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WHO warns of new COVID surge in 2 months, urges PH to prepare

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WHO warns of new COVID surge in 2 months, urges PH to prepare

Yes. We are all expecting this and we might be just right in our assumptions.

It is more likely that there will be a surge of COVID-19 cases after the elections on May 9, what’s with all the rally gatherings left and right.

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Dr. Rontgene Solante, a specialist on infectious diseases, already said this last April 1 that highly crowded election-related activities along with the “waning immunity” of people who have not yet had booster shots could be the reasons for a new surge in cases.

This was also confirmed by the World Health Organization (WHO) who said that the Philippines should be prepared for that possibility.

Dr. Rajendra Yadav, acting WHO representative to the Philippines, stressed that to possibly prevent this, everyone should wear a mask and get booster shots. With this in mind he recommended house-to-house vaccination, especially for those Filipinos who was not yet vaccinated.

Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion said on April 2 that 27 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine will already expire in July.

Last March 8 though, Health Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje, head of the National Vaccine Operations Center, said that the Philippine government is already considering donating COVID-19 vaccines.

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According to Bantay Bakuna, the Philippines has 240,708,150 doses of COVID vaccine with 142,236,006 already administered. Of what we have left, we are considering donating some to Myanmar and Africa saying that we have enough.

Booster Vaccination data in the Philippines:

  • Health care workers

Booster: 1,282,678

  • Elderly

Booster: 1,994,349

  • Persons with comorbidities

Booster: 2,228,138 

  • Workers in essential services

Booster: 4,190,337

  • Indigent

Booster: 1,004,033

  • Rest of the population

Booster: 1,318,883

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We should all get the “booster” shots as we already have evidence that its protection provided by a COVID vaccine, especially against severe disease, wanes, reducing protection against highly contagious variants of concern.

As of April 6, the Philippines, has 32,463 active COVID-19 cases with a total number of confirmed cases nationwide reaching 3,680,244, including 3,588,359 recoveries and 59,422 deaths.

43-year-old Cebuana with 4 kids & 23-year-old Swede proved Age Gap Doesn’t Matter

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43-year-old Cebuana with 4 kids & 23-year-old Swede proved Age Gap Doesn’t Matter

Many of us are in a hurry to fall in love and be in a relationship because having someone by your side for the rest of your life is a charming dream. However, true love can come from unexpected places without any hints of time, age, or situation, like what happened to Lex Hjorter’s love story.

Photo from Lex En Hjorter

Start of Lex and Peter’s love story

Let’s rewind to the year 2007. Lex was a Cebuana who had a rough start with love. She had separated from her first husband and is now looking for a romantic story once again. During the time, online dating started exploding and many people were intrigued with the idea, Lex included.

She started to find love on a dating website known as Date in Asia. She was enticed with the idea of having a foreigner as a lover, and after posting pictures of herself online, someone messaged her. The person asked for her information. She told him that she was from the Philippines.

Photo from Lex En Hjorter

The age gap problem

She also told him from the very start that she was 43-years-old and had four kids. The other person also shared some info about himself: he is Peter, a 23-year-old Swede. Lex told Sugbo.ph that upon knowing his age, “[she] was surprised because he [was] too young for [her].”

The Swede asked if he can be friends with her, but Lex clarified that she was in the dating site to find love, not to be friends with people. However, due to his stubbornness, she relented, thinking that it would be nice to have friends from other countries.

Photo from Lex En Hjorter

Convos every day for two hours

Eventually, the pair started talking every day for two hours, but this was a difficult endeavor because according to Lex, “…the [time zones were] not the same. Philippines is advanced by six hours during the summer and seven hours during October to March. So, [she] need to chat him [at] 9 in the evening.”

Lex also noticed something going on in Peter’s messages. For example, she noticed that Peter would often end his messages with, “Love, Peter.” Lex asked him if he had feelings for her, to which he said he is saying “love” as a friend.

Photo from Lex En Hjorter

Rough start but romantic journey

Lex felt ashamed because of the age difference, so she told him that they will not be talking anymore. For two straight weeks, Lex did not view Peter’s messages. However, Peter’s stubbornness eventually won her over as he was messaging her every day during that period asking to talk again.

So, they gave their relationship a chance. They became a couple in August of 2007, and on October, 2008, Peter went to the Philippines to visit her and her four kids. On October, 2009, Peter invited her to Sweden and she stayed there for three months.

Photo from Lex En Hjorter

Challenges of the past and the present

In 2012, Lex had finally annulled her previous marriage. Since she left Sweden, she admitted that it was hard for them as a couple because of the challenges of long-distance relationships. Thanks to Peter’s stubbornness though, quarrels would eventually wilt away for love to grow.

“It’s like I found my forever despite of [the] 20 years age gap. He is the best husband in the world. He accepted me for who I am and of course my kids,” she told Sugbo.ph. It was a rough trying to settle down in Sweden because of the language barriers, but Lex finally started working there in Sweden.

Twitter may finally get an ‘edit’ feature

Ram Mancelita
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Twitter may finally get an ‘edit’ feature

Twitter has revealed that it is developing an edit function and will begin testing it soon.

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Elon Musk, who owns 9.2% of Twitter and has a board seat on the company, conducted a poll asking users if they want an edit button, and 73.6 percent said yes.

Twitter stated they’ve been working on an edit feature since last year, denying Musk’s poll was the inspiration. Twitter Blue Labs will be testing the feature in the next months.

Many Twitter users have been asking for the edit functionality for a long time. It’s not like Facebook where you can change your post after publishing it. The only option is to delete and retweet if your tweet contains mistakes. In this scenario, editing is more convenient.

Cebu logs 8 new cases on April 13

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Cebu logs 8 new cases on April 13

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 13, 2022.

The whole island of Cebu — Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, and Cebu Province — recorded 8 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 14 new recoveries, and 4 new deaths. Cebu’s total active cases declined to 712 (from 719).

Cebu City
– Total confirmed: 53,873 (+4 new)
– Total recoveries: 51,728 (+0 new)
– Total deaths: 1,694 (+1 new)
– Active cases: 451

Lapu-Lapu City
– Total confirmed: 17,055 (+0 new)
– Total recoveries: 16,519 (+3 new)
– Total deaths: 516 (+3 new)
– Active cases: 20

Mandaue City
– Total confirmed: 15,429 (+0 new)
– Total recoveries: 14,914 (+1 new)
– Total deaths: 498 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 17

Cebu Province
– Total confirmed: 46,346 (+4 new)
– Total recoveries: 43,307 (+10 new)
– Total deaths: 2,815 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 224

SUMMARY OF COVID-19 CASES IN CEBU:

  • Total Active Cases in Cebu: 712 (from 719)
  • Total Confirmed Cases in Cebu: 132,703 (+8 new)
  • Total Recoveries in Cebu: 126,468 (+14 new)
  • Total Deaths in Cebu: 5,523 (+4 new)

A total of 1,100 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):

Book Cebu Pacific’s P88 Seat Sale for domestic flights until April 30

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Book Cebu Pacific’s P88 Seat Sale for domestic flights until April 30

Itching to travel again after a long hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic? Cebu Pacific is giving us more reasons to make it happen again this year!

Perfect for this summer, Cebu Pacific recently announced its latest seat sale — a one-way base fare of P88 for its domestic flights. 

With the promo, if you are flying from Cebu, you can travel directly to Boracay, Davao, Bacolod, Clark, Manila, and Ozamiz for just P88 (excluding tax and other fees).

You can also enjoy Unlimited Rebooking with Zero Change Fees (fare difference may apply), and you can also use your Travel Fund to pay.

  • Valid for domestic flights only.
  • Sale Period: April 1-30, 2022
  • Travel Period: April 1 – September 30, 2022

For the travel requirements, head on to this link.

To avail this promo, you can go directly to their website: cebupacificair.com.

SM Seaside is your #SMWonderland, Cebu’s Epic Summer Hangout this 2022

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SM Seaside is your #SMWonderland, Cebu’s Epic Summer Hangout this 2022

Unique and fun experiences for your family and friends await you this summer at SM Seaside!

Brace yourself as you can have that summer adventure just by entering SM Seaside City Cebu this summer. It transformed into 𝗦𝗠 𝗪𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗗 where there are awesome spaces to discover and experience in almost every corner you go!

The adventure of seeking and you shall find will start the moment you enter 𝗦𝗠 𝗪𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗗 so bring all the family members to help you locate these spaces.

Here is a list so that you’ll be able to recognize them and check them off your list of summer activities successfully done after.

1. DINOS IN THE MALL

This enormous placement will surely be hard to miss. These are dinosaurs that are gigantic in size and will mesmerize everyone, especially the kids. You can take pictures and marvel at the great view. 

Location: Mountain Wing Atrium until May 31, 2022

2. 632 GALLERY

We all need that one wall as our official background for our needed Instagram photos, reels, TikTok videos, and any other content, and these particular corners of artistic walls are just perfect for it. 

Location: Third Floor, Mountain Wing

3. COLOR PLAY TUNNEL

You’ll be treated to a collection of beautiful colors seemingly hanging from the roof in this vibrant space. Look up and be immersed and mesmerized by its colorful ribbon showers!

Location: Third Floor, Mountain Wing.

4. PAW PARK

Head up to the Paw Park and have a fun time outside with your fur babies. They can even play games, train, and play with your friends’ pets. Make it a purrfect date to spend with your co-fur-parents. 

Location: Amphitheater 1, The Sky Park.

5. SUGBO MERCADO

Nothing speaks of a great find more than a food one. Taste the #AweSMBurstOfSummer flavors and moments at Cebu’s 1st roof deck food park, Sugbo Mercado at the Sky Park. Here you can taste the local flavors of Cebu like the all-time fave lechon and other offers such as burgers, rice meals and shakes perfect for an after-shopping snack or dinner. 

Location: The Sky Park (near The Paw Park)

6. JOGGING LANE

As it seems walking and shopping aren’t the only exercise you’ll be able to find inside the mall as you can stretch, sweat out, and jog around the new Jogging Lane high above The Sky Park as well.

Location: The Sky Park

7. RAINBOW PODS

Another new place to discover, these colorful pods are there for a unique outdoor dining experience. More interesting is that these Rainbow Pods at the Amphitheater can glow in the dark – talk about a magic space indeed!

Location: Amphitheater 2, The Sky Park

8. EMOJI TOWN

These cute emojis have lined up for you to choose from. You can take a pose, smile, snap, and share your #AweSM photos at the Sky Park Emoji Town. You can even sit on them and take shade if you feel like keeping close to them.

Location: Third Floor, The Sky Park (near Amphitheater 2)

9. WATER PLAY

Water play is the answer to the summer heat for kids. Parents won’t be too worried of too much heat as these outdoor plays can be more fun with water and much cooler as well.

Location: Third Floor, The Sky Park (near Sky Play)

10. SKY PLAY

Unleash the kid in you and bring color to your imaginations at the Sky Play by Kenneth Cobonpue. The kids and kids at heart can both run and laugh and play to their hearts’ content without being held back. 

Location: Third Floor, The Sky Park

SM Seaside City Cebu’s summer transformation is truly a wonderland of endless entertainment and new experience. Get your #AweSM moments now and head to SM Seaside City Cebu as soon as possible.

HOW TO GET TO SM SEASIDE?

Exact Location: SM Seaside City Cebu in South Road Properties (SRP), Cebu City.

BY MYBUS: You can take a FREE MyBus ride from/to BDO Fuente Osmena from 8:20 am to 10:00pm. You can also ride any MyBus from SM City Cebu, Talisay, Mandaue City, Parkmall, and any Cibus to get to and from SM Seaside City Cebu Drop-off point is at the City Wing Entrance.

BY GrabCar: Get P50 OFF on your GrabCar protect ride to and from SM Seaside City Cebu by using the promo code: SMSEASIDE50

Lakat Balas: Newly opened Beach Camp in Asturias, Cebu

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Lakat Balas: Newly opened Beach Camp in Asturias, Cebu

The beauty of Asturias is slowly unfolding into the tourism world and we are just here eager to discover the northern town of Cebu known for its white pristine beaches.

Photo from Lakat Balas Beach Camp Facebook Page

And with its roster of beautiful beach resorts, a newly opened beach camp has emerged. From its name itself “Lakat Balas” this beach camp is stretched along a wide 100-meter shoreline, a large stretch of sand that would assure you that you’ll have all the long beach walks you want.

This beach camping ground offers accommodation for all types of travelers as well. They have tents carefully set-up on the ground of the camp so that campers who enjoy sleeping outside and being embrace by nature can do so and also glamping huts for a more comfortable and elegant camping.

Photo from Lakat Balas Beach Camp Facebook Page
Photo from Lakat Balas Beach Camp Facebook Page

They have lounge chairs facing the sea where you can simply gaze at a sunset view of Kanlaon Volcano and the Tanon strait.

Hammocks are also available within the area so you can just relax and take a nap there.

The beach camp offers you a long list of water activities that would keep you busy and at the same time productive during your vacation.

Photo from Lakat Balas Beach Camp Facebook Page
Photo from Lakat Balas Beach Camp Facebook Page

Water activities includes:

  • swimming
  • fishing
  • water paddling
  • boating
  • surfing
  • snorkeling
  • diving

For a great camping experience, they only have 4 rules which are to consider your neighbors, provide auditory space, honor personal space and share the visual space.

Also note that being in nature also include heat, wildlife, bugs, and vegetation so have your protective gears, first aid kits and repellents ready.

Photo from Lakat Balas Beach Camp Facebook Page
Photo from Lakat Balas Beach Camp Facebook Page
Photo from Lakat Balas Beach Camp Facebook Page
Photo from Lakat Balas Beach Camp Facebook Page
Photo from Lakat Balas Beach Camp Facebook Page
Photo from Lakat Balas Beach Camp Facebook Page

RATES & OTHER INFORMATION

DAY USE:

  • Entrance fee: P50 per person, FREE for children 6 years old and below

RATES:

  • Car Camping for 2 – P900 (P250 per extra person)
  • Glamping Hut (w/ AC) for 2 – P1,000(P250 per extra person)
  • Camping for 2 – P500
  • Camping for 3 – P600
  • Camping w/ own tent – P200
  • Sea Lounge Shade – P600
  • Lounge Tables – P300
  • Diners – P100

OTHER INFORMATION:

HOW TO GET THERE?

Exact location: Brgy. Owak, Asturias, Cebu

(From Cebu City, traverse TCH to Balamban. Turn right when you arrive at Balamban national highway. Turn left to an interior road going to Barangay Owak when you see the famous bingka dawa stores along the highway in Asturias.)

BY BUS: Ride a bus bound for Asturias, Cebu. Tell the driver to drop you off at Brgy. Owak. Ride a motorcycle/tricycle to Lakat Balas Beach Camp.

BY CAR: Navigate with Waze or Google Maps and set your destination to “Lakat Balas Beach Camp” in Asturias. Parking space is available.

Grab to add ‘Quiet Mode’ for riders who prefer not talking to the drivers

Marel Baluyos
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Grab to add ‘Quiet Mode’ for riders who prefer not talking to the drivers

There are just times that we don’t feel like talking or engaging in a conversation with our drivers or for some introverts out there it is always.

Don’t worry for we may now have the solution for you as this new mode is being set up for your next ride.

Photo from Grab

Considering that not everyone likes small talk, Grab Philippines is currently testing out a feature where you have the option to prompt or heads up the driver to keep the ride as conversation-free as possible.

How? Selected users may have already experienced it as they started the beta testing started on Monday, April 4 and is scheduled to last until the end of June. To those who haven’t experienced it, you will receive an auto-generated message right after booking that says:

“For a conversation-free ride, please respond ‘Quiet’ to this message. You may ignore this if you have no preference”

Photo from Unsplash

It should be noted though that this is still in the trial phase to help drivers understand the passengers’ preferences.

Cebu logs 10 new cases on April 12

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Cebu logs 10 new cases on April 12

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 12, 2022.

The whole island of Cebu — Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, and Cebu Province — recorded 10 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 31 new recoveries, and 1 new death. Cebu’s total active cases declined to 719 (from 740).

Cebu City
– Total confirmed: 53,869 (+3 new)
– Total recoveries: 51,728 (+3 new)
– Total deaths: 1,693 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 448

Lapu-Lapu City
– Total confirmed: 17,055 (+3 new)
– Total recoveries: 16,519 (+3 new)
– Total deaths: 513 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 23

Mandaue City
– Total confirmed: 15,429 (+1 new)
– Total recoveries: 14,913 (+3 new)
– Total deaths: 498 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 18

Cebu Province
– Total confirmed: 46,342 (+3 new)
– Total recoveries: 43,297 (+22 new)
– Total deaths: 2,815 (+1 new)
– Active cases: 230

SUMMARY OF COVID-19 CASES IN CEBU:

  • Total Active Cases in Cebu: 719 (from 740)
  • Total Confirmed Cases in Cebu: 132,695 (+10 new)
  • Total Recoveries in Cebu: 126,457 (+31 new)
  • Total Deaths in Cebu: 5,519 (+1 new)

A total of 1,115 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):

USC, UC among top law schools in 2020-21 Bar Exams

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USC, UC among top law schools in 2020-21 Bar Exams

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court announced that 8,241 examinees out of 11,402 who took the 2020/2021 Bar Examination passed with a 72.28 percent passing rate, dubbed the “Biggest Bar Ever.”

There are 761 takers on the exemplary list, which includes individuals who received outstanding grades. In the meantime, 14 people are on the excellent list. This is in lieu of the usual Top 10 as practiced in the past.

The Supreme Court also released the ranking of law schools according to the passing rate. It categorized the schools into four groups based on their number of Bar takers.

  1. Group 1 – Law schools with more than 100 bar takers
  2. Group 2 – Law schools with 51 to 100 bar takers
  3. Group 3 – Law schools with 11 to 50 bar takers
  4. Group 4 – Law schools with 10 or fewer bar takers

The University of Cebu (UC) ranked 2nd under Group 2 with a rate of 97.4026% while the University of San Carlos (USC) ranked 3rd under Group 1 with a whopping 98.00% passing rate.

Group 4: 100% passing rate for first-time takers

  1. Abra Valley Colleges
  2. Batangas State University
  3. Rizal Memorial Colleges
  4. Tabaco College
  5. University of Makati
  6. Western Leyte College

Group 3: 100% passing rate for first-time takers

  1. Ateneo de Naga University
  2. Bulacan State University
  3. Jose Maria College
  4. Mariano Marcos State University
  5. Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila
  6. Silliman University
  7. University of Asia and the Pacific

Group 2: Top 5 among the 22 law schools

  1. Saint Louis University – 98.6667%
  2. University of Cebu – 97.4026%
  3. Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan – 96.9388%
  4. Ateneo de Davao University – 96.4912%
  5. Lyceum of the Philippines University – 94.3396%

Group 1: Top 5 law schools among the 15 law schools

  1. Ateneo de Manila University – 99.6429%
  2. University of the Philippines – 98.8406%
  3. San Beda University – 98.1061%
  4. University of San Carlos – 98.0000%
  5. University of Santo Tomas-Manila – 93.0556%

Meanwhile, the Supreme Court honored Bar examinees who demonstrated “exemplary achievement,” defined as a grade of 85 percent or higher on the exam.

List of Passers with Excellent Performance

List of Examinees with Exemplary Passers

Law Schools with Candidates with Excellent Performance

The successful Bar examinees will take their oath on May 2, 2022.

For the full list of Bar passers, you can check here: https://www.prcboard.com/topnotchers-2022-bar-exam-results-for-batch-2020-2021/

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