Cebu Eats: Mactan Park Place in Lapu-Lapu City

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March 31, 2021

Cebu Eats: Mactan Park Place in Lapu-Lapu City

Cebu is just too large of an area to not have multiple food parks and we foodies are just here to visit and try out all of them.

Brace yourself Oponganons for Mactan is having their very own food park and it’s creating quite a buzz.

Located at the M.L Quezon Highway, Mactan Park Place is very easy to spot and to access since you can pass by it almost everyday if you’re in Mactan. Fronted by a big tree and a bright orange container van turned stall, it is partially hidden from the highway which makes its chill homey vibe work.

Photo from Rapsa Bai Mactan’s Sisig and More Facebook Page

They have a collection of stalls there that offers a variety of goodies from milkteas to Tuslob buwa to takoyaki, ramyun noodles, frappes and Filipino dishes.

Their wide-open area is perfect for providing enough space to everyone who will visit. They even have an area with an upper floor for maximum accommodation and comfort.

They also have live band performances on a separate area with a small podium during music nights. The lights, ambience and music in Mactan Park Place is just the right amount of chill from the stresses of work we are looking for.

Photo from Mactan Park Place Facebook Page

Some of their stalls are:

Hangover Grill & Restobar
Boodle fight servings
Mukbangers
Pulutan and Korean dishes
Star Frappe’
Frappe and milktea
Kusina ni Master
Filipino dishes
Nham Cha
Thai Milktea

RATES & OTHER INFORMATION

Best sellers:

Tuslob-Buwa: P120

Other Information:

Opening hours: 1PM to 10PM (Daily)
Contact number: 0995 071 3320/ 09155705598
Email address: N/A
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/GRILLandBAR/

HOW TO GET THERE?

Exact location: M.L Quezon Highway Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu — approx. 15 minutes away from Mactan-Cebu International Airport

BY BUS/PUJ: Ride any bus going to Mactan Newtown or any PUJ to Soong. It’s on the left side if you are going to Mactan Newtown right beside a Surplus store/shop.

BY CAR: Navigate with Waze or Google Maps and set your destination to “Mactan Park Place” in Lapu-Lapu. Parking space is available.

BPC Beach Resort: Samgyup-by-the-Beach in Carmen

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March 31, 2021

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BPC Beach Resort: Samgyup-by-the-Beach in Carmen

Grilling samgyeop strips with friends in an enclosed resto is fun but grilling these Korean spiced meats in an al fresco dinner at the beach is a fresher and innovative take of this food trend that have recently won the hearts of every food enthusiasts.

BPC Beach Resort Palm Restaurant in Carmen, Cebu presents an all-new dining experience for samgyeopsal lovers. Guests can eat to their heart’s content unlimited servings of samgyeopsal while enjoying the view and the feels of the beach at night. A talk with friends and family gets richer, more intimate, and more enjoyable when made over delicious strips of meat and mouth-watering side dishes.

Photo from BPC Beach Resort Palm Restaurant Facebook Page

Samgyeopsal or grilled pork belly became popular in the country with the rise of Korean dramas and films that captured the interest of the Filipinos. It is eaten with extra ingredients like shrimp, squid, hotdog, crab sticks, the spicy kimchi, and the lettuce. Preparing this meal isn’t just easy but fun too since you will have to do the actual grilling on your dining table.

The strong market for samgyeopsal hubs in Cebu made the rise of many samgyeopsal restaurants unstoppable. BPC Beach Resort and Palm Restaurant is one of those who ventured and they’re giving everyone a twist of the traditional cook-inside-the-resto set-up of samgyeopsal dinner.

Other than the unlimited samgyeopsal offer, they also serve ala carte meals available anytime of the day.

Here, you can feel the fresh breeze of the sea touching your skin while you munch this Korean food. Not only that, they also have live performances that will fill the air with talent and entertainment. This beach resort is also clad with bright lights at night scattered all over the place with palm trees serving as the resort’s natural shade. Indeed, everything is well-ornamented for a sumptuous meal.

Of course, being a beach resort, this place will not disappoint you for your weekend get-togethers. It has the basic amenities that you will need so you can get a full blast beach getaway. Their overnight accommodation is enough to give you a comfortable sleep after a day of swimming and gaming with your loved ones.

There are no corkage fees, so you bring all the food that you want. Their cottages are big enough to accommodate large group. The best deal – you don’t have to spend much to enjoy the place.

As mentioned, the place is so refreshing with its tall trees and cool ambience. It’s perfect for those who love to spend a day from the stressful metro. A day at the beach doesn’t hurt anyway so why not spend your weekend here? The beachfront is wide enough for your activities and the sea is calling you for a deep plunge. When it’s already the fun that’s inviting us, who are we to decline?

RATES & OTHER INFORMATION

DAY USE:

Entrance fee: P25 per person
Opening hours:
- Resort: 8AM – 6PM
- Restaurant: 8AM – 8PM
- Samgyeopsal: 3PM – 9PM (Friday, Saturday, Sunday only)

COTTAGE RATES:

Entrance fee: P25 per head
Tables: P300 (good for 3-6 persons)
Open Cottages: P400 (good for 6-10 persons)
Center Cottage: P1500 (good for 10-15 persons) inclusive of entrance fee

ROOM RATES:

Aircon New Room: P1,300/night (good for 2 persons); P500/3hrs (good for 2 persons)
Aircon Regular Room: P1,100/night (good for 2 persons); P450/3hrs (good for 2 persons)

SAMGYEOPSAL RATE:

Unli Samgyeopsal: P199 per person, P100 (kids 4-8 years old)
- Unli pork samgyeop strips
- Unli chicken strips
- Unli hangjeongsal
- Unli kasim cut
- Unli belly cut
- Kimchi fried rice
- Garlic longanisa
- Unli french fries
- Unli hotdog
- Unli longanisa
- Unli fishballs
- Unli rice
- Kimchi
- Samjang
- White onions
- Green long chili
- Chinese white cabbage (pechay)
Add-ons
- Ramyeon: P80
- Ramyeon w/egg: P95
- Unli iced tea: P35
- Unli pineapple Juice: P35
- Softdrinks 8oz: P20

Rules
- No sharing Policy
- Leftovers will be charged P100

OTHER INFORMATION:

Corkage fee: None
Contact numbers: (032) 231 2956 / +63 922 954 0772
Email address: [email protected]
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/BPC-Beach-Resort-Palm-Restaurant-771103356235579/

HOW TO GET THERE?

Exact location: Luyang, Carmen, Northern Cebu — approx. 2 hours away from Cebu City.

BY BUS: Head to Cebu North Bus Terminal and ride on a bus going to North. Ask the driver drop you at Luyang Carmen. At the drop off point, you may ride a tricycle going to BPC Resort OR go straight until dead end, then turn right. About 300 meters, you will arrive at BPC Beach Resort located at the left side of the road.

BY CAR: Navigate with Waze or Google Maps and set your destination to “Cebu North Coast Beach Resort” in Sogod. Parking space is available.

Cebu logs 162 new cases on March 30

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Ram Mancelita

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March 30, 2021

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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 March 30, 2021.

Today, the whole island of Cebu — Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, and the Cebu Province — recorded 162 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 341 new recoveries, and 16 new deaths. This brings Cebu’s total confirmed cases to 45,686, while the active cases decreased to 5,203 (from 5,393).

Breakdown of cases:

Cebu City
– Total confirmed: 21,476 (+61 new)
– Total recoveries: 18,973 (+137 new)
– Total deaths: 809 (+3 new)
– Active cases: 1,694

Lapu-Lapu City
– Total confirmed: 5,547 (+10 new)
– Total recoveries: 4,362 (+96 new)
– Total deaths: 136 (+3 new)
– Active cases: 1,049

Mandaue City
– Total confirmed: 5,648 (+33 new)
– Total recoveries: 4,539 (+73 new)
– Total deaths: 202 (+2 new)
– Active cases: 907

Cebu Province
– Total confirmed: 13,015 (+58 new)
– Total recoveries: 10,894 (+35 new)
– Total deaths: 568 (+8 new)
– Active cases: 1,553

Summary of COVID-19 cases in Cebu:

Total Active Cases in Cebu: 5,203
Total Confirmed Cases in Cebu: 45,686 (+162 new)
Total Recoveries in Cebu: 38,768 (+341 new)
Total Deaths in Cebu: 1,715 (+16 new*)

A total of 1,953 laboratory results were released for 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):

Cream of the Gaming Crop: Top Gaming Streamers of Cebu

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March 30, 2021

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Cream of the Gaming Crop: Top Gaming Streamers of Cebu

With the rise of the coronavirus last year came the rise of staying at home. And with the sudden rise of people staying at home also came the rise of active people on the internet. After all, if you are forced to be at home all the time, the internet becomes an essential tool. Because of this, many Cebuanos have come to online gaming as a way of entertainment, and along with that are gaming streamers.

There are a lot of gaming streamers in Cebu that you would be surprised to know about. These streamers play a wide variety of games, mostly games that the masses play too. Examples of such games are Mobile Legends, Call of Duty: Mobile, Defense of the Ancients, and many more. If you want to watch some gameplay, then here are some of the top and rising gaming streamers in Cebu.

1. Chibiby

Chibiby is one of the most well-known streamers out there. He often collabs with other well-known streamers such as Alodia. He mostly plays DOTA 2 and Call of Duty: Mobile, but he also plays other games such as Valheim, PUBG, Brawlhalla, and GMod, among others. He has garnered over 56 thousand likes on his page with 94 thousand following him.

2. AHOSGaming

Anyone can try out game streaming, and AHOS Gaming is no exception. June Mar Fajardo is a famed basketball player who plays for the San Miguel Beermen in the Philippine Basketball Association. He has been called as “The Kraken” for his remarkable size and finesse against his bigger opponents. He has started a Facebook page on streaming games that he plays. He also plays Dota 2 and has garnered 47 thousand likes and 82 thousand followers.

3. Chuplak

This gaming streamer is close friends with Chibiby and has garnered himself a lot of following and influence as well. He prides himself in promoting Bisdak Gaming in the Philippines and is very evident in his videos. He mostly plays Dota 2 but also plays other games like PUBG. He often collabs with other streamers like Chibiby and AHOS Gaming. He has 40 thousand likes and over 65 thousand followers.

4. Spuddy the Ginoo God

Albeit still much smaller than the other streamers in this list, Spuddy the Ginoo God is also a Cebuano streamer who promotes Bisaya Gaming and esports. He mostly plays Dota 2 but also plays Valorant. He also collaborates with the bigger streamers like Chibiby and Chuplak as they play Dota 2 together. So far, he has garnered 800 likes and a thousand followers, but will surely grow bigger.

Cebu logs 189 new cases on March 29

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Ram Mancelita

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March 29, 2021

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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 March 29, 2021.

Today, the whole island of Cebu — Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, and the Cebu Province — recorded 189 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 295 new recoveries, and 13 new deaths. This brings Cebu’s total confirmed cases to 45,526, while the active cases decreased to 5,393 (from 5,516).

Breakdown of cases:

Cebu City
– Total confirmed: 21,412 (+64 new)
– Total recoveries: 18,835 (+105 new)
– Total deaths: 806 (+1 new)
– Active cases: 1,771

Lapu-Lapu City
– Total confirmed: 5,537 (+24 new)
– Total recoveries: 4,267 (+0 new)
– Total deaths: 133 (+1 new)
– Active cases: 1,137

Mandaue City
– Total confirmed: 5,617 (+44 new)
– Total recoveries: 4,469 (+54 new)
– Total deaths: 200 (+1 new)
– Active cases: 948

Cebu Province
– Total confirmed: 12,960 (+57 new)
– Total recoveries: 10,863 (+136 new)
– Total deaths: 560 (+10 new)
– Active cases: 1,537

Summary of COVID-19 cases in Cebu:

Total Active Cases in Cebu: 5,393
Total Confirmed Cases in Cebu: 45,526 (+189 new)
Total Recoveries in Cebu: 38,434 (+295 new)
Total Deaths in Cebu: 1,699 (+13 new*)

A total of 1,758 laboratory results were released for 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):

Safari Camp at Cebu Safari & Adventure Park: Carmen’s Sanctuary in the Wild

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March 29, 2021

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Safari Camp at Cebu Safari & Adventure Park: Carmen’s Sanctuary in the Wild

Cave into the cabins and start taming peace in the wide and wild Cebu Safari & Adventure Park in Carmen, Cebu.

With all the rigors that we do every day, there’s always a point in time when all we want to do is submit ourselves to the wonders of solitude. A peaceful environment is a major ingredient in calming ourselves and we have to admit that at times, it is elusive.

Elusive? Well, not in Cebu Safari & Adventure Park’s Safari Camp. Situated on top of the mountains of the quaint town of Carmen, Safari Camp showcases an accommodation built in the heart of the wilds. It is a sanctuary that brags a peaceful staycation experience and serves as a perfect place for unwinding and recharging.

Photo from Cebu Safari & Adventure Park Facebook Page

You can choose two types of accommodation here: 2 bedroom-cabin or 3-bedroom cabin. The interiors are ornamented to be consistent with the over-all Cebu Safari theme – wildlife – but without losing the class and the glam. It is also furnished with all the basic room amenities that’ll make your stay worry-free.

Two-Bedroom Cabin
- 80 square meters of luxury
- comprises of a king bed, doubled bed, twin bed, or single double deck bed.

Three-Bedroom Cabin
- 108 square meters of luxury
- comprises of a king bed, double bed, twin bed, or double deck (upper deck: single; lower deck: queen)

As how they say it, the best mornings always come with a cup of good coffee and a scenic sight. It also rings true at Safari Camp. Here, you will wake up to an expansive view of verdant mountain landscapes and the Camotes Sea. The overlooking view and the quiet ambience make it a perfect spot to meditate and discover yourself once again.

You will never get bored staying here since your reservation also includes a number of exciting activities that you can get yourself into. First is their infinity pool. How good can it get when you’re dipping into the cold waters surrounded by a lush vegetation, staring blankly at nothing, losing yourself into a state of relaxation but doing nothing?

Serengeti Bar

Their Serengeti Bar serves mouth-watering dishes and thirst-quenching drinks to elevate your experience. It is located just by the edge of the mountain right next to the infinity pool. Giving into your gastronomic cravings while gaping at the breathtaking sceneries of the mountains will satisfy both your stomach and your soul.

If you’re into deep talks at night with your special someone, their bonfire pits should be your stop. They also have jacuzzi available anytime at your disposal. Other amenities you will expect during your visit here includes botanical gardens and eco-trails for jogging and hiking.

CEBU SAFARI & ADVENTURE PARK

cebu safari zoo 2018 — Photo by Gigi Olavo

The Cebu Safari & Adventure Park is considered the premier Safari park in the country. Its entire stretch of 170-hectare land area houses more than a thousand animals coming from 120 different species. It also serves as a breeding ground for hundreds of different plants.

The park offers many exciting features and activities but topping the list are the African Savanna, Michelle’s Garden, Gardens of the World, and the White Lion Safari. At the same time, it caters the needs of the thrill-seekers too with their adventure park highlighting one of the longest and highest ziplines in the country at 1.3 kms. long and 671 m. above sea level.

RATES & OTHER INFORMATION

LOCAL RESIDENTS’ RATE:

2-Bedroom Cabin: P12,000/night (max of 6 persons)
3-Bedroom Cabin: P17,850/night (max of 9 persons)
Extra Person Rate: Php 2, 850 net/cabin
Rates are subject to government taxes & service charge

Inclusions:

Daily set of breakfast (choice of Filipino, American or Continental)
First-class accommodations in well-appointed cabins
Wireless internet
Cable TV
Complimentary Bottled Water
Access to Cebu Safari & Adventure Park
White Lion Safari
African Savanna Tour
Bird Show

OTHER INFORMATION:

Booking Dates: March 6, 2021 – June 30, 2021
Stay Dates: March 12, 2021 – June 30, 2021
Open Days: Fridays to Sundays, including holidays
Contact numbers: (032) 344-1095 / +63 968 733 1391 / +63 968 733 1407
Email address: [email protected]
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/cebusafari/
Website: https://www.cebusafari.ph/

HOW TO GET THERE?

Exact location: Toril, Corte, Carmen, Cebu 6005 Philippines — approx. 2 hours away from Cebu City.

BY COMMUTE: Ride a north-bound bus at the Cebu North Bus Terminal. Ask the driver to drop you off at Carmen Public Market. From there, you may ride a habal-habal to Cebu Safari.

BY CAR: Navigate with Waze or Google Maps and set your destination to “Cebu Safari & Adventure Park” in Carmen. Parking space is available.

Cebu logs 211 new cases on March 28

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Ram Mancelita

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March 28, 2021

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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 March 28, 2021.

Today, the whole island of Cebu — Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, and the Cebu Province — recorded 211 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 248 new recoveries, and 2 new deaths. This brings Cebu’s total confirmed cases to 45,342, while the active cases decreased to 5,516 (from 5,552).

Breakdown of cases:

Cebu City
– Total confirmed: 21,348 (+80 new)
– Total recoveries: 18,731 (+178 new)
– Total deaths: 805 (+1 new)
– Active cases: 1,812

Lapu-Lapu City
– Total confirmed: 5,513 (+37 new)
– Total recoveries: 4,268 (+0 new)
– Total deaths: 132 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 1,113

Mandaue City
– Total confirmed: 5,578 (+22 new)
– Total recoveries: 4,415 (+49 new)
– Total deaths: 199 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 964

Cebu Province
– Total confirmed: 12,903 (+72 new)
– Total recoveries: 10,727 (+21 new)
– Total deaths: 549 (+1 new)
– Active cases: 1,627

Summary of COVID-19 cases in Cebu:

Total Active Cases in Cebu: 5,516
Total Confirmed Cases in Cebu: 45,342 (+211 new)
Total Recoveries in Cebu: 38,141 (+248 new)
Total Deaths in Cebu: 1,685 (+2 new*)

A total of 2,367 laboratory results were released for 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):

EXCITING NEWS! You can win WEEKLY prizes when you shop at Ayala Center Cebu

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March 28, 2021

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EXCITING NEWS! You can win WEEKLY prizes when you shop at Ayala Center Cebu

Ayala Center Cebu is known for their aesthetic designs and a natural life balance effect as soon as you enter their mall. It’s one of the reasons why we keep coming back.

Everything is there from the panoramic views, to the unique selection of shops, the activities and the food. And our needs don’t really stop because of the pandemic. We are slowly adjusting our ways and adapting to the new normal.

Ayala Center Cebu sees to that and more – They are giving you the chance to win weekly household packages within the entire duration of March 15 to May 31, 2021.

With a single receipt purchase of P200 only, you can have as many chances as you want to win grocery bundles, COVID essentials and even dining gift cards.

So, if you’ve just bought your groceries, ordered take-out, or maybe a bagged that brand new outfit, head on over to their “Ride To Win” booth located at the PUV Terminal and present your receipt to enter their raffle.

There will be 10 winners chosen every week where non-winning raffle coupons from the first raffle draw will be included in the succeeding raffle draw.

Note: Bill payments are not included

Raffle Draw dates and Prizes

March 22 & May 10: Grocery bundles
March 17 & 29: Breakfast bundles
April 5 & May 24: Laundry bundle
April 12 & May 31: Rice (sacks)
April 19: Covid Essentials
April 26: Cleaning Bundle
May 3: Family Dine Out GCs

About Ayala Center Cebu:

Opening hours: 10AM to 9PM daily
Contact number: (032) 888 3777
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/AyalaCebu/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ayalacentercebu/
Viber Community: https://bit.ly/ayalamallscebuviber

HOW TO GET THERE?

Exact location: Ayala Center Cebu City, Cardinal Rosales Avenue, Archbishop Reyes Ave, Cebu City

BY BUS/PUV: Ayala Center Cebu – Ride any beep or bus going to Ayala Center Cebu. You can also ride any PUJ going there like 12L, 03Q, 06H.

BY CAR: Navigate with Waze or Google Maps and set your destination to “Ayala Center Cebu”. Parking space is available.

Cebu logs 254 new cases on March 27

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Ram Mancelita

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March 27, 2021

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On Saturday night, the Department of Health Central Visayas (DOH-7) released its official, consolidated data of the COVID-19 cases in the region as of March 27, 2021.

Today, the whole island of Cebu — Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, and the Cebu Province — recorded 254 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 178 new recoveries, and 6 new deaths. This brings Cebu’s total confirmed cases to 45,131, while the active cases increased to 5,552 (from 5,478).

Breakdown of cases:

Cebu City
– Total confirmed: 21,268 (+99 new)
– Total recoveries: 18,556 (+76 new)
– Total deaths: 804 (+1 new)
– Active cases: 1,908

Lapu-Lapu City
– Total confirmed: 5,476 (+35 new)
– Total recoveries: 4,268 (+37 new)
– Total deaths: 132 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 1,076

Mandaue City
– Total confirmed: 5,556 (+35 new)
– Total recoveries: 4,366 (+38 new)
– Total deaths: 199 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 991

Cebu Province
– Total confirmed: 12,831 (+85 new)
– Total recoveries: 10,706 (+27 new)
– Total deaths: 548 (+5 new)
– Active cases: 1,577

Summary of COVID-19 cases in Cebu:

Total Active Cases in Cebu: 5,552
Total Confirmed Cases in Cebu: 45,131 (+254 new)
Total Recoveries in Cebu: 37,896 (+178 new)
Total Deaths in Cebu: 1,683 (+6 new*)

A total of 2,897 laboratory results were released for 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):

What Happened to Pokémon Go? Its Rise & Fall

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March 27, 2021

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What Happened to Pokémon Go? Its Rise & Fall

Picture this: you’re back in July 5, 2016. Covid-19 has not existed yet and plagued the world. You can go anywhere anytime you want. Duterte and Robredo just won the elections. WAP hasn’t existed yet, and Pokémon Go had just come out. Within the following weeks, almost everyone has Pokémon Go on their phones installed. The game was so popular, it was number 3 on Google’s Top Trending Searches overall. Most likely, you have even played the game back then.

Eventually however, the game died out. Not many people were walking around anymore with their phones on their hands catching a Pidgeot or a Pikachu. No one was debating anymore on Facebook whether Team Valor was better than Team Mystic. You would have probably uninstalled the game by then.

So, what happened?

The Rise of Pokémon Go

On September 10, 2015, Pokémon Go was announced in an event in Tokyo. Niantic Labs collaborated with the Pokémon company to make an augmented reality game that “aimed to bring the iconic world of Pokémon into the physical realm”. At the time, this sounded very revolutionary. There has not been much games that utilized the phone’s GPS and phone like this, and so many people have been hooked to the idea.

For many, Pokémon is their childhood. Seeing their childhood come back to life through their phones would make them play this game. Thus, when the game launched on July 5, 2016, it made great success for Nintendo. At its peak, Pokémon Go was downloaded 90.5 million times in a single week, six times more than Facebook during the same time. According to a study, peak daily player levels had reached 28.5 million in mid-July in the US.

The Fall of Pokémon Go

However, it went downhill fast. From 28.5 million players in the middle of July to only 5 million players by the end of December. Almost 83% of the players have probably quit by then. Even though Pokémon Go had introduced more Pokémon from Generations 2 to 5 in future updates, the game got hit harder by the introduction of Covid-19. The pandemic has lessened the rate of people walking out in public, thus hampering its gameplay.

The Probable Causes of its Downfall

Many people have claimed that the reason behind the player fallout is due to the updates. The game had removed features that were deemed important to players, such as the Pokémon tracking. Removed in July 30, 2016, this was important as players can determine how far or how nearby certain Pokémon are.

Another problem with the updates is how slow they come. Since its release, there had been no major changes to the game until February 2017, which introduced Johto Pokémon. All the updates in between were bug fixes, UI improvements, and tweaks in game balance. This made Pokémon Go the same game since July 2016 to February 2017. It is understandable why many would abandon the game by then.

Furthermore, the game had many bugs, and no we’re not talking about bug-type Pokémon. Bugs and errors plagued the game. Even though the developers released fixes for them on each update, more came by as well.

Others have differing opinions as to why the game declined. Many suggested that it could be because of how Niantic Labs, the company which made the game, interacted with its players. It banned many players for hacking and eventually banned rooted phones from playing the game itself. Pokémon Go also introduced many problems such as trespassing and accidents happening while playing.

What about you? Why did you quit Pokémon Go too?

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RATES & OTHER INFORMATION

Best sellers:

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HOW TO GET THERE?

RATES & OTHER INFORMATION

DAY USE:

COTTAGE RATES:

ROOM RATES:

SAMGYEOPSAL RATE:

OTHER INFORMATION:

HOW TO GET THERE?

Breakdown of cases:

Summary of COVID-19 cases in Cebu:

DOH-7 Full Report (Central Visayas):

1. Chibiby

2. AHOSGaming

3. Chuplak

4. Spuddy the Ginoo God

Breakdown of cases:

Summary of COVID-19 cases in Cebu:

DOH-7 Full Report (Central Visayas):

Serengeti Bar

CEBU SAFARI & ADVENTURE PARK

RATES & OTHER INFORMATION

LOCAL RESIDENTS’ RATE:

Inclusions:

OTHER INFORMATION:

HOW TO GET THERE?

Breakdown of cases:

Summary of COVID-19 cases in Cebu:

DOH-7 Full Report (Central Visayas):

Raffle Draw dates and Prizes

About Ayala Center Cebu:

HOW TO GET THERE?

Breakdown of cases:

Summary of COVID-19 cases in Cebu:

DOH-7 Full Report (Central Visayas):

The Rise of Pokémon Go

The Fall of Pokémon Go

The Probable Causes of its Downfall

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