TasteatlasTorta | Photo from Tasteatlas
Filipino food considered in the “worst” category:
Pinipig- 3.3 stars
Dinuguan- 3.3 stars
Balut- 2.6 stars
Pinipig | Photo from TasteatlasDinuguan | Photo from TasteatlasBalut | Photo from Tasteatlas
One of the comments was “Sino pipili ng tocino kesa lechon,” and we all know every Filipino can agree. Tocino is delicious but it can’t beat lechon.
Balut also ranked as the worst is completely subjective as there are countless others who love them.
It can be said that there is no worst Filipino food though but what only makes the food worst is if it’s a badly cooked/made one.
On Saturday evening, the Department of Health Central Visayas (DOH-7) released its official, consolidated data of the COVID-19 cases in the region as of March 26, 2022.
The whole island of Cebu — Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, and Cebu Province — recorded 24 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 25 new recoveries, and 4 new deaths. Cebu’s total active cases slightly declined to 826 (from 829).
Cebu City – Total confirmed: 53,788 (+4 new) – Total recoveries: 51,624 (+21 new) – Total deaths: 1,690 (+0 new) – Active cases: 474
Lapu-Lapu City – Total confirmed: 17,049 (+1 new) – Total recoveries: 16,514 (+4 new) – Total deaths: 511 (+1 new) – Active cases: 24
Mandaue City – Total confirmed: 15,410 (+4 new) – Total recoveries: 14,885 (+0 new) – Total deaths: 497 (+0 new) – Active cases: 28
Cebu Province – Total confirmed: 46,267 (+15 new) – Total recoveries: 43,155 (+0 new) – Total deaths: 2,812 (+3 new) – Active cases: 300
SUMMARY OF COVID-19 CASES IN CEBU:
Total Active Cases in Cebu: 826 (from 829)
Total Confirmed Cases in Cebu: 132,514 (+24 new)
Total Recoveries in Cebu: 126,178 (+25 new)
Total Deaths in Cebu: 5,510 (+4 new)
A total of 1,401 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.
Spacious, contemporary homes with an unparalleled view of the Mactan Channel.
Park Place II is the newest project offering of Pueblo de Oro Development Corporation. The project is situated within the 28-hectare Pueblo de Oro Community Township.
It will have a project area of 3.7 hectares, primarily composed of 194 single attached housing units and a provision of 2 big lots for future development, possibly for a low or mid-rise residential building. The regular lot size is at 88 sq meters with a total floor area of 106.5 sq meters.
Park Place II offers 3-bedroom single attached units in Modern Asian architecture. What we are presenting to everyone right now is our beautiful & elegant TANYA Model.
As a background, this project is part of the Pueblo de Oro Communities, a township project of Pueblo de Oro in Babag II, Lapu-Lapu City. Park Place II is strategically located across the CCLEX-Cordova bridge. Prospect buyers whose main concern is travel time wasted because of traffic jams, will easily find value of the location of Park Place II. One can easily drive to and from Cebu City via the CCLEX-Cordova bridge in just 12-15 minutes.
It is only Pueblo de Oro who can TRULY claim of this unique selling proposition. As can be seen via google earth, Park Place II is just around 600 meters away from the T intersection at the MCR in Pilipog, Cordova.
This project will have the following amenities:
A contemporary clubhouse with stunning view of Mactan channel, the Pilipog River and the CCLEX bridge.
An admin office situated at the clubhouse;
A full-sized basketball court and a children’s play area;
A modern guardhouse equipped with CCTV on 24/7 security coverage: and
A wastewater treatment facility to process and treat effluent coming from the household
On top of these amenities, buyers, and future residents of Park Place II will have the ease and convenience of shopping and getting through with their daily needs at Pueblo de Oro Townsquare – – – a community strip mall provided by Pueblo de Oro where a convenience store, pharmacy, hair saloon, bakeshop, and other service and food providers will be located.
Live in comfort and improve your lifestyle at this unparalleled and premium location. For more information on the project details, call them at (032) 888-6146 / 0917-889-7966.
Like face-to-face classes, marching to the stage to receive your diploma and celebrating this educational milestone with your batchmates feel a whole lot different in person. For two years, the COVID-19 pandemic took that wonderful experience from graduating students.
As the COVID-19 situation improves in the Philippines, the Department of Education (DepEd) announced that the graduation and recognition rites for public schools will be held from June 27 to July 2, 2022 while the private schools will be able to follow the schedule outlined in their school calendars.
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With the continuous downward trend of COVID-19 cases and easing of restrictions, we are allowing the conduct of limited face-to-face and virtual graduation, depending on the alert lev-el status in each region
Education Secretary Leonor Briones
Moreover, the Department of Education emphasized that these activities must adhere to the health regulations established by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases.
During the rituals, only the students, their parents and guardians, school authorities, and lecturers are permitted to attend.
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Meanwhile, the Department of Education (DepEd) launched early registration for SY 2022-2023 on Friday, March 25.
The early registration period, which runs until April 30, is in preparation for the start of sessions that will still use hybrid learning – a combination of face-to-face and online classes.
The department is also gradually extending face-to-face classes across the country, with over 10,000 schools taking part.
You are only here for two reasons – you love Chuck Taylor, or you’re a lazy one who loves sneakers.
Photo from Converse
Either of the two, we all have those when we’re rushing to go somewhere. May it be to the groceries to buy a missing ingredient for a recipe we’re cooking, or heading out to a party with some friends. Trust me not, if you are in a rush and woke up late, it is so hard to get ready in such a small amount of time. What more is looking for a pair of shoes to complete the whole look.
Regardless of your make-up on fleek, your spot-on OOTD, you would still be bother with those pair of footwear to complete the whole look. If you’re in a rush, tendency is, you will just put on your shoes while stepping on the back of the shoes. Hurts to see your baby being hurt by the manner, huh?
Photo from Converse
Fret not! If this is your dilemma, I have good news for you! We now have the Converse’s Chuck 70 Mule to make things easy. Say hello to this slip-on version of the classic lace-up Chuck Taylor.
The Chuck 70 mule is a type of show with no covering around the foot’s heel. Hence, you need not to tie the shoelaces and no fret in putting them on or removing them. Though this pair does not have the usual back covering of Chuck, this looks exactly the same and still has the vintage look.
Photo from ConversePhoto from Converse
It still sports the fabric upper, white laces, the rubber sole, and the shell-like toecap. It looks exactly the same in front except that this doesn’t have a back covering – perfect in avoiding blisters and will allow you to wear them with ease.
This pair is available in two colors:
• Egret
• Black
Converse Chuck 70 Mules Egret | Photo from ConverseConverse Chuck 70 Mules Black | Photo from Converse
On Friday evening, the Department of Health Central Visayas (DOH-7) released its official, consolidated data of the COVID-19 cases in the region as of March 25, 2022.
The whole island of Cebu — Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, and Cebu Province — recorded 19 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 23 new recoveries, and 1 new death. Cebu’s total active cases declined to 829 (from 834).
Cebu City – Total confirmed: 53,784 (+10 new) – Total recoveries: 51,603 (+13 new) – Total deaths: 1,690 (+1 new) – Active cases: 491
Lapu-Lapu City – Total confirmed: 17,048 (+3 new) – Total recoveries: 16,511 (+0 new) – Total deaths: 510 (+0 new) – Active cases: 27
Mandaue City – Total confirmed: 15,406 (+0 new) – Total recoveries: 14,885 (+6 new) – Total deaths: 497 (+0 new) – Active cases: 24
Cebu Province – Total confirmed: 46,252 (+6 new) – Total recoveries: 43,156 (+4 new) – Total deaths: 2,809 (+0 new) – Active cases: 287
SUMMARY OF COVID-19 CASES IN CEBU:
Total Active Cases in Cebu: 829 (from 834)
Total Confirmed Cases in Cebu: 132,490 (+19 new)
Total Recoveries in Cebu: 126,155 (+23 new)
Total Deaths in Cebu: 5,506 (+1 new)
A total of 1,230 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.
Traveling again this year might finally happen with tempting seat sales being offered left and right. This time, Philippine Airlines’ jaw-dropping Anniversary Seat Sale!
As part of its 81st Anniversary Celebration, Philippine Airlines (PAL) has extended its Anniversary Seat Sale until March 28, 2022, where you can book domestic tickets for as little as P181 and international flights for as little as $81 with the promo.
The travel period for domestic flights is from June 1, 2022 and onwards while the travel period for international flights is from July 1, 2022 onwards.
Travelers can avail of unlimited rebooking, free Inflight meals/snacks, and advance seat selection.
We tried booking through PAL’s website and we were able to book a roundtrip ticket from/to Cebu and Caticlan for only P1,858 already inclusive of charges and taxes. It’s really a great deal!
How to book?
Head on to the official PAL website: philippineairlines.com and choose your preferred destination and date that matches the promo duration.
Booking period: March 22 to 28, 2022
Travel period (Domestic): On or after June 1, 2022
