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Cebu logs 9 new cases on December 7

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Cebu logs 9 new cases on December 7

On Tuesday night, the Department of Health Central Visayas (DOH-7) released its official, consolidated data of the COVID-19 cases in the region as of December 7, 2021.

Today, the whole island of Cebu — Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, and the Cebu Province — recorded 9 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 12 new recoveries, and 5 new deaths. This brings Cebu’s total confirmed cases to 104,219 while the active cases dropped to 334 (from 338).

Cebu City
– Total confirmed: 41,244 (+3 new)
– Total recoveries: 39,639 (+3 new)
– Total deaths: 1,523 (+1 new)
– Active cases: 82

Lapu-Lapu City
– Total confirmed: 13,670 (+3 new)
– Total recoveries: 13,179 (+1 new)
– Total deaths: 471 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 20

Mandaue City
– Total confirmed: 12,136 (+1 new)
– Total recoveries: 11,675 (+2 new)
– Total deaths: 442 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 19

Cebu Province
– Total confirmed: 37,169 (+2 new)
– Total recoveries: 34,392 (+6 new)
– Total deaths: 2,564 (+4 new)
– Active cases: 213

SUMMARY OF COVID-19 CASES IN CEBU:

  • Total Active Cases in Cebu: 334 (from 338)
  • Total Confirmed Cases in Cebu: 104,219 (+9 new)
  • Total Recoveries in Cebu: 98,885 (+12 new)
  • Total Deaths in Cebu: 5,000 (+5 new)

A total of 2,158 laboratory results were released today.

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):

Fully Vaxxed students only on soon Face to Face classes says CHED

Marel Baluyos
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Fully Vaxxed students only on soon Face to Face classes says CHED

Fully vaccinated college and university students only. This is what the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) have emphasized on the soon to come limited face-to-face classes. 

This stressed fact was given by CHED Executive Director Cinderella Benitez-Jaro in a press briefing last Wednesday, December 1. 

Photo source: Rappler

The limited in-person classes (face to face) have been made possible after the Inter-Agency Task Force approved the  proposed phased implementation of the program in the tertiary level of education that are in places under Alert Levels 1, 2, and 3.

Flexible learning system for Unvaxxed

Although the rate of vaccinated students is rising day by day with a current record of 45.91% of the 4,007,795 college students, there are still those that haven’t had their jab or are still hesitant to get the vaccine.

Now these Unvaccinated students will not be able to do the face-to-face classes and instead have their own remote learning and participate through a flexible learning system. 

Photo from UNICEF

When they say “Flexible learning” it means a combination of digital and non-digital technology, in which the CHED says that this type of learning doesn’t necessarily require being connected to the internet.

“For those unvaccinated or students who can’t participate in limited face-to-face classes, they shall continue to be governed by our guidelines on flexible learning—online and offline modes,” – Cinderella Benitez-Jaro, CHED Executive Director 

Fully vaxxed School Personnel

There is no excused or exempted. All Teaching and Non-Teaching personnel in the school that would be participating the in-person classes should be fully vaccinated.

The vaccination rates for faculty also continues to increase along with its students at 82.45% of the 290,380 personnel of higher education institutions As of November 25 of this year.

Aside from the vaccinations, every school should be covid-19 ready; retrofitting facilities to adhere to the minimum public health standards.

Student athlete from different colleges and universities in Metro Manila, receive their first jab of COVID19 vaccine at the Commission on Higher Education main office in CP Garcia, Quezon CIty, October 20 2021. This is part of the “PADYAK! Para sa Flexible Learning: Sama-samang Vaccination” program of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) that aims to vaccinate college students. Photo by Rappler

Phases of limited face-to-face classes

Phase 1: Only universities and colleges in regions under Alert Level 2 may apply for authorization. Start of limited face-to-face classes will be in December. 

Phase 2: The schools are required to retrofit facilities and comply with minimum public health standards. Under Alert Level 3, these schools may start in-person classes in January 2022. 

Now here’s a question for you. Are you in favor of this decision or do you think it’s too much of a separation on the vaxxed and unvaxxed?

Photo from Businessmirror.com.ph (right) taken last January 31, 2021 and UNICEF (left).

5 Most Delicious Buwad (Dried Fish) found in Cebu

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5 Most Delicious Buwad (Dried Fish) found in Cebu

With a rich marine life, Cebu has an array of assorted buwad and seafood that everyone just loves and envies.

Photo from @karmiya_eatravels Instagram

We are a lucky bunch as our seas are abundant and it shows with our collection of buwads available in our dry markets.

Now to those who are not yet familiar with the most delicious ones you can find; we’ve made a list just for you.

Danggit

Describes as mouth-watering and irresistible. This boneless dried fish is the start of all stars as it is abundant and eaten as snacks, breakfast or any dine time you want. 

The danggit fish is split open, cleaned, salted, and dried under the sun. 

Best eaten when freshly fried, paired with hot rice and dipped into spicy vinegar. Crispy and tasty with every bite.

Fish Tapa & Fish Bones

The fish tapa is a specialty in itself as this buwad taste salty and sweet at the same time. 

It is made from the meat of the fish Subagyo or also called filefish. They are fillet and then shaped into rounds to make a tasty treat. 

This process leaves no waste as their bones are not thrown but are made into these crispy dried fish bones and are sold separately. 

Photo from Jade Longakit Ybañez

Pinakas

Pinakas from the word itself meaning “cut into two”. These are fishes sliced in half so that it resembles kind of a butterfly the same way danggit is. The only difference is the bones of the fish stay on the other side. 

The fishes used in pinakas have more meat to it like guma-a, lison, bangus, and almost all kinds of fish.

It is a famous buwad especially for dinner with it having just the right amount of salt in its meat to keep the rice coming.

Photo from Jade Longakit Ybañez

Dried Pusit/Squid

This one is famous as almost everyone has this as a favorite. As everyone should, with its chewy meat and distinct squid flavor, every part of the dried squid is edible.

Now, it is also very pricey among the buwads but so worth it. You can keep it in your fridge and just take it out whenever you crave it.

Photo from Jade Longakit Ybañez

Bulinaw /Lopuy

It has many names including dilis in Luzon and if you really want to in English it’s known as “anchovy”. 

They are green fishes with blue reflections and small in size with it being 2-40 cm in length. This one is cooked either as a torta or sweet and spicy ginisa which trust me is the best way to cook it. 

They are fishes that are very small in size like baby fishes. They are affordable and easy to find. 

WHERE TO BUY BUWAD IN CEBU?

TABO-AN PUBLIC MARKET

Exact Location: B. Aranas St. corner Lakandula St. Brgy. Taboan, Cebu City

How to Get There? 

BY JEEPNEY: From Colon, take an Alumnos-bound jeepney (08F and 08G) and ask the driver to drop you off Taboan Market. From the jeepney’s drop-off point, take a trysikad (bicycle) to Taboan Proper.

BY CAR: You can also navigate with Waze or Google Maps and set your destination to “Taboan Market”. Limited parking space is available.

2 billion doses of AstraZeneca vaccines supplied across the world in less than 12 months

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2 billion doses of AstraZeneca vaccines supplied across the world in less than 12 months

AstraZeneca and its partners have released more than two billion doses of their COVID-19 vaccine to more than 170 countries across every continent on the planet in the last 11 months.

Approximately two-thirds of these have gone to low- and lower-middle-income countries, including more than 175 million doses delivered to 130 countries through the COVAX Facility. In the Philippines, we received a total of more than 25 million doses to date from the tripartite agreement, donations, and through the COVAX facility. We are expecting more AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines this December reaching ~80% of committed doses from the multilateral partnerships.

This milestone comes just over 18 months after AstraZeneca and Oxford University formed their landmark partnership for the global development and distribution of a not-for-profit COVID-19 vaccine for the world and less than 12 months after its first emergency authorization in the UK.

“Our vaccine has played a key role in tackling the biggest public health emergency of our lifetime: an estimated million lives saved, 50 million infections prevented, two billion doses delivered. The numbers are remarkable, and I’d like to thank everyone who put their lives to one side to help in this incredible endeavor. While much of the world still has to be vaccinated, and there is still much more to do, today is a proud day and testament to what can be achieved when we all work together.”

– Pascal Soriot, Chief Executive Officer, AstraZeneca
Pascal Soriot, Chief Executive Officer, AstraZeneca

“This is a proud moment and tribute to the efforts of researchers who developed and tested the vaccine, manufacturing staff who continue to work tirelessly to make it, logistics teams who ship it to clinics in every corner of the earth, armies of vaccinators who get it in our arms, and the public who have been with us since the first clinical trial dose on 23rd April 2020.”

– Professor Sir Andrew J Pollard, Director of Oxford Vaccine Group
Professor Sir Andrew J Pollard, Director of Oxford Vaccine Group

To date, COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca (ChAdOx1-S [Recombinant]) is estimated to have helped prevent 50 million COVID-19 cases, five million hospitalizations, and helped save more than one million lives. From the body of evidence in clinical trials and real-world data, the vaccine has been shown to have an acceptable safety profile.

AstraZeneca continues to engage with governments, multilateral organizations, and collaborators to ensure broad and equitable access to the vaccine.

Miss Universe 2021 Global event: The What & When?

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Miss Universe 2021 Global event: The What & When?

The pageant of all pageants is coming.

One of the most awaited global events of almost all the Filipinos out there.

The 70th Miss Universe (MU) pageant is all set to be held on 13th December 2021 PH time while 12th of December in Eilat, Israel as Philippines is 6 hours ahead of Israel.

Miss Universe 2020 Andrea Meza of Mexico will crown her successor making her reign one of the shortest in the history of the pageant as she was just crowned last May 16, 2021. 

We can all watch it live from the Red Sea resort in Eilat City, Israel, and our favorite host, Steve Harvey will again be hosting the event so we’d expect some witty and fun things to happen.

An international pop star named Noa Kirel will perform as one of the highlights of the evening.  

MU 2021 Delegates

There will be 80 delegates from countries and territories either winners of their national pageant or appointed. A lot of countries are returning from the competition and one has made its debut. There are also withdrawals from countries due to different issues and circumstances.

Debut: Bahrain 

Returnees: Equatorial,Guinea, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Kenya, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Sweden, and Turkey; Morocco, Greece, Guatemala, and Hungary,

Withdraw: Barbados, Belize, Indonesia, and Malaysia (travel restrictions and other covid-19 issues). Myanmar and Uruguay will withdraw for undisclosed reasons.

Source: Screengrab from EL AL Israel Airlines Facebook Page

Timeline of events for Miss Universe 2021:

  • Arrival of Delegates: 28-29th November 2021
  • Registration and Fittings: 30th November 2021 – 3rd December 2021
  • Orientation of Delegates: 2nd December 2021 (8-10 AM Local Time)
  • Choreography Rehearsals and National Costume Show (TBD): 5th – 7th December 2021
  • Personality Interviews: 8th December 2021 (9 AM – 5 PM Local Time)
  • Personality Interviews: 9th December 2021 (8 AM – 10 AM Local Time)
  • On-Camera Rehearsals: 9th- 11th December 2021
  • Preliminary Show: 10th December 2021 (7PM- 9:30 PM Local time)
  • Dress Rehearsals: 12th December 2021 (7 PM – 10 PM Local Time)
  • Miss Universe 2021 Finale: 13th December 2021 (Live at 2 AM local time) / December 13, 2021 7:00AM PH time

Bea Luigi Gomez, Philippines!

Our bet Miss Bea Luigi Gomez, 26, is a Filipino model, athlete, and beauty queen. Known to be the badass queen, she is out and proud as part of the LGBTQ+ community and she is also a member of the Philippine Navy Reserve Unit.

#BEAhengIsrael #GoMezUniverse

Only few days to go before the grand coronation night, Miss Universe 2021 opened the global online voting where the winner of the contest gets a guaranteed spot in the Top 20.

There are two ways you can vote: (1) Miss Universe app on App Store and Google Play and (2) Miss Universe website.

HOW TO VOTE IN THE APP?

  1. Download the Miss Universe app on App Store and Google Play
  2. Click the “Vote” option at the bottom part of the screen.
  3. Look for Philippines.
  4. Click on the Miss Universe sparkle icon for your one free vote (you should see a green star on the upper right side of the screen if your vote went through). Multiple voting comes for a fee:
  • 3 votes – P49
  • 20 votes – P249
  • 45 votes – P499
  • 95 votes – P999
  • 240 votes – P2,490
  • 500 votes – P4,990
  • 2000 votes – P9,990

HOW TO VOTE IN THE WEBSITE?

  1. Head on to www.missuniverse.com/delegates
  2. Look for PHILIPPINES’ Beatrice Luigi Gomez and tap the star on her photo. (Online voting is free of charge.)
  3. That’s it! Now spread the word and make your friends vote, too!
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13th Month, Cash Bonus for the SSS, GSIS Pensioners

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13th Month, Cash Bonus for the SSS, GSIS Pensioners

The Social Security System (SSS) has allocated roughly P31 billion worth of 13th month pensions and Christmas gifts for the beneficiaries this week.

 Aurora Ignacio, SSS president and CEO said that the 13th month pension and Christmas gifts will be given to 3.14 million members.

“We have coordinated with partner banks to credit the pensions on given dates during the first week of December so that pensioners can receive and use them in time for the holiday season,” Ignacio said.

Every December, since 1988, SSS has been giving pensions to its beneficiaries every December.

Who can receive the cash privilege?

• Members who are receiving retirement

• Survivor and total disability pension

Note: Partial disability pensioners may receive their 13th month bonus if their pension duration had run for at least 12 months.

On December 6, the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) will release their P3.2 billion worth of Christmas bonus to old age and disability pensioners.

The pensioners who have received more than P10,000 in cash last 2020 will be receiving a cash gift amounting to one month of pension, given that they don’t exceed P12,600.

Furthermore, those who were able to receive less than P10,000 in 2020 will be receiving a cash gift amounting to their one-month pension or a maximum of P10,000.

Those who are retired pensioners or disabled living as of November 30, 2021 will still be eligible for the cash gift. However, pensioners who are suspended due to failure to do their annual pensioners’ information revalidation may qualify for the cash bonus provided that they reactivate their status on or before April 30, 2022.

Who cannot receive the cash bonus?

• Survivor pensioners

• Dependent Pensioners

• Pensioners covered by the Portability Law

Cebu logs 8 new cases on December 6

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Cebu logs 8 new cases on December 6

On Monday night, the Department of Health Central Visayas (DOH-7) released its official, consolidated data of the COVID-19 cases in the region as of December 6, 2021.

Today, the whole island of Cebu — Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, and the Cebu Province — recorded 8 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 21 new recoveries, and 0 new deaths. This brings Cebu’s total confirmed cases to 104,209 while the active cases dropped to 338 (from 352).

Cebu City
– Total confirmed: 41,241 (+4 new)
– Total recoveries: 39,637 (+5 new)
– Total deaths: 1,522 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 82

Lapu-Lapu City
– Total confirmed: 13,667 (+1 new)
– Total recoveries: 13,178 (+0 new)
– Total deaths: 471 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 18

Mandaue City
– Total confirmed: 12,135 (+2 new)
– Total recoveries: 11,673 (+1 new)
– Total deaths: 442 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 20

Cebu Province
– Total confirmed: 37,166 (+1 new)
– Total recoveries: 34,388 (+15 new)
– Total deaths: 2,560 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 218

SUMMARY OF COVID-19 CASES IN CEBU:

  • Total Active Cases in Cebu: 338 (from 352)
  • Total Confirmed Cases in Cebu: 104,209 (+8 new)
  • Total Recoveries in Cebu: 98,876 (+21 new)
  • Total Deaths in Cebu: 4,995 (+0 new)

A total of 826 laboratory results were released today.

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):

Cebu logs 5 new cases on December 5

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Cebu logs 5 new cases on December 5

On Sunday night, the Department of Health Central Visayas (DOH-7) released its official, consolidated data of the COVID-19 cases in the region as of December 5, 2021.

Today, the whole island of Cebu — Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, and the Cebu Province — recorded 5 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 1 new recovery, and 2 new deaths. This brings Cebu’s total confirmed cases to 104,199 while the active cases increased to 352 (from 350).

Cebu City
– Total confirmed: 41,237 (+1 new)
– Total recoveries: 39,632 (+0 new)
– Total deaths: 1,522 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 83

Lapu-Lapu City
– Total confirmed: 13,666 (+0 new)
– Total recoveries: 13,178 (+1 new)
– Total deaths: 471 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 18

Mandaue City
– Total confirmed: 12,133 (+1 new)
– Total recoveries: 11,672 (+0 new)
– Total deaths: 442 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 19

Cebu Province
– Total confirmed: 37,1636(+3 new)
– Total recoveries: 34,374 (+0 new)
– Total deaths: 2,559 (+2 new)
– Active cases: 233

SUMMARY OF COVID-19 CASES IN CEBU:

  • Total Active Cases in Cebu: 352 (from 350)
  • Total Confirmed Cases in Cebu: 104,199 (+5 new)
  • Total Recoveries in Cebu: 98,856 (+1 new)
  • Total Deaths in Cebu: 4,994 (+2 new)

A total of 1,307 laboratory results were released today.

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):

Big Bad Wolf to hold Biggest Online Book Sale this 12.12

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Big Bad Wolf to hold Biggest Online Book Sale this 12.12

If there is one gift you can open again and again, that would be a book.

Yup, they say you can never have too many books, and the Big Bad Wolf just heard you! All that you have to do is ensure that you have your online shopping carts ready for the well-loved Malaysian book fair as they try to dominate the Philippines’ bookworms on Lazada.

Because of the pandemic, Big Bad Wolf is not having their usual event. However, there is no need for you to worry because they are bringing your favorite books right at the tip of your fingertips! Yes, they are having their first permanent online store on Lazada. Fret not too, because you do not have to wait longer for the shipping for their books to be fulfilled by Lazada’s warehouse.

Their first flagship store in Lazada which started late of November is open 24/7. They will be introducing 25,000 titles by December 12 – they currently have 20,000 titles available online. 

Do you want the icing on the cake? Expect flash deals and discounts from time to time.

It is about time you add books to your collection or ignite someone’s fire to love books too. Get yourselves ready and ‘add to cart’ your favorite books for Christmas.

LOOK: Free wireless charging at SM Seaside City Cebu

Marel Baluyos
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LOOK: Free wireless charging at SM Seaside City Cebu

We are always on our phones and so naturally we are also always charging. Our smartphone’s batteries don’t last for long and the panic sets in.

Calm yourself for your next mall visit will be a breeze with SM Seaside City Cebu setting up FREE wireless charging stations so you can now conveniently charge your smart phones anytime your battery runs out.

Eco- Friendly and Eco-Stylish

The spots of their charging stations are even on another level as they are not on desks or flat surface tables as you’ve seen before but on plant box pots. How cool is that?

Their wireless charging station is located at the 𝗟𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗿, 𝗠𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗝𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝘂𝘇𝘇𝘇 𝗖𝗮𝗳𝗲. 

An icon of a battery charging will guide you along with its reminders:

  • Please take care of your phone and other personal belongings at all times.
  • Remove your phone case while charging.
  • Chargers will work with devices that allow wireless charging (ex. iPhone X, Samsung S8 and other latest devices). 

Wireless charging stations explained

The science behind wireless charging is simply explained by these wireless chargers work by creating a magnetic field that your phone and another device can absorb to gain energy.

Surprisingly, there is a small coil in the device which receives and harvests energy from the magnetic field the moment you place it on the surface of the charging station.

Now, wireless charging really is an amazing and hassle-free way to charge your phone. With the technology today, it’s still slower than using a charging cable. Though its benefits are looking better especially as charging cables tend to break eventually.

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