The Land Transportation Office (LTO) temporarily suspended their issuance of student-driver permit on July 1.
LTO Chief Edgar Galvante said on his live interview that the applicants for student-driver permits are now required to take a 15-hour theoretical driving course. This course will start on August 3 following the Memorandum Circular 2019-2175.
The aforementioned program was initially set to begin in April, but has been postponed to August due to the pandemic.
“By August 3, applicants are required to undergo a theoretical session that’s why the driving schools, as well as the LTO, already have a setup where they could enroll,”
– LTO Chief Edgar Galvante
The theoretical driving course will have three sessions. This will go hand-in-hand with a practical driving course which will tackle topics such as:
Introduction to driving
Road and traffic rules
Land transportation laws
LTO core applications (driver’s licensing system, vehicle registration, and law enforcement and ticketing systems)
Memorandum Circular No. 2019-2176 can be viewed in full through the LTO’s official website.
Feeling blue because of lockdown? We’ve got you covered. We’ve found a perfect space for you to unwind and shake off after lockdown.
Located in Candugay, Barili Cebu, Blue Space Resort is the perfect spot for you. For only a few hours away from the Metro, you can spend a night or two and enjoy the water to your heart’s desire.
If you want to enjoy saltwater, they have floating cottages where you could dine and have fun. If one whole day isn’t enough, they also offer rooms to your liking.
It’s about time to plan your next getaway. However, you have to make sure that your next one should be local. Let’s help everyone rise above the crisis. After all, the Philippines has a lot to offer, especially Cebu.
As we face the new normal, our next visit to our next destination wouldn’t be the same. Guidelines are also imposed for everyone’s safety.
Resort Guidelines:
Pets are not allowed.
Kids 12 years old and below are not allowed in floating & bamboo cottages.
Please contact them before going to the resort.
Bookings shall be limited to 50% per room. If the room is good for 2 they will only allow 1 per room.
Wearing of masks at all times is a must.
Proper hand hygiene must be observed.
Social Distancing is strictly implemented.
RATES & OTHER INFORMATION
Entrance Fee:
₱100 per head (Adult without pool access)
₱100 per head (Kids with pool use)
₱200 per head (Adult with pool access) — pool use is not yet allowed under MGCQ.
FLOATING, BAMBOO & OTHER COTTAGES:
Large Floating Cottage – ₱5,000 / Good for 20 guests.
Small Floating Cottage – ₱4,000 / Good for 15 guests.
Small Bamboo Cottage – ₱1,500 / Good for 8 guests.
Medium Bamboo Cottage – ₱1,800 / Good for 8 guests.
Seaside Cottage – ₱2,500 / Good for 10 guests.
Poolside Cottage – ₱500 / Good for 8 guests.
Side Building Umbrella – ₱1,000 / Good for 10.
COTTAGES BY THE SHORE / BEACH:
Umbrella by the Beach – P500 (8 guests)
Small Beach Cottage – P800 (5 guests)
Medium Beach Cottage – P1,000 (7 guests)
Blue Umbrella Large – P1,500 (10 guests)
Blue Umbrella Small – P800 (8 guests)
Seaside Cottage – P2,500 (10 guests)
Poolside Cottage – P500 (8 guests)
Side Building Umbrella – P1,000 (10 guests)
AMENITIES & OTHER FEES:
Kayak – P200 per hour
Life Vests – P100 per person
Cooler – P100 whole day
Floaters (Salbabida) – P100 whole day
Single Water Bike – P400 per hour
Double Water Bike – P600 per hour
Grill – P200 (if you want a grill by your cottage)
Corkage fee only applies to drinks. P150 per case of soft drinks. P50 per 1 Litre of beer or soft drinks.
Littering – P500
Room Rates:
* Overnight stays are not being offered under MGCQ.
Standard Room – ₱2,000, good for 2 pax
Family Room – ₱3,500, good for 4 pax
Barkada Room – ₱4,500, good for 6 pax
All rooms are equipped with air-conditiong units, toilet & bath, and toiletries & towel
OTHER INFORMATION
Corkage: You may bring your own food. Corkage fee only applies to drinks. P150 per case of soft drinks. P50 per 1 Litre of beer, Soft drinks Or Liquor.
We require our guests to bring their own utensils and avoid use of single-use plastics.
NO WALK IN. We require our guests to make a reservation before coming to the resort.
Pets are allowed as along as the pet owner cleans up after their pets and make sure that they don’t disrupt other guests within the resort.
Pool use is restricted as of the moment for public health and safety reasons.
BLUE SPACE COVID-19 GUIDELINES:
We STRICTLY require our guests to follow these guidelines:
NO MASK, NO ENTRY.
Hand Hygiene is a must.
If you are not feeling well please stay at home.
Social Distancing should be observed. About 2 meters apart.
Only 8 guests per group is allowed for the Poolside, Umbrella by the Beach, and Bamboo Cottages. This is to make sure the Social Distancing is observed.
Pool use is restricted as of the moment for public health & safety reasons.
Rooms and overnight stays are not allowed at the moment for public health and safety reasons.
HOW TO GET THERE?
Exact Location: Candugay, Barili, Southern Cebu — 2-3 hour drive from the city.
BY BUS: From the South Bus Terminal, ride a bus heading to Barili in the South of Cebu. Take off in Barili District Hospital. Across the hospital is Petron Station and make a right. Once you pass Brgy. Japitan, follow that road until you see their signage.
BY CAR: Navigate with Waze or Google Maps and search for “Blue Space Resort” in Barili, Cebu. Parking space is available.
On Sunday, the Cebu City Health Department (CCHD) has reported 152 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Cebu City with 90 new recoveries and 1 new death for today, July 5, 2020.
As of today, Cebu City now has a total of 6,142 confirmed COVID-19 cases with 3,233 recoveries and 221 deaths or a fatality rate of 3.60%. Active cases at 2,688.
A: Submission of death certificates from hospitals to CCHD may not always be on time as their death certificates are sometimes put on hold because of delay in the payment of bills.
Q: “Why wait for death certificates?”
A: As per protocol, COVID-related deaths are placed on the official list as soon as a death certificate is duly issued. It will be prudent on the part of government to base its reporting on official documents.
Q: “Why is the data being reported by your department different from the report by DOH?”
A: The report from DOH is based on the linelist (results) given by laboratories. The CCHD sanitizes that list. After thorough verification of our contact tracing team, CCHD culls out those that are not from the city and also extract those that are double entries. The data that CCHD presents are actual cases traced and identified by the city’s frontliners.
Sugboanons, let’s do our part. Don’t leave your homes unless necessary, practice good hygiene, get tested when advised by the local authorities, and follow the protocols.
Since the Cebu has been suffering due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Vice-President Leni Robredo has been planning to set-up shuttle services and dormitories in Cebu City.
On Saturday, VP Robredo has said that they have deployed a 4-person team to Cebu. These people were tasked to find ways to address the needs of our medical frontliners.
“Yung isa sa mga recommendations nila ay magkaroon ng shuttle bus service sa Cebu gaya ng ginawa natin sa Manila. So ang gagawin natin susubok tayo ng ruta na maseserbisyohan ang mga ospital, magda-dry run na tayo ng Monday,”
– Vice-President Leni Robredo
Free Shuttle Service starts on July 6
As confirmed on a Facebook Post from the VP’s official Page, the shuttle service for the health workers and frontliners will start tomorrow, July 6 (Monday), as part of #BayanihanSugbuanon, the COVID-19 Response Operations in Cebu from the Office of the Vice President (OVP).
The pilot run will have initial three routes, with two trips each for morning and afternoon. Kindly refer to the individual cards for the full schedule for AM, AM reverse, PM, and PM reverse trips.
On July 7, the OVP announced the opening of three dormitories for Cebu frontliners.
Dorm 1 is located at Brgy. Banilad, Cebu City. The nearest hospital is North General Hospital.
Dorm 2 is located in Mandaue City. Hospitals nearest to the establishment include: Chong Hua Hospital (Mandaue), University of Cebu Medical Center (UCMed), and Dr. Ignacio M. Cortes General Hospital.
Dorm 3 is in Talisay City, with Talisay District Hospital as the nearest medical institution.
For frontliners who wish to avail of this service, kindly send the following details to [email protected] or text to 0998 591 7408 (Andrea):
Full name
Gender
Contact number
Email address
Current home address
Emergency contact (name, contact details, and relationship to the applicant)
Civil status
Designation and hospital / organization where the applicant is working
Schedule of shift
She said her office is currently in talks with hotel and pension-house owners who could provide medical pensioners sleeping quarters at nearby hospitals.
On Friday, Cebu City Mayor Edgar Labella announced that the city is planning to provide P10,000 monthly financial incentive for the health workers in Cebu City’s private hospitals for a period of three months.
This is said to be the city’s “token of gratitude for their efforts against COVID-19”.
On a Facebook Post from Mayor Labella, beneficiaries of the monetary incentive include “resident doctors, nurses, medical technologists, radiologic technologists, respiratory specialists, interns, assistants, auxiliaries, and staff in Chong Hua Hospital, Cebu Doctors’ University Hospital, Perpetual Succour Hospital, Cebu Velez General Hospital, Cebu Community Hospital, and Adventist Miller Hospital.”
“There are 1,800 health care workers that we need to help to boost their morale as they receive less than their counterparts in government. We know the risks they face during this pandemic. They deserve whatever help we can give them.”
– Cebu City Mayor Edgar Labella
Mayor Labella hopes to get the approval of the P54 million budget from the Cebu City Council.
Cebu City has recorded its highest single-day increase of new COVID-19 cases today at 167.
On Saturday afternoon, the Cebu City Health Department (CCHD) has reported 167 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Cebu City with 96 new recoveries and 9 new deaths on July 4, 2020.
As of today, Cebu City now has a total of 5,989 confirmed COVID-19 cases with 3,142 recoveries and 220 deaths or a fatality rate of 3.67%. Active cases at 2,627.
New cases breakdown:
Apas – 3
Bacayan – 2
Basak Pardo – 2
Basak San Nicolas – 10
Bo. Luz – 2
Budlaan – 1
Buhisan – 2
Bulacao – 2
Busay – 1
Calamba – 1
Cambinocot – 1
Camputhaw – 1
Capitol – 19
Carreta – 1
Cogon Pardo – 2
Cogon Ramos – 2
Duljo – 2
Guadalupe – 12
Hipodromo – 2
Inayawan – 2
Kalunasan – 9
Kamputhaw – 1
Kasambagan – 3
Labangon – 4
Lahug – 19
Lorega – 2
Mabolo – 1
Mambaling – 2
Pahina – 1
Pardo – 5
Pari-an – 1
Punta – 7
Quiot – 4
Sambag I – 1
Sambag II – 2
San Nicolas Proper – 5
Sapangdaku – 1
Talamban – 6
Tejero – 3
Tisa – 9
Unverified – 6
Zapatera – 5
TOTAL: 167
New recoveries breakdown:
Apas – 2
Bacayan – 1
Basak San Nicolas – 12
Budlaan – 1
Camputhaw – 13
Capitol – 7
Cogon Pardo – 2
Day-as – 17
Guadalupe – 1
Hipodromo – 1
Lahug – 20
Quiot – 1
Sambag I – 2
Sambag II – 12
Talamban – 2
T. Padilla – 2
TOTAL: 96
New deaths*:
Camputhaw – 1 (7/1)
Duljo – 1 (6/30)
Kasambagan – 1 (6/29)
Lahug – 1 (6/28)
Mabolo – 1 (6/29)
Punta Princesa – 1 (6/29)
Quiot – 3 (6/30) (6/30) (7/1)
TOTAL: 9
Additional notes from CCHD:
TWO (2) were subtracted from the total confirmed cases as they were found to be two same people. (1 from Camputhaw, 1 from Sambag II)
The process of harmonization of data is still on-going to ensure the most accurate data.
A: Submission of death certificates from hospitals to CCHD may not always be on time as their death certificates are sometimes put on hold because of delay in the payment of bills.
Q: “Why wait for death certificates?”
A: As per protocol, COVID-related deaths are placed on the official list as soon as a death certificate is duly issued. It will be prudent on the part of government to base its reporting on official documents.
Q: “Why is the data being reported by your department different from the report by DOH?”
A: The report from DOH is based on the linelist (results) given by laboratories. The CCHD sanitizes that list. After thorough verification of our contact tracing team, CCHD culls out those that are not from the city and also extract those that are double entries. The data that CCHD presents are actual cases traced and identified by the city’s frontliners.
Sugboanons, let’s do our part. Don’t leave your homes unless necessary, practice good hygiene, get tested when advised by the local authorities, and follow the protocols.
Uniqlo is definitely not done releasing new and must-buy tees.
After a few head-turning design pieces, Uniqlo is yet to release a series of Doraemon-themed items. This series is to commemorate the Japanese cartoon character’s 50th anniversary.
Wait until you get these shirts in a thematic packaging.
This new series takes on the eponymous character of our well-loved cat, Doraemon and the forthcoming anime film Stand By Me Doraemon 2.
The ‘Stand By Me Doraemon 2’ in collaboration with Uniqlo UT is now available in select Uniqlo stores worldwide.
Anonymous, a well known hacktivist group, has released a statement through an affiliated Twitter account, @YourAnonCentral, warning the public regarding the security concerns of TikTok.
“Delete TikTok now; if you know someone that is using it explain to them it is essentially malware operated by the Chinese government running a massive spying operation.”
– YourAnonCentral via Twitter
A screenshot of a Reddit post was presented that claimed to have reverse-engineered the app and have listed the data collected by TikTok from its users.
Phone hardware (including CPU Type, number of course, hardware IDs, screen dimensions, DPI, memory usage, disk space, etc.)
Other apps installed on the device (including deleted apps)
Network-related information (such as IP, local IP, router MAC, your MAC, WiFi access point name)
Whether the device is rooted/jailbroken
GPS pinging every 30 seconds
And a local proxy server on your device for transcoding media
But this is not the only story here for Anonymous was also misrepresented on the app, as there has been a fake account set up.
“Anonymous has no TikTok account” and that the app is “created as spyware by the Chinese government.”
– Anonymous
Delete TikTok now; if you know someone that is using it explain to them it is essentially malware operated by the Chinese government running a massive spying operation. https://t.co/J7N9FS7PvG
The controversial anti-terror bill has been signed by President Rodrigo Duterte. This was confirmed by Presidential spokesman Harry Roque in a text message to reporters on Friday.
Despite the massive cry to reconsider signing the aforementioned, President Duterte has already signed the controversial bill.
The anti-terror bill seeks to strengthen the Human Security Act of 2007. This is also to criminalize incitement of terrorism “by means of speeches, proclamations, writings, emblems, banners, or other representations.”
This bill would also allow the suspects to be detained for up to 24 days without charge. Furthermore, the anti-terror bill would empower an anti-terrorism council to designate suspects or groups as suspected terrorists who could be subjected to arrest and surveillance.
