There is no need to travel to Bohol to see a Sea of Clouds. Cebu has its very own magical sight in Alcoy Cebu.
Located in Nug-as, Alcoy, Cebu is Mt. Campetra that took social media by storm as pictures of the people who have reached its peak was treated to a sigh so beautiful to behold.
Photo from Cha ChabelsPhoto from Reyna Tangpos
Fluffy white moving clouds with a peaking sunrise makes for a beautiful natural phenomenon.
But to get to the top and see the wonder that awaits you, you need to hike it up. Wake up as early as 3:00AM if you still have to travel to the jump-off point either in your car or a hired motorcycle.
The perfect time to see the Sea of low clouds according to the locals is from 5 o’clock to 6 in the morning.
Photo from Cha Chabels
Camp at Mt. Campetra
Now if you find it a hassle to wake up so early and then have your climb, you can always opt to camp there through the night.
You can pitch your tent and rest under the stars with your friends and loved ones. A lovely night and jolly night will be perfect on the highlands of Alcoy.
Photo from Cha Chabels
Come morning, you just have to wake up and get out of your tent to witness Nature’s incomparable beauty.
While you go see the magnificent sea of clouds, please do keep in mind that nature is to be protected. Be careful not to destroy or trash your surroundings as you are merely an observer.
HOW TO GET THERE?
Exact location: Mt. Campetra, Brgy. Nug-as, Alcoy, Cebu– approx. 3 hours away from the city.
BY BUS:Go to Cebu City South Bus Terminal and ride on a bus bound for Alcoy. After arriving in the town proper, ride a motorcycle to the jump-off point for Mt. Campetra.
BY CAR: Navigate with Waze or Google Maps and set your destination to “Mt. Campetra” in Alcoy.
Cordova is rising economically and literally as another advantageous project will rise.
A P12-billion reclamation project in Cordova Cebu will soon make it possible for this progressing town to become an economic powerhouse. It is said that it will bring forth an economic boom not only for Cordova but for the entire province of Cebu.
Photo from Cebu Provincial Government Facebook Live
Governor Gwen Garcia and the Cordova Shores Development Corporation signed a joint venture agreement last February 4 for the reclamation project.
The groundbreaking and time capsule-laying ceremony of the 254-hectare mixed-use commercial and recreational hub was also led by Governor Garcia along with other government officials and development contractors.
“With this symbolic ground-filling and capsule-laying ceremony, we have manifested visibly to the world that soon, heretofore, visible and invisible reality will start to unfold and become finally the realization of a dream that has been held by so many, for so long.”
Gov. Gwen Garcia
Photo from Cebu Provincial Government Facebook Live
The town of Cordova also has the Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway project underway, an 8.9-kilometer toll bridge that would pave the way to so much economic activity coming for Cordova.
With this, the Cordova Mayor Mary Therese Sitoy-Cho stated that the reclamation project or hub will be able to complement the upcoming operation of the bridge which is anytime this year.
Cordova has Mayor Cho’s late father, Presidential Legislative Liaison Office Secretary Adelino Sitoy, to thank as he was the one who expedite the deal for the reclamation project. After that it was endorsed by the provincial government’s Economic Enterprise Council and the Provincial Board and later approve by Gov. Garcia.
Photo from Cebu Provincial Government Facebook Live
Construction Info on Reclamation Project
Premium Megastructures Incorporated and Ulticon Builders will undertake the construction with the project envisioned to be completed in two sites.
Site 1– comprise of the 204-hectare mixed use commercial, business, and residential area
Site 2 – another 50-hectare business and residential hub with an added recreational area that will feature a cruise ship dockside
Photo from Cebu Provincial Government Facebook Live
The construction of the project will have two components. First is the ground filling of the 254-hectare coastal area in the four barangays of Catarman, Buagsong, Alegria, and Poblacion and second will be the horizontal development for the envisioned mixed-use facilities.
Cordova is slowly fulfilling their aim to widen their backyard as what their mayor said.
Ready your wallets, ARMYs for a chance to see the “BTS Permission To Dance On Stage” Seoul concert on the big screen is coming.
Yes. This is not a drill. The announcement of SM Cinema to exclusively air the BTS concert in their theaters might just ease the longing to see them in actual concerts.
Photo from SM Cinema
Prepare your ARMY Bomb and scream your hearts out with your fellow ARMYS on the day of Live Viewing on March 12.
According to the official BTS social media account, they will be holding their much-anticipated second leg of its “Permission to Dance On Stage” concert at the Jamsil Olympic Stadium in Seoul, South Korea on the dates of March 10, 12, and 13.
Aside from its global theater viewing, the concert will be available for paid online streaming on March 10 and 13 for fans who prefer to watch it at home.
I know you are too excited now to sing along to “Butter” and dance to “Permission to Dance” but the full details are yet to be released by SM Cinema so you’ll have to wait and watch for their updates.
Now, to those who are in need of enlightenment. BTS or Bangtan Boys, is a South Korean boy band under Big Hit Entertainment. They had their debut in June 2013 with the single No More Dream. There are seven members in total which are RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook.
This concert is a continuation of their previously held first leg of the “Permission to Dance On Stage” concert at the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, California on Nov. 27 and 28, and Dec. 1 and 2.
Now, ARMYs can start praying for reasonable and affordable tickets to see their Ult.
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 February 21, 2022.
The whole island of Cebu — Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, and Cebu Province — recorded 43 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 409 new recoveries, and 2 new deaths. Cebu’s total active cases declined to 2,446 (from 2,813).
Cebu City – Total confirmed: 53,254 (+19 new) – Total recoveries: 50,414 (+138 new) – Total deaths: 1,662 (+1 new) – Active cases: 1,178
Lapu-Lapu City – Total confirmed: 16,927 (+3 new) – Total recoveries: 16,316 (+99 new) – Total deaths: 493 (+0 new) – Active cases: 118
Mandaue City – Total confirmed: 15,302 (+6 new) – Total recoveries: 14,635 (+27 new) – Total deaths: 485 (+0 new) – Active cases: 182
Cebu Province – Total confirmed: 45,736 (+15 new) – Total recoveries: 42,040 (+145 new) – Total deaths: 2,728 (+1 new) – Active cases: 968
SUMMARY OF COVID-19 CASES IN CEBU:
Total Active Cases in Cebu: 2,446 (from 2,813)
Total Confirmed Cases in Cebu: 131,219 (+43 new)
Total Recoveries in Cebu: 123,435 (+409 new)
Total Deaths in Cebu: 5,366 (+2 new)
A total of 757 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.
No doubt Cebu City is tenfold more beautiful without the unsightly spaghetti wires.
With hopes to inspire local officials, Dimple Navarroza edited photos of Cebu City streets virtually snapped from Google Earth to see how the city would look without the overhead wires.
Colon St. | Photo from Dimple NavarrozaMango Avenue | Photo from Dimple NavarrozaN. Bacalso | Photo from Dimple Navarroza
It’s worth noting there are areas and business districts in Cebu City where cables were placed underground, such as the city roads along Capitol to the Fuente Osmeña Circle, Cebu Business Park, and Cebu IT Park.
As early as 2001, Cebu City already sought to remove unsightly wires running along city roads through Cebu City Ordinance 1894 which was approved on April 25, 2001. It was in 2015 when electric company VECO started the first phase of the Underground Distribution System (UDS).
However, as of this writing, the program seems to be on a halt, especially after Typhoon Odette hit the island last December 16, 201. Hopefully, the newly elected mayor in 2022 can prioritize this project again soon?
It’s probably one of the things you look forward to when going to a mall, especially to the cinema. Having a bite of the famous Potato Corner fries is definitely a treat, whether just casually enjoying it while chilling at the food court or taking it as your ‘movie munchies’ while in the theatre.
Photo from Potato Corner Facebook Page
Launched in 1992 by Cinco Corporation, Potato Corner is one of the Philippines’ famous first food carts which serves flavored French fries. Potato Corner has been one of the leading pioneers in the food cart industry, with both kiosk and counter-type businesses in the Philippines. With more than 200 outlets nationwide (70% of which are franchise-operated), Potato Corner is definitely here to stay, as markets predict that the business will steadily grow. One indicator is that the business managed to expand abroad.
Photo from Potato Corner Facebook Page
So, if you’re interested to be part of Potato Corner’s family of entrepreneurs, here’s a detailed list of the franchise packages the famous snack company offers:
Photo from Potato Corner Facebook Page
School Cart – 1.2 meters
-for school canteen only
-electrical load – 40 A
-franchise package fee – P150,000
School Cart | Photo from Potato Corner Website
Standard Cart – 1.8 meters
-for malls, shopping centers, commercial spaces, bus terminal, supermarkets, etc.
-electrical load – 40 A
-franchise package fee – P270,000
Standard Kart | Photo from Potato Corner Website
Kiosk Design with Roof – 2×2 meters
-for outdoors kiosk-type
-electrical load – 40 A
-franchise package fee – P335,000
Kiosk Design without Roof – 2×2 meters
-suitable for indoor establishments
-electrical load – 40 A
-franchise package fee – P335,000
Kiosk Design with Roof and with Seating – 2×2 meters
-suitable for outdoor establishments
-electrical load – 40 A
-franchise package fee – P350,000
Kiosk Design Dine-in
-suitable as a dining establishment itself
-electrical load – 60 A
-franchise package fee – P380,000
Hole in the Wall – 4×4 meters
-suitable for indoor establishments
-electrical load – 60 A
-franchise package fee – P400,000
Customized Store | Photo from Potato Corner Website
Potato Corner Franchise Package
The following are inclusive to any franchise packages:
It seems like someone won the recreate a photo challenge.
Josh O’Cock was photographed with the Ati kids in Boracay in the year 1993. Fast forward 27 years later, his father recreated the exact scene and shot with the same kids and it went viral.
Ati is an ethnic group in the Visayas and a local on the island of Boracay. Patrick O’Cock went on a vacation in Boracay in the year 1993 together with his son Josh O’Cock.
Photo from Patrick O’Cock
The viral photo was shared first in a Facebook community called Boracay Retrospective by Josh’s father Patrick himself. In all honesty, it was both the photo and the names that caught the attention of the netizens if you based in the comments. Patrick didn’t expect his post to viral though.
Dated September 26, 1993, as seen in the photo, the blond-haired boy was Josh together with the ethnic group Ati children taken in the Ati Village in Boracay.
You can see that in the 2020 version of the photo where Josh and the Ati kids are all grown up. It will make you realize that even before then, the relationship between foreigners and native Filipinos is of friendship and companionship.
Photo from Patrick O’Cock Facebook Account
Noticeable though that in the 1993 photo, there are 9 children, but only six in the recent 2020 picture. Speculations were made but thankfully you don’t have to worry as they are still very much alive just that they weren’t able to make it for the photo retake.
Josh also reposted the photo captioned, “Boracay is a very special place to me that I can’t wait to return to! My fiancé Georgia and I have a calling and a mission of love to help rebuild the school for the Ati children. This will be happening in the next few years!”
Josh is now a business consultant in Malta and Patrick never forgot the welcome and charm of Boracay and the Ati’s that he created a foundation called “Mission of Love Malta.”
It aims to help the children of the not financially capable Ati’s in Boracay in their education.
This article was originally published on vismin.ph.
Every now and then, we find ourselves perpetually bored with the same routine of going thru the same social media apps on our phone or our computer. That just makes us think that there must be something new we could try to relieve us of the boredom from staring our screens all day. Here are some interesting websites you can visit whenever you are feeling sad or just plainly bored.
Photo from Unsplash
1. FUTURE ME
If you’ve been thinking a lot the future version of you, especially how uncertain that it is now considering a pandemic is currently happening, you can write a letter for your ‘future self’ using this website. The message can be delivered on any future date that you wish to choose using the email where you want it to be received. This website has been in service since 2002, and was quite popular over the years.
FutureMe Logo | Photo from FutureMe Facebook PagePhoto from FutureMe WebsitePhoto from FutureMe Website
2. SCREAM INTO THE VOID
If you’ve been feeling angry, frustrated, or simply just want to rant aside to your friends and family, then this website can be that useful outlet for you. In this website, you can type in anything you want to say, from your deepest, darkest secrets or simply about your bad at work today. Don’t worry, the website is safe to use where everything its users wrote will be sent into the ‘void’ with that screaming effect, forever gone.
Photo from Scream Into the Void WebsitePhoto from Scream Into the Void Website
3. RADIO GARDEN
If you’re really interested in music, so much that your music taste goes beyond the local and even popular ones, then you might want to visit Radio Garden. This website lets you listen to any radio stations available all over the world by clicking certain ‘seeds’ in the globe that serve as the radio stations available to be listened to all over the world.
Radio Garden App Icon | Photo from Radio GardenPhoto from Radio Garden WebsitePhoto from Radio Garden Website
4. BLANK SLATE
Blank Slate is a website that lets you take down notes whenever and wherever. The interface is literally a blank slate, where you can add different notes quickly. The blank slate appeal of the site is praised by some, as it does not include the typical parts of a website such as its header and other widgets.
If you’re curious what will happen in the future, then this website is an interesting pick for you. Future Timeline compiles various ‘predictions’ that are based in current events, technology, sciences and other happenings that can likely predict the outcome of tomorrow. Topics like artificial intelligence, space travel, renewable energy as the main source of energy, are just some of the interesting topics that will likely happen to in the near future.
Future Timeline Facebook Banner | Photo from Future TimelinePhoto from Future Timeline WebsitePhoto from Future Timeline Website
6. FREE RICE
If you feel guilty of scrolling mindlessly with your social media apps without being productive, then you might want to try the Free Rice website. In this website, users are given quizzes that include the English vocabulary, trivia and many more where each correct answer provides 10 grains of rice to be donated to the World Food Programme. Pretty neat way of wasting time, isn’t it?
Freerice Logo | Photo from Freerice Facebook PagePhoto from Freerice WebsitePhoto from Freerice Website
7. FORVO
Ever been curious what that foreign word you just heard from a song or movie means? Forvo will let you know the correct pronunciation, meaning and origin of a certain word whatever the language is.
Forvo Official Logo | Photo from Forvo WebsitePhoto from Forvo WebsitePhoto from Forvo Website
8. PDF TOOLS
Among this list, this is the only one that can be used as a tool as this website lets you do whatever you want with a certain PDF. Merge, split, compress, edit, or sign, this tool has it all when it comes to your PDF needs.
Photo from PDF24 Tools WebsitePhoto from PDF24 Tools Website
9. CALM.COM
If you simply just want to take a break from all the noise brought by the Internet world, then Calm.com might help. The website is basically an online meditation service where you have certain options that you want to avail such as self-improvement, stress and anxiety management, focus, and many more.
This website is great if you are thinking of reading as a new habit that you want to develop, instead of wasting time on social media. Archive.org lets you in with millions of books legally and for free. Other media include music, movies, and more.
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 February 20, 2022.
The whole island of Cebu — Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, and Cebu Province — recorded 63 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 371 new recoveries, and 3 new deaths. Cebu’s total active cases dropped to 2,813 (from 3,124).
Cebu City – Total confirmed: 53,235 (+20 new) – Total recoveries: 50,276 (+324 new) – Total deaths: 1,661 (+1 new) – Active cases: 1,298
Lapu-Lapu City – Total confirmed: 16,924 (+4 new) – Total recoveries: 16,218 (+0 new) – Total deaths: 493 (+0 new) – Active cases: 213
Mandaue City – Total confirmed: 15,296 (+3 new) – Total recoveries: 14,608 (+12 new) – Total deaths: 485 (+1 new) – Active cases: 203
Cebu Province – Total confirmed: 45,721 (+34 new) – Total recoveries: 41,895 (+35 new) – Total deaths: 2,727 (+1 new) – Active cases: 1,099
SUMMARY OF COVID-19 CASES IN CEBU:
Total Active Cases in Cebu: 2,813 (from 3,124)
Total Confirmed Cases in Cebu: 131,176 (+63 new)
Total Recoveries in Cebu: 122,997 (+371 new)
Total Deaths in Cebu: 5,366 (+3 new)
A total of 1,251 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.
To help speed the recovery of the labor and tourism sectors from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, AirAsia Philippines is set to launch three international flights in April and two new domestic flights in the next months.
By April, AirAsia Philippines will resume flights to and from:
Bali, Indonesia
Ulun Danu Beratan Temple, Bali, Indonesia | Photo from UnsplashTirta Empul Temple, Bali, Indonesia | Photo from Unsplash
Bangkok, Thailand
Wat Arun, Bangkok, Thailand | Photo from UnsplashBangkok, Thailand | Photo from Unsplash
Incheon, South Korea
Hyangwonjeong Pavilion, South Korea | Photo from UnsplashHyangwonjeong Temple, South Korea | Photo from Unsplash
The flight frequencies for these will be announced next week.
Prior to the epidemic, the airline flew twice daily to Incheon, once daily to Bali, and 11 times weekly to Bangkok, serving tourists and overseas Filipino employees. The following are the pre-pandemic load factors: 84.4 percent in Incheon, 89.8 percent in Bali, and 92 percent in Bangkok.
Two new internal routes, Dumaguete and Roxas, will be opened in April and May, respectively.
Incheon Airport, South Korea | Photo from Unsplash
According to a press release, the government’s reduced travel rules and protocols have had a significant impact on inbound travel and domestic tourism.
After nearly two years of shutdown because of the Covid-19 pandemic restrictions, the Philippines reopened its borders to fully vaccinated foreign tourists on February 10. Quarantine is no longer necessary for inbound international travelers.
