On Thursday night, the Department of Health Central Visayas (DOH-7) released its official, consolidated data of the COVID-19 cases in the region as of September 9, 2021.
Today, the whole island of Cebu — Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, and the Cebu Province — recorded 451 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 430 new recoveries, and 21 new deaths. This brings Cebu’s total confirmed cases to 96,473, while the active cases increased to 10,199 (from 10,193).
Cebu City – Total confirmed: 39,068 (+106 new) – Total recoveries: 34,508 (+157 new) – Total deaths: 1,218 (+2 new) – Active cases: 3,342
Lapu-Lapu City – Total confirmed: 12,633 (+41 new) – Total recoveries: 11,025 (+32 new) – Total deaths: 323 (+1 new) – Active cases: 1,285
Mandaue City – Total confirmed: 11,370 (+48 new) – Total recoveries: 9,674 (+99 new) – Total deaths: 337 (+0 new) – Active cases: 1,359
Cebu Province – Total confirmed: 33,402 (+256 new) – Total recoveries: 27,349 (+142 new) – Total deaths: 1,840 (+18 new) – Active cases: 4,213
Summary of COVID-19 cases in Cebu:
Total Active Cases in Cebu: 10,199 (from 10,193)
Total Confirmed Cases in Cebu: 96,473 (+451 new)
Total Recoveries in Cebu: 82,556 (+430 new)
Total Deaths in Cebu: 3,718 (+21 new*)
A total of 4,055 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.
Dying for a break? Missing movie nights with the gang? Villa Salida Movie Camp is just the place for you!
Also lovingly known as Movietelle, this cozy campground movie establishment located in Talamban, Cebu City is once again opening its doors. This time, they have new accommodation – bigger and better, in fact, than their old “camplix” setup. Now, instead of tents, you’ll get your very own cottages.
Better than a moviehouse
Photo from Villa Salida Movie Camp Facebook Page
Photo from Villa Salida Movie Camp Facebook Page
Villa Salida Movie Camp offers guests a night of Netflix in its cozy camp. Go binge your favorite shows or have a movie marathon in their cute teepee-style houses surrounded by forest. These endearing cottages can fit 2 to 3 persons – ideal for movie date nights or intimate get-togethers with friends.
The cottages stay cool thanks to the cool mountain air made fresh and crisp by the surrounding vegetation. At the same time, the solitude and the stillness in the camp adds immersion to your movies, making it a great place to view any kind of movie.
Steady streaming and steadfast services
Photo from Villa Salida Movie Camp Facebook Page
Photo from Villa Salida Movie Camp Facebook Page
Speaking of movies, they have a nice, big library waiting for you. In Villa Salida Movie Camp, you have the options of streaming videos and films on YouTube or Netflix. That’s thousands of hours of available content!
Your shows will get projected onto a screen within the hut with your very own mini projector. Once you’re inside and the curtain is closed, it’ll feel just like your personal movie theater.
Photo from Villa Salida Movie Camp Facebook Page
Photo from Villa Salida Movie Camp Facebook Page
Of course, the property is still a camp, but you don’t have to worry about your needs. They have readily available electricity and running water, so you can forget about worrying about your comforts.
Just grab yourself a blanket and some pillows, then you’re all set!
RATES & OTHER INFORMATION
Room Rates:
Kubo: ₱799, good for 2 to 3 persons
Inclusions:
Exclusive use from 6PM to 6AM
Unlimited movies with mini projector
Pillows and blankets available
Extra persons can be accommodated at ₱50 per head
Other information
Corkage fee: none.
Guests must strictly make reservations. Walk-ins are not allowed.
Exact location: Upper Mabolo 2, Lower Tac an, Budlaan, Eskina Sunny Hills, Talamban, Cebu City – 10 minutes from Talamban Barangay Hall
BY COMMUTE: Hail a jeep or bus going to Talamban (13C, 62B, 62C). Alight at Skina Sunny Hills Village in Talamban (near Gaisano Grand Mall Talamban). From here, ride a habal-habal to Mabolo 2. Fare is ₱30 one way.
BY CAR: Navigate with Waze or Google Maps and set your destination to “Movietelle – Villa Salida Talamban” in Talamban, Cebu City
On Wednesday night, the Department of Health Central Visayas (DOH-7) released its official, consolidated data of the COVID-19 cases in the region as of September 8, 2021.
Today, the whole island of Cebu — Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, and the Cebu Province — recorded 593 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 560 new recoveries, and 65 new deaths. This brings Cebu’s total confirmed cases to 96,024, while the active cases increased to 10,193 (from 10,215).
Cebu City – Total confirmed: 38,962 (+158 new) – Total recoveries: 34,352 (+163 new) – Total deaths: 1,216 (+1 new) – Active cases: 3,394
Lapu-Lapu City – Total confirmed: 12,592 (+92 new) – Total recoveries: 10,997 (+55 new) – Total deaths: 322 (+3 new) – Active cases: 1,273
Mandaue City – Total confirmed: 11,323 (+61 new) – Total recoveries: 9,576 (+95 new) – Total deaths: 337 (+0 new) – Active cases: 1,410
Cebu Province – Total confirmed: 33,147 (+282 new) – Total recoveries: 27,208 (+247 new) – Total deaths: 1,832 (+61 new) – Active cases: 4,116
Summary of COVID-19 cases in Cebu:
Total Active Cases in Cebu: 10,193 (from 10,215)
Total Confirmed Cases in Cebu: 96,024 (+593 new)
Total Recoveries in Cebu: 82,133 (+560 new)
Total Deaths in Cebu: 3,698 (+65 new*)
A total of 4,915 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.
During an interview on Cignal TV’s One News Channel, BusinessWorld Live Interview, Adel A. Tamano, Chief Administrative Officer of DITO revealed their plans on expanding in the broadband market in 2022.
DITO group is now working on their broadband services. “Friendly User Test” was conducted to aid their planned rollout, said Tamano.
For 2021, DITO has spent P150 billion for their network buildup and is eyeing to a P250 billion budget for 5 years.
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Photo from DITO Telecommunity Facebook Page
Photo from DITO Telecommunity Facebook Page
Photo from DITO Telecommunity Facebook Page
Photo from DITO Telecommunity Facebook Page
Photo from DITO Telecommunity Facebook Page
In August of this year, DITO’s mobile services are already accessible across 210 locations in the country while their broadband services are planned to start “early next year”.
Being in the market for almost five months, DITO has now more or less two-million subscribers. This is expected to grow given their plans and growth.
The newest attraction in Borbon will definitely make your dream of sailing away in a big ship. Well, a ship built on top of a mountain that is.
Located in Borbon, Northern Cebu, Master’s Dragon Peak houses the biggest ship perched in the most amazing view of green trees. A spiral path of steps awaits you towards the peak. A beautiful attraction where you can insert an exercise in will make the climb more worthwhile.
Seemingly inspired by a pirate ship, the viewing decks will relieve you of your stress in no time. Take your deserve day off mate and breathe in the fresh air brought by the vast forest surrounding it.
Photo by Cristopher Damayo & Gregy Romano from iClick Photography
Photo by Cristopher Damayo & Gregy Romano from iClick Photography
Photo by Cristopher Damayo & Gregy Romano from iClick Photography
Photo by Cristopher Damayo & Gregy Romano from iClick Photography
Photo by Cristopher Damayo & Gregy Romano from iClick Photography
Photo by Cristopher Damayo & Gregy Romano from iClick Photography
Photo by Cristopher Damayo & Gregy Romano from iClick Photography
Just like a pirate ship it has many openings and rustic in design. And because of this wooden overall facade it was also dubbed by the netizens as a Noah’s ark lookalike. However you see it, one thing’s for sure, it is a spectacle to behold.
The ship attraction is set to open its doors for every guest wanting to sail away on September 8, 2021 but had it postponed due to stricter and heightened restrictions here in Cebu.
Quoting Captain Jack Sparrow, “Not all treasure is silver and gold, mate.”, treasures are also experiences. So get those moments and visit the Master’s Dragon peak when it finally opens.
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 September 7, 2021.
Today, the whole island of Cebu — Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, and the Cebu Province — recorded 388 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 999 new recoveries, and 40 new deaths. This brings Cebu’s total confirmed cases to 95,431, while the active cases increased to 10,215 (from 10,863).
Cebu City – Total confirmed: 38,804 (+140 new) – Total recoveries: 34,189 (+307 new) – Total deaths: 1,215 (+9 new) – Active cases: 3,400
Lapu-Lapu City – Total confirmed: 12,500 (+60 new) – Total recoveries: 10,944 (+75 new) – Total deaths: 318 (+1 new) – Active cases: 1,238
Mandaue City – Total confirmed: 11,262 (+38 new) – Total recoveries: 9,481 (+331 new) – Total deaths: 337 (+7 new) – Active cases: 1,444
Cebu Province – Total confirmed: 32,865 (+150 new) – Total recoveries: 26,970 (+286 new) – Total deaths: 1,762 (+23 new) – Active cases: 4,133
Summary of COVID-19 cases in Cebu:
Total Active Cases in Cebu: 10,215 (from 10,863)
Total Confirmed Cases in Cebu: 95,431 (+388 new)
Total Recoveries in Cebu: 81,584 (+999 new)
Total Deaths in Cebu: 3,632 (+40 new*)
A total of 3,895 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.
The Technical Education Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has partnered with the Cebu provincial government for a 100-million project to provide free livelihood skills training to the jobless and out-of-school-youth.
The courses offered include:
Organic agriculture
Production
Cookery
Bread and pastry
Housekeeping
Bartending
Electrical installation
Maintenance
Carpentry
Tile setting
Plumbing
Computer system servicing
Photo from twc.tesda.gov.ph website
Photo from twc.tesda.gov.ph website
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TESDA-7 assistant regional director Floro Ringca said that this “Special Training Employment Program” (STEP) is for the Cebuanos who were never given the chance to get a job amidst the pandemic. Furthermore is this for the out-of-school-youth to prepare them for their future.
The beneficiaries who will be chosen for the program will be receiving a P160 daily allowance, P500 for their purchase of face masks and face shields, and another P500 for their load purchase to be used for their online training.
Photo from TESDA Facebook Page
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Photo from ebmagalona.gov.ph website
Photo from ebmagalona.gov.ph website
And apart from the issuance of NC II, all of their graduates will be provided with starter tool kits based on their chosen course. This is also to ensure that they are not only prepared for their future employers, but to become their own employers.
“Pananglitan kon ang iyang kurso welding, so pag graduate sa bata, tagsa na sila og welding machine. And then kon bread and pastry, tagsa og oven toaster. And then aduna pa gyud ni siya’y accident insurance during sa training. So simbako ma-disgrasya ang bata aduna siya’y P100,000 nga insurance gikan sa GSIS (Government Service Insurance System),” he said.
It is important for us to preserve our Filipino traditions; they are what defines us and our culture. There are many things that are considered tradition, and the traditional games we played as kids are one of them. If you want to remember the good old days when you used to go outside and play till it was dark, take this trip down memory lane with me.
1. Bato Lata
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Bato Lata, also known as Tumba-Lata or Tumbang Preso is one of the most popular childhood games out there. It is played with only a tin can and a slipper. Each player must have a slipper, and the “it” is in charge of the can. The can must be placed at a distance away from the players. The player’s goal is to hit the can using their slippers and then run without getting caught by the “it” by the time they make the can stand.
2. Slipper Game
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Many may not have played the Slipper Game, but to those who have played it, it was a ton of fun. All the players must stand a short distance behind the “it”, and the “it” must face away from them. The “it” then throws the slipper behind him without looking and the players must catch it. If not, the players must stand still and not move. Otherwise, the first person caught moving will be the new “it”.
3. Dampa
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Instead of Pokémon, children back in the day used to collect colorful rubber bands and play Dampa. There are many ways to play this game, but the general gist of it is to move the rubber bands using your hands by forming them like a cup and slamming it on the ground so that the air coming out from your hands moves the rubber bands. Kids would race with each other’s rubber bands, trade them, and so much more.
4. Apir-apir
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There are a lot of games involving clapping hands between four players, such as Bahay Kubo, Leron-leron Sinta, Appear Disappear, Nanay Tatay, etc. These are called Apir-apir games, or Hand-Clapping Games in English. You can look up the full lyrics on the internet.
5. Paper Dolls
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If you have a fondness for dressing up games even in your adult life like in the Sims games, it probably is due to the Paper Dolls we played as kids. They were cheap and affordable that we could buy them from stores on the street waysides. There were a lot of varieties too!
6. Balay-balay
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Another trait that we got from childhood games and carried over to the Sims games would possibly be Balay-balay. It is when we make imaginary houses out of anything available. Curtains, sticks, stones, the whole deal. We can get really creative and resourceful.
7. Takyan
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A takyan is a weighted shuttlecock with, usually, colorful plastic straw ropes attached. With this toy, we kicked it with our friends on the air and suspend it there. The goal of the game was to not let the toy hit the ground.
8. Tagu-taguan
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Tagu-taguan is simply hide and seek, but what makes it special here in the Philippines is that the seeker has a special chant to say before finding those who are hiding, with the starting words as “Tagu-taguan maliwanag ang buwan”.
9. Luksong Tinik
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Much like the Luksong Baka, Luksong Tinik is about jumping over an obstacle. In this case, the player jumps over “thorns” i.e., the hands of the other players. The more hands get involved to jump over, the harder and higher it becomes!
10. Ubusan Lahi
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This is best played in large groups; the “it” needs to tag all the other players so that they become a part of the “it”, kind of like a zombie infecting a player to become another zombie. The “its” will aim to capture everyone usually at a given time until either everyone is captured or the time ends.
Friendships are those unique and special relationships we form as we go through life.
All the way to Cebu south, we discovered an interesting and heartwarming story of two friends, Mr. Jay-R and Lalay. Their adorable friendship will surely touch your hearts and give you a different perspective about friendships and people with special needs.
“Ni chat gyud diay tinuod si Lalay nako uy.
Pero unsaon ko man ni pag tubag tawn. Anhi na gyud masukod akong nahibaw-an sa mga salitang ugat at salitang payak nimo Lay. Imo gyud gipalabad akong ulo ron nga nag malinawon ra man unta akong pagmata.
Ako pa gyoi mu adjust nimo ani ron Lay? “-Jay-R
This is just one example of some of the cutest exchange between Mr. Jay-R and Lalay. Their chat box is a mess and linguistically impossible to understand which is what makes it more fun.
Klay Geraldizo, or popularly known as Lalay, 21, met Mr. Jay-R dela Calzada when the latter was constructing the 2nd branch of his restaurant in Naga City, Cebu. Lalay often goes to that area and helps out in cleaning and assisting other food stores nearby. When the store finally opened, he did the same thing he always does. Noticing Lalay, Mr. Jay-R offered him food which was then followed by an everyday occurrence in the restaurant, helping out and welcoming customers.
Meeting and interacting everyday then made the friendship grow.
Hailing from Naga, Mr. Lalay has a Down syndrome (DS) but is so mischievous and playful that making fun of each other was a common occurrence for them.
Knowing full well of his condition, Mr. Jay-R believes that treating him like everything is normal is the best thing to do. Though he also points out that he is very patient with him and makes it a priority to always listen to him.
“Even when he chats and I can’t understand a single word, I will still reply just to let him know that I am listening and I am reading all his messages.”-Jay-R
As all friendships do, they have their favorite things to do like doing Tiktok dances, eating out and visiting food establishments. They also post some of their funny everyday interactions like random video-calls, videoke, eating out, and driving around or according to sir Jay-R, him being Lalay’s personal driver.
When time came when Lalay cried so hard, Mr. Jay-R turned to a friend who used to teach people with special needs or with down syndrome for guidance. His friend explained that people with Down Syndrome are kind in nature and are very emotional and has even praised Lalay as high-functioning and teachable because he can differentiate jokes.
“I just really think individuals with Down Syndrome needs to be treated just like us. I know they want and they deserve to be valued just like normal people. They deserve our utmost respect, love and affection. So to all of you, when you see Lalay or anyone with DS. A tight hug for Lalay will mean the world to him.”
– Mr. Jay-R dela Calzada
Being there for each other, understanding each other, and just loving them for who and what they are, those are the purest of friendships. And if you ever have one, cherish it.
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 September 6, 2021.
Today, the whole island of Cebu — Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, and the Cebu Province — recorded 301 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 794 new recoveries, and 27 new deaths. This brings Cebu’s total confirmed cases to 95,057, while the active cases increased to 10,863 (from 11,380).
Cebu City – Total confirmed: 38,674 (+101 new) – Total recoveries: 33,896 (+178 new) – Total deaths: 1,206 (+5 new) – Active cases: 3,527
Lapu-Lapu City – Total confirmed: 12,443 (+65 new) – Total recoveries: 10,872 (+124 new) – Total deaths: 317 (+2 new) – Active cases: 1,254
Mandaue City – Total confirmed: 11,223 (+33 new) – Total recoveries: 9,149 (+69 new) – Total deaths: 330 (+1 new) – Active cases: 1,744
Cebu Province – Total confirmed: 32,717 (+102 new) – Total recoveries: 26,684 (+423 new) – Total deaths: 1,740 (+19 new) – Active cases: 4,291
Summary of COVID-19 cases in Cebu:
Total Active Cases in Cebu: 10,863 (from 11,380)
Total Confirmed Cases in Cebu: 95,057 (+301 new)
Total Recoveries in Cebu: 80,601 (+794 new)
Total Deaths in Cebu: 3,593 (+27 new*)
A total of 2,100 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.
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