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Palanas By The Sea: Beautiful Beach Paradise in Boljoon

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April 14, 2022

Palanas By The Sea: Beautiful Beach Paradise in Boljoon

Get ready for another Summer destination to experience in the newly opened resort in Boljoon, Cebu — the Palanas By The Sea.

palanas-by-the-sea-boljoon-cebu — JAMES JAYSON TY

In just 3 hours after posting about Palanas By The Sea on our Facebook page, it already caught a lot of attention from our followers with over 7,000 likes and 2,500 shares. I’m sure you are excited to know more about this resort.

THE RESORT

Palanas By The Sea was officially opened just last October 2016.

THE RESTAURANT

resto5-menu — Photo by ASOCIALINTROVERT.COM

Food & Drinks Menu:

NO CORKAGE FEE for any food and drinks except for alcoholic beverages (P1,000 corkage fee for alcohols).

RATES & OTHER INFORMATION

DAY USE:

₱350 per person (Adults) and 175 php/child (ages 5-10 years old)
₱175 per person (Child, aged 5-10 years old)
Free for 4 years old and below

The above rates are already inclusive of the entrance fees.

OVERNIGHT USE:

PACKAGE	RATES
2-3 pax	P3,500 per night
4 pax	P4,000 per night
5 pax (pool side)	P4,500 per night
5 pax (pool side w/ beach view)	P4,800 per night
6 pax with Receiving Area (Beach view)	P5,500 per night
6 pax with Receiving Area (Fronting road)	P5,400 per night
8 pax	P5,800 per night
10 pax	P6,500 per night
12 pax without kitchen	P7,000 per night
12 pax with kitchen	P7,500 per night

Entrance fees are inclusive for room bookings based on the room’s specified number of persons.
Guests can do barbecue and bring food and water. Grilling area is available for room and day-use guests free of charge.
NO Corkage fee for any food and drinks except for alcoholic beverages (P1,000 corkage fee for alcohols).
Karaoke is available at an additional cost.

Other Information

For inquiries and reservations, contact:

Contact numbers: (032) 514-8271 / 0915-163-1535 / 0932-423-0874
Social: Facebook Page

HOW TO GET THERE?

Exact location: Poblacion, Boljoon, Southern Cebu (after Lusapon Bridge, left side)

Palanas By The Sea is 119 km south of Cebu City. There many ways of getting to the place.

Take an aircon or non-aircon bus at the Cebu South Terminal in Cebu City and stop at the town proper of Boljoon. You will pass by nine municipalities (Talisay, Minglanilla, San Fernando, Naga, Carcar, Sibonga, Argao, Dalaguete, and Alcoy) before reaching Boljoon. Tell the driver or konduktor to drop you off after the Lusapon Bridge (a little farther from Boljoon Central Elementary School). The resort is on the left side.

You can also drive your own vehicle to the resort. For directions, you can use Waze or Google Maps and just search for Lusapon Bridge, Boljoon. The resort is just after that bridge, and is on the left side.

RENT A CAR/VAN: For a hassle-free trip, rent a van at SquadPH Tours and Travels.

If you have already been to Palanas By The Sea Resort, we would love to know your experience. Just hit the comment section below.

PHOTOS BY JAMES JAYSON TY

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

Marel Baluyos

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April 14, 2022

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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.

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.

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

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

Sugbo.ph

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April 14, 2022

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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April 14, 2022

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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.

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.

Do you want an edit button?
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 5, 2022

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.

now that everyone is asking…

yes, we’ve been working on an edit feature since last year!

no, we didn’t get the idea from a poll 😉

we're kicking off testing within @TwitterBlue Labs in the coming months to learn what works, what doesn’t, and what’s possible.
— Twitter Comms (@TwitterComms) April 5, 2022

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

Sugbo.ph Contributor

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April 13, 2022

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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

Ram Mancelita

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April 13, 2022

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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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Marel Baluyos

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April 13, 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

Marel Baluyos

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April 13, 2022

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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.

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.

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.

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:

Corkage fee: None
Contact numbers:
Email address: [email protected]
Facebook Page: https://web.facebook.com/lakatbalas/
Website: N/A

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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April 13, 2022

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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.

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”

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

Sugbo.ph Contributor

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April 12, 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 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.

THE RESORT

THE RESTAURANT

Food & Drinks Menu:

RATES & OTHER INFORMATION

DAY USE:

OVERNIGHT USE:

Other Information

HOW TO GET THERE?

Booster Vaccination data in the Philippines:

Start of Lex and Peter’s love story

The age gap problem

Convos every day for two hours

Rough start but romantic journey

Challenges of the past and the present

SUMMARY OF COVID-19 CASES IN CEBU:

DOH-7 FULL REPORT (CENTRAL VISAYAS):

1. DINOS IN THE MALL

2. 632 GALLERY

3. COLOR PLAY TUNNEL

4. PAW PARK

5. SUGBO MERCADO

6. JOGGING LANE

7. RAINBOW PODS

8. EMOJI TOWN

9. WATER PLAY

10. SKY PLAY

HOW TO GET TO SM SEASIDE?

RATES & OTHER INFORMATION

DAY USE:

RATES:

OTHER INFORMATION:

HOW TO GET THERE?

SUMMARY OF COVID-19 CASES IN CEBU:

DOH-7 FULL REPORT (CENTRAL VISAYAS):

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