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Guide: Cebu City downgraded to Alert Level 1 until March 31

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Guide: Cebu City downgraded to Alert Level 1 until March 31

Good news for Cebu City residents!

On Tuesday, the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) listed Cebu City under the less restrictive Alert Level 1 from March 16 to March 31, 2022.

The Cebu City Government has yet to issue a new Executive Order but below are some of the guidelines set by the national government for areas under Alert Level 1:

  • No restrictions for indoor and outdoor capacities. Everyone can undertake intrazonal and interzonal travel without regard to age and even comorbidities.
  • Public transportation shall be at full seating capacity.
  • For aviation, maritime and rail public transport operating in and out of Alert Levels 1 areas, the passenger capacity will be at 100 percent.
  • All establishments, persons, or activities are likewise allowed to operate, work, or be undertaken at total on-site or venue seating capacity, provided these are consistent with minimum public health standards.
  • Agencies and instrumentalities of the government shall likewise adhere to 100 percent on-site workforce. 
  • On contact tracing, the use of health declaration forms/paper-based contact tracing shall not be required for all the agencies and establishments under Alert Level 1.
  • Establishments are no longer required to set-up isolation facilities within the workplace.
  • Individuals 18 years old and above will be required to present proof of full vaccination before participating in mass gatherings or entry into indoor establishments, such as but not limited to:
    • In-person religious gatherings; gatherings for necrological services, wakes, inurnment and funerals for those who died of causes other than Covid-19 and for the cremains of the Covid-19 deceased;
    • All indoor dine-in services of food preparation establishments such as kiosks, commissaries, restaurants and eateries. For outdoor or al fresco dining and take out channels, no proof of full vaccination is required;
    • All indoor personal care establishments such as barbershops, hair spas, hair salons, and nail spas, and those offering aesthetic/cosmetic services or procedures, make-up services, salons, spas, reflexology and other similar procedures including home service options;
    • Fitness studios, gyms and venues for exercise and sports;
    • All indoor cinemas or movie houses operating at full capacity;
    • Meetings, incentives, conferences, exhibition events and permitted venues for social events such as parties, wedding receptions, engagement parties, wedding anniversaries, debut and birthday parties, family reunions, and bridal or baby showers;
    • Venues with live voice or wind-instrument performers and audiences such as in karaoke bars, clubs, concert halls and theaters;
    • Indoor ancillary establishments in hotels and other accommodation establishments; and
    • Venues for election-related events.
  • Children ages 17 and below shall not be required to present proof of vaccination status.

Meanwhile, face-to-face classes for primary education shall be subject to prior approval of the Office of the President.

The IATF also noted that “well-fitted face masks shall be worn properly at all times, whether outdoors or in indoor private or public establishments.”

Other areas placed under Alert Level 1 are the following:

  • Metro Manila
  • Cordillera Administrative Region
    • Abra
    • Apayao
    • Baguio City
    • Kalinga
  • Region I
    • Dagupan City
    • Ilocos Norte
    • Ilocos Sur
    • La Union
    • Pangasinan
  • Region II
    • Batanes
    • Cagayan
    • City of Santiago
    • Isabela
    • Quirino
  • Region III
    • Angeles City
    • Aurora
    • Bataan
    • Bulacan
    • Nueva Ecija
    • Olongapo City
    • Pampanga
    • Tarlac
    • Zambales
  • Region IV-A
    • Batangas
    • Cavite
    • Laguna
    • Lucena City
  • Region IV-B
    • Marinduque
    • Puerto Princesa City
    • Romblon
  • Region V
    • Naga City
    • Catanduanes
  • Region VI
    • Aklan
    • Bacolod City
    • Capiz
    • Guimaras
    • Iloilo City
  • Region VII
    • Cebu City
    • Siquijor
  • Region VIII
    • Biliran
    • Ormoc City
    • Tacloban City
  • Region IX
    • Zamboanga City
  • Region X
    • Cagayan de Oro City
    • Camiguin
  • Region XI
    • Davao City
  • CARAGA
    • Butuan City

Areas not mentioned — including Cebu Province, Mandaue City, and Lapu-Lapu City — will still be under Alert Level 2 from March 16 to 31.

Cebu logs 30 new cases on March 15

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Cebu logs 30 new cases on March 15

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 March 15, 2022.

The whole island of Cebu — Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, and Cebu Province — recorded 30 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 36 new recoveries, and 0 new deaths. Cebu’s total active cases declined to 1,109 (from 1,131).

Cebu City
– Total confirmed: 53,666 (+14 new)
– Total recoveries: 51,333 (+8 new)
– Total deaths: 1,675 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 658

Lapu-Lapu City
– Total confirmed: 17,023 (+0 new)
– Total recoveries: 16,483 (+9 new)
– Total deaths: 506 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 34

Mandaue City
– Total confirmed: 15,402 (+3 new)
– Total recoveries: 14,854 (+2 new)
– Total deaths: 493 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 55

Cebu Province
– Total confirmed: 46,118 (+13 new)
– Total recoveries: 42,967 (+27 new)
– Total deaths: 2,789 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 362

SUMMARY OF COVID-19 CASES IN CEBU:

  • Total Active Cases in Cebu: 1,109 (from 1,131)
  • Total Confirmed Cases in Cebu: 132,209 (+30 new)
  • Total Recoveries in Cebu: 125,637 (+36 new)
  • Total Deaths in Cebu: 5,463 (+0 new)

A total of 1,406 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):

Guiwanon Cold Spring in Tabogon: 100-Peso Entrance Fee

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Guiwanon Cold Spring in Tabogon: 100-Peso Entrance Fee

Update: The Guiwanon Cold Spring has finally reopened after almost a year of renovation. From ₱25 to ₱50, the entrance fee has skyrocketed to ₱100 per head.

Summertime is here. Apart from hitting the beach, the best way to beat the scorching heat of the sun this season is to chill and swim in a natural yet clean cold spring.

Featured on our Facebook Page two weeks ago, the enchanting Guiwanon Cold Spring in Tabogon Northern Cebu trended on social media and reached almost one million people. It became popular for its simple and natural scenery — an unsophisticated place yet so calm, charming and unique. The water is really refreshing!

The pool is divided into two: the shallow and the deeper one (around 6 feet deep). So if you want to dive, there’s a “balete” tree near the deeper portion.

Photo by Wardah Ann
Photo by Wardah Ann
Photo by Wardah Ann
Photo by Aimee Ebcas Tumampo
Photo by Aimee Ebcas Tumampo
Photo by Aimee Ebcas Tumampo
Photo by Katie Perry
Photo by Katie Perry
Photo by Katie Perry
Photo by Katie Perry
Photo by Katie Perry

Rates & Other Information

  • Entrance fee: ₱100 per adult; ₱50 per kid
  • Operating hours: 6AM to 6PM, Saturdays & Sundays only (Open on weekends only)
  • NO Corkage Fee
  • Contact number: 0922-408-7736

Last trip from Tabogon to Cebu City is 7PM. If you plan to go overnight, there are affordable accommodations nearby for as low as P400 for 2pax. Or you may opt to stay at 4-star resorts such as Bunzie’s Cove and Sea Turtle Lagoon with rates of around P2,500 per night for 2pax.

How to get there?

Exact location: Brgy. Maslog, Tabogon Cebu — approx. 3 hours away from the city.

From the North Bus Terminal, ride a bus going to Tabogon – just read the signs for Tabogon via Borbon. Inform the driver to drop you off at Guiwanon. The cold spring is along the main road heading to Tabogon proper. Bus fare is ₱80-90 per way.

There’s a parking fee of ₱20 for 4-wheelers and ₱10 for 2-wheelers.

All Female Filipino Chemical Engineering students won at UNESCO’s Hackathon

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All Female Filipino Chemical Engineering students won at UNESCO’s Hackathon

The future is bright for the young minds of the Philippines with the women on top at the first WED Hackathon marking UNESCO’s World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development last March 4, 2022, announced in a Live broadcast in San José, Costa Rica.

Photo from Batangas State University

Team WONDERPETS is composed of Ghia Luwalhati, Nicole Elizabeth Tan, and Reaner Jacqueline Bool, chemical engineering students from Batangas State University (BatStateU), and their mentor, Dr. Reymark Maalihan.

WONDERPETS stands for “Water remediatiON using metal-organic framework DERived from PET bottleS” and this team was the only team from the Philippines able to compete in the final round. They emerged champions against 125 student teams from 23 countries worldwide.

Photo from All Engineering Day

UNESCO’s WED Hackathon

Challenge: To demonstrate a sustainable engineering solution addressing a global real-world problem.

  • 1st place: Philippines from Batangas State University
  • 2nd place: Canada from University of British Columbia Okanagan
  • 3rd place: Kenya from Egerton University

Team WONDERPETS tackled “Water Accessibility in a Changing Climate” and devised a water pollutant adsorbent based on a metal-organic framework, chemically recycling terephthalic acid extracted from PET bottles.

It resulted to a material extremely porous, cost-efficient, and reusable; thus, making it a sustainable means of removing pollutants from water.

“[T]his entry was very interesting with the potentially transformative technology,” –

DR. MARLENE KANGA, IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT OF THE WORLD FEDERATION OF ENGINEERING ORGANIZATIONS (WFEO)

Organized by WFEO with UNESCO support, WED Hackathon stimulates the inventiveness of young engineers to address engineering challenges.

Watch the controversial ‘The Kingmaker’ for free without downloading any apps

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Watch the controversial ‘The Kingmaker’ for free without downloading any apps

The Kingmaker, an award-winning documentary about Imelda Marcos, is now available to view online for free.

Photo from IMDB

Imelda Marcos is the wife of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos and was the First Lady of the Philippines for 20 years. She is known for her extremely lavish lifestyle even during a period of economic crisis and civil unrest in the country.

On March 11, ‘The Kingmaker’ director Lauren Greenfield said on Twitter that they have “finally” worked out an agreement with ABS-CBN and its production firm iWantTFC to be able to distribute the film “with *all* of our friends in the Philippines.”

The movie can be watched on any device through Vimeo.

The Kingmaker is a 2019 documentary film written and directed by Lauren Greenfield, featuring the political career of Imelda Marcos with a focus on the Marcos family’s efforts to rehabilitate the family’s image and to return to political power, including her plans to see her son Bongbong become President of the Philippines, and the alliance that Bongbong and Imee Marcos established with Rodrigo Duterte in his bid to win the 2016 Philippine presidential election.

It debuted internationally in August 2019 at the 76th Venice Film Festival,[12] and debuted in the Philippines on January 29, 2020.

THE KINGMAKER SYNOPSIS:

A journey through the Marcos family’s long history of corruption, extravagance and brutality, this documentary tells a cautionary tale of a powerful female leader whose questionable sense of reality divided a nation.

Watch the trailer here:

Samsung’s new Projector-slash-Speaker could be your next Movie Buddy

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Samsung’s new Projector-slash-Speaker could be your next Movie Buddy

A projector, smart TV, and speaker rolled into one.

The Freestyle, Samsung’s newest projector TV, has received a lot of attention throughout the world, with over 10,000 pre-orders in the first month of its global release. It’s already a hit in areas like North America, Latin America, and South Korea, and it will soon be available in the Philippines.

Photo from Samsung YouTube Channel

The Freestyle’s adaptable cradle, unlike traditional projectors, allows for 180-degree rotation, allowing users to project high-quality video anywhere – tables, floors, walls, and even ceilings – without the need for a separate screen.

Its outstanding auto keystone and auto-leveling features effortlessly adjust the screen to a variety of surfaces and angles. It also boasts a smart speaker with 360-degree radiation that delivers cinema-quality sound for a complete cinematic experience.

Photo from Samsung Official Website

The wait is almost over for Freestyle enthusiasts in the Philippines. From February 14 through March 13, 2022, Samsung encourages everyone to pre-register. Pre-registrants will be entered into a raffle to win one of five The Freestyle products that will be given away at the end of the pre-registration session.

To register, go to www.samsung.com/ph/signups/2022/the-freestyle-pre-registration.

Cebu logs 19 new cases on March 14

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Cebu logs 19 new cases on March 14

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 March 14, 2022.

The whole island of Cebu — Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, and Cebu Province — recorded 19 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 49 new recoveries, and 0 new deaths. Cebu’s total active cases declined to 1,131 (from 1,159).

Cebu City
– Total confirmed: 53,692 (+10 new)
– Total recoveries: 51,361 (+8 new)
– Total deaths: 1,676 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 655

Lapu-Lapu City
– Total confirmed: 17,031 (+1 new)
– Total recoveries: 16,481 (+8 new)
– Total deaths: 506 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 44

Mandaue City
– Total confirmed: 15,404 (+2 new)
– Total recoveries: 14,857 (+2 new)
– Total deaths: 493 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 54

Cebu Province
– Total confirmed: 46,109 (+6 new)
– Total recoveries: 42,942 (+31 new)
– Total deaths: 2,789 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 378

SUMMARY OF COVID-19 CASES IN CEBU:

  • Total Active Cases in Cebu: 1,131 (from 1,159)
  • Total Confirmed Cases in Cebu: 132,236 (+19 new)
  • Total Recoveries in Cebu: 125,641 (+49 new)
  • Total Deaths in Cebu: 5,464 (+0 new)

A total of 787 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):

‘Deltacron’ not yet a dominant variant of concern: DOH

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‘Deltacron’ not yet a dominant variant of concern: DOH

The Department of Health (DOH) continues to improve its prevent-detect-isolate-treat-reintegrate (PDITR) efforts despite the warning about the likely spread of the recombinant virus of the Delta-Omicron (Deltacron) variations

Photo from Unsplash

Intensive genome sequencing is one of the measures being taken to see if the Deltacron version of the coronavirus illness 2019 (Covid-19) has already appeared in the country.

“Walang namang kaba sa ginagawa nating public minimum health standards. Ang importante, kaya humingi kami ng tulong ng lahat sa bakunahan. It’s really the game changer and will afford additional protection for our citizens,”

National Vaccination Operations Center chair and Health Undersecretary, Dr. Myna Cabotaje, said in an interview on Saturday.

She underlined that vaccination is critical in combating the variant since “immunity is waning after a long time of being vaccinated.”

Photo from Unsplash

Secretary Vince Dizon, the President’s Adviser on Covid-19 Response, had stated that the country will always be prepared for the introduction of new varieties.

In the Philippines, he noted, the Deltacron type is “not yet a dominant variant of concern.”

The Deltacron was initially discovered in France, according to the World Health Organization.

People who have not yet caught Covid are more attractive: Study

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People who have not yet caught Covid are more attractive: Study

Have you ever had covid?

If the answer to that is no then you might have just the confirmation that you are truly attractive.

Photo from Unsplash

A theory by scientists that the more attractive you are, the stronger your immunity is which therefore makes you at lower risk of catching Covid have been tested.

The researchers took photos and blood tests of 79 women and 80 men at Texas Christian University and had 492 other volunteers rate the attractiveness of the faces of the participants.

Now you might say that they are clearly subjective since different people and places have different tastes but researchers’ take on that is there is a universal understanding of “good looks” that transcend time and even cultures. 

Features of Universal “good looks” according to the study are:

  • Clear skin
  • Prominent cheekbones
  • Bright eyes
  • Full red lips
  • Symmetrical face
Photo from Unsplash

These features have been deemed attractive throughout recorded human history according to the published study which was supported by the results that most attractive participants had clear makers of better immunity in their blood samples.

The science of it comes from their higher levels of phagocytosis, a critical part of the immune system. It is a process by which specific white blood cells ingest foreign particles, that is very useful in fighting illnesses.

In clarification, the researchers propose that it’s not a person’s beauty that makes them more immune but it is their highly functioning immune system. And that this highly functioning immune system is in turn what makes them appear more attractive, in the eyes of other people. 

Photo from sh_9513 on Instagram

They also proposed that these attractive facial features could actually be markers of good health and that our attraction may be rooted in our instinct to find a strong partner that will benefit the survival of our offspring which actually makes sense.

“The features that humans universally perceive as attractive may provide cues to unobservable qualities possessed by a target that impact fitness, including health and immune function,”

Immunologists on the other hand do think there could be a reason behind why some people appear super immune to Covid like because of their genes or prior immunity to other viruses but as of this writing no one knows and it remains a mystery.

Photo from Unsplash

Having this study published though will make for some bragging rights for those who haven’t had covid yet.

Meet: Filipino stunt coordinator who trained ‘The Batman’ lead stars for fight scenes

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Meet: Filipino stunt coordinator who trained ‘The Batman’ lead stars for fight scenes

With nearly 30 years of experience, Filipino-American stunt coordinator Robert Alonzo is the man behind the thrilling fight scenes in Warner Bros.’ “The Batman” starring Robert Pattinson and Zoë Kravitz whom he personally trained.

Photo from Warner Bros

Under the helm of Alonzo, Robert Pattinson had to learn arnis, the national martial art of the Philippines, for the role of Batman in order to “eliminate anticipatory movement and heighten his close proximity reactivity.”

Robert Pattinson shared in an interview working with Alonzo: “Rob [Alonzo] has a great style. You learn certain signature moves, which you can build into different patterns really quickly.”

According to Alonzo, the design of the legendary DC Comics character’s outfit was also important in distinguishing Pattinson’s action style from that of past Batman performers. He points out that older costumes had a cowl and a cape that restricted movement.

Robert Alonzo was born in Manila, Philippines but moved to the United States with his family at the age of 10. His father Dionisio is from Cagayan, while his mother Julieta is from Tarlac.

The Filipino stuntman has worked over 200 projects in Hollywood for television, commercials, music videos, and film and his broad work in front of and behind the camera includes training the likes of Dwayne Johnson, Tom Cruise, Mark Walberg, Jeremy Renner, and Jake Gyllenhaal just to name a few. And with his stint in The Batman movie, Hollywood actors Robert Pattinson and Zoe Kravitz add to his star-studded list.

Photo from Warner Bros
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