One million surgical masks and 2,000 raincoats were donated by businessmen Kim Wong and Enrique Razon, Jr.
These protective gears will be distributed to the villages and barangays in Cebu to bolster the campaign for the mandatory wearing of face masks in public to contain the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
Michael Dino, head of the Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas (OPAV), reached out to his friend Kim Wong, and the businessman responded with these very generous donations.
Cebu City councilors Raymund Alvin Garcia and Eduardo Rama Jr. will oversee and initiate the distribution of the surgical masks while the raincoats will be given to the Philippine National Police for their protection especially this rainy season.
“In reverting Cebu City to the enhanced community quarantine status, the COVID-19 Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) noted that many Cebuanos in the streets did not wear masks and did not observe social distancing,”
– Michael Dino, Head of the Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas (OPAV)
OPAV has been providing personal protective equipment (PPE) and medical supplies to Cebu City government, other local government units (LGU) and hospitals in Cebu.
Initiated by Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) in 2007, Gabii sa Kabilin has been one of the most attended and famed cultural events in Cebu. It aims to help preserve Cebu’s rich culture and heritage and encourage the public to visit museums.
GSK 2019
Today, culture has finally caught up with technology for this will be the first time that the usual festive activities be solely virtual and mind this, they are all for FREE!
This year’s theme, “The Journey”, focuses on the challenges faced by the Magellanic expedition, while Cebuano ancestors faced challenges to survive in a land that was about to be “found”. A third in the series leading to the 2021 celebration commemorating 500 years of Magellan’s arrival and birth of Christianity in the Philippines.
GSK 2019
GSK Online Activities
In an opportunity to promote and share the story of our culture and heritage with just a click, various museums and heritage sites in Cebu are working together to host online talks, performances, demos, and activities from June to December 2020.
There are seven (7) GSK online activities lined up for the rest of the year. The first one will begin on Friday, June 26, 2020 at 3 p.m. with the talk “Tracing the Magellanic Expedition (Spain to the Philippines)” by Dr. Jose Eleazar R. Bersales.
Dec 18: 49 Questions with Magellan and Friends
A fun and informative dialogue with Ferdinand Magellan and his friends.
Gabii sa Kabilin online activities will close with Magellan and the notable men with him on his quest sharing facts, stories and answer and clarify queries.
What would Magellan and his sojourners have to say about Cebu now vis-a-vis the Cebu that they saw during their time?
Exciting prizes await for the viewers and participants of the online activities prepared by RAFI. Make sure you follow @gabiisakabilincebu on Facebook for updates.
GSK for Kids
Kids may also join special activities related to the monthly topics. The GSK children’s activities are organized in partnership with Ramon Aboitiz Foundation, Inc. – Dolores Aboitiz Children’s Fund (RAFI – DACF).
Note: Participants who bought tickets for this year’s physical gathering may avail a refund after the quarantine period at museums and sites where they were purchased.
For more information and updates, like and follow @gabiisakabilincebu on Facebook.
GSK kada-buwan sa 2020, gikan June hangtod December! See you online for Gabii sa Kabilin this year!
June 26: “Tracing the Magellanic Expedition (Spain to the Philippines)”
The talk will focus on the discoveries and challenges encountered by Ferdinand Magellan and his crew on their way to our islands including loss of supplies, hunger, famine, outbreaks of diseases and even a mutiny.
Learn more about the travails of the Magellanic expedition in this webinar by Dr. Jose Eleazar R. Bersales, an archaeologist, historian and writer, who currently serves as USC Museum’s Director and Provincial Consultant on Museum Affairs.
Date: June 26, 2020 (Friday) at 3PM
Host: University of San Carlos Museum and Museo Sugbo
Did you know that tattooing was widely practiced by our ancestors in precolonial times?
In his book Barangay, William Henry Scott wrote that tattoos were considered a sign of valor and likened it to modern military decorations given after battle. Traditional tattoos intricately and skillfully done and are worn with pride.
Learn more about Visayan tattooing and its deep significance in this insightful webinar by Mr. Piper Abas of Atawu Culture and Tradition.
Fort San Pedro will hold its very first virtual tour on Friday, September 18 at 3 p.m. as part of the monthly Gabii sa Kabilin (GSK) online activities.
The guided tour will trace the Fort’s 455-year history from a Spanish defense fortress to one of the historical and tourist spots in Cebu, and will highlight the history and significance of forts in the Philippines, including during the precolonial period.
Visayas holds a rich and colorful collection of myths and legends. Stories about gods and goddesses, monsters and creatures, and heroes, reflecting our environment, morals and traditions.
Explore the various myths and legends of our Visayan ancestors in a storytelling session both kids and adults will surely enjoy.
Nov 27: “A Precolonial Cebuano’s Journey through Life and the Afterlife”
An artistic performance on how our precolonial ancestors viewed death and the afterlife. How cool is that?
Precolonial Cebuanos had various rites to send off the dead which included anointing, grooming and burial practices. They also believed in the afterlife where the soul of the departed will be taken by boat and received by predeceased relatives. (Scott, 1994)
Date: November 27, 2020 (Friday) at 3PM
Hosted by: Prof. Jay Nathan T. Jore of University of the Philippines Cebu
Earlier today, the words ‘Gwen Garcia’ and ‘#NoToDoctorShaming’ trended on Twitter nationwide after Cebu Governor Gwen Garcia called out two doctors yesterday during her daily Facebook Live updates. This also became a hot topic and led to many opinions posted by the netizens on social media.
On Wednesday afternoon, the Cebu Capitol has issued an official statement in response to the issue against Gov. Garcia’s advocacy for steam inhalation and her act of calling out two doctors for cursing her and threatening to slap her.
Below is the official statement:
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“1. Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia has high respect for medical frontliners. She works side by side with DOH Regional Director Dr. Jaime Bernadas and Dr. Christina Giango of the Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) in dealing with the pandemic. She has nothing against those who do not believe in steam inhalation or “Tu-ob.” She has read online posts against it, and received a letter from a certain Dr. Omid Etemadi calling on public officials not to advocate the use of Tu-ob. Yet all these did not evoke a strong response from the governor.
However, the actions of Dr. Candy Krista Abrera Pilapil and Dr. Lani Rae Seeto have crossed the line. They not only mocked steam inhalation and those who practice it, they also wished ill of Capitol employees, and even threatened to slap the governor. With that, they went beyond their Hippocratic Oath to care and protect.
It was Dr. Pilapil who shamed the Tu-ob advocacy and those who practice it: “Kung makada’g memorandum, murag doctor naka prescribe… Mahurot jud nang mga empleyado sa inyong workstations.” Dr. Seeto went as far as making threatening remarks for the governor, “Puede sagpaon nako siya kausa lang” and “Basin ganahan mo daoban ta mo para deretso cremate” just because she does not agree to the governor’s memo encouraging this alternative health regimen.
Gov. Garcia’s action was in response to the unethical behaviors coming from two doctors, who violated their Hippocratic Oath that set proper conduct and ethical standards.
As the governor said, “I have very high respect for frontliners, but I am very disappointed at these two.”
The governor has been consistent in her message that it is the people’s choice on whether to practice steam inhalation or not. The medical experts have announced that there is no cure yet nor a vaccine against Covid, and it is her duty to tell the millions of Cebuanos in the province that there is an alternative that could help boost their immune system, along with other home remedies.
Her advocacy is supported by people who claim to have benefitted from it, including no less than the secretary of the Department of Interior and Local Government, Eduardo Año.
So, to all those who do not believe in Tu-ob, it’s okay. To each his own. It is your choice. But do not mock, threaten to slap or wish to burn others who do.
2. The governor is not focusing merely on Tu-ob as preventive measure, nor is she claiming it to be a cure for Covid-19. She is also not teaching people to be complacent about the virus. Tu-ob is only one of the many health regimen encouraged to be used to boost the immune system, along with turmeric, lemon, exercise, and taking of vitamin C, zinc and other supplements which is contained in her Executive Order No. 17.
In fact, in the same order from the governor, she mandates minimum public health standards such as wearing of face masks in public places, hand washing or sanitizing, placing of disinfecting foot baths in workplaces, temperature checks and safe physical distancing.
As anti-Covid regulation, she has ordered the imposition of curfew from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., and ordered those below 21 years old and “persons with immunodeficiencies” from going out. Still as anti-Covid measure, persons from other provinces are not allowed into Cebu, recreation establishments remain closed, and she ordered the non use of air con units in establishments. Revocation of the business permit by the local government unit even awaits establishments who fail to follow public health safety requirements.
Tu-ob is only one of the many health regimens being encouraged to boost immune system against Covid-19. In her EO, she mentioned drinking of eight to 12 glasses of water a day, warm turmeric-salabat tea twice a day, freshly squeezed calamansi juice twice a day, sleeping eight hours a day, maintaining a balanced diet, staying under the sun for at least 30 minutes between 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 3 pm. to 6 p.m. and regular taking of vitamin C, B and Zinc.
The governor has even ordered the strict physical distancing in private vehicles and limits their capacity to four for sedan and pickup and five for sports and Asian utility vehicles and vans. For churches, her order is to limit people per pew, the installation of sanitizers and the routine disinfection of church premises.
3. The governor’s advocacy for alternative and traditional medicine is not illegal, nor contrary to science.
In 1992, then Department of Health Secretary Juan Flavier launched the alternative medicine program. In 1997, former President Fidel V. Ramos signed into law Republic Act 8423, also known as the Traditional and Alternative Medicine Act of 1997, an Act creating the Philippine Institute of Traditional and Alternative Health Care (PITAHC) to accelerate the development of traditional and alternative health-care in the Philippines.
The PITAHC is a government body that pushes for traditional ways of healing for poor people who have no access to western medicines.
The bottomline is, Gov. Gwen Garcia, in putting Tu-ob to light, is only giving Cebuanos an affordable, alternative health care option for those who would want to try it. This is especially since there is no known cure or vaccine for Covid-19 yet, and there are many testimonials from those who felt better because of it.”
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Meanwhile, below is the response of Cebu Governor Gwen Garcia to the Twitter posts calling her out:
Gov. Gwen Garcia on Twitter posts calling her out for allegedly shaming doctors in her daily Live presser.
‼ WATCH: Cebu Governor Gwen Garcia calls out doctor who criticized 'tuob' (steam inhalation) as medication for possible symptoms of COVID-19.Gov. Garcia also said that her recommendation to the public to do 'tuob', which is backed and supported by other experienced doctors, helps boost immune system to prevent (not cure) from the coronavirus disease.Full story: https://sugbo.ph/2020/capitol-cebu-governor-called-out-doctors/Like Sugbo TV for more Cebu news 📹#COVID19Cebu #SugboTV #SugboPHVideo from Sugbo News
Contrary to what most, if not all, have believed to only be a myth, Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año believes that “Tuob” could give one relief after a steam inhalation therapy.
Secretary Año was COVID Patient No. 2104. According to him, during the IATF meeting with the local leaders of Cebu, he subscribed to the traditional practice in preventive medicine.
Since he grew up with this traditional practice, he believes in this old method.
“Nilalagyan ko ng asin yung mainit na tubig, then inhale the water vapor,” he said.
Because he was asymptomatic, he was more into boosting his immune system. This way, he could resist the ill effects of the coronavirus.
“Kami ni Sec. Lili (Leonor Briones of the Department of Education), nag-steam inhalation kami,” he said.
On Tuesday, June 23, Governor Gwen Garcia discussed Año’s testimony during her press conference. However, she also clarified to critics that she is in no way promoting ‘’Tuob” to be a medicine to cure Covid, rather, a measure to prevent the virus.
Governor Garcia stressed the unavailability of the vaccine or medicine to treat covid-19, hence, she said that the people must “give their body a fighting chance through health regimens that boost the immune system.”
Stipulated in the Section 9 of Executive Order 17 are the health regimens, such as:
It’s ironic how the word ‘unwind’ can be satisfied by an abundant serving of wind.
The greatest escape from stress comes at the top. Having a vast spectacular view, unpolluted air and nature’s sound calms us like no other, which is what this new spot from Naga flaunts and more.
Lanz Soy
Located in Naga, a few kilometers away from the national highway, is a breathtaking mountain of green, Manayon’s Peak. Here you can watch the sunset with your friends and might set up camp for some star gazing.
This trail will let you observe rural life away from the city. It’s an easy hike to inhale your much needed breath of fresh air.
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Outdoor activities you can enjoy:
camping
trekking
biking
sunset watching
Other Information:
Entrance fee: None for now
Bring your own food and drinks (locals might sell food soon)
How to get there?
Exact location: Sitio Panas, Balirong, Naga City, Cebu
BY JEEPNEY: For commuters, you have two options:
From Colon Street, ride a jeepney with routes 09C/F, or 10F/H and drop off at Jollibee Bulacao or Pardo Church (P8 fare). From there, take another jeepney with route 44 to reach to Naga Plaza (P15 fare). There are also some 44 jeepneys from/near CIT University in N. Bacalso.
From South Bus Terminal, ride a bus bound for Bato-Oslob or Carcar. Tell the conductor that you will be hopping off at the Naga Church, which is right along the National Highway.
Ride a motorcycle (habal-habal) from the intersection of Balirong to Sitio Panas. From there, you can ask locals if you are not familiar with the place.
BY CAR: If you’re bring your own car, just navigate via Waze or Google Maps and search for “Balirong, Naga”. Naga City is in between Minglanilla (from Cebu City) and San Fernando (from Southern Cebu). From there, you can ask locals if you are not familiar with the place.
Workers were only given 48 hours to go home to their respective towns. This is part of the reinstatement of the strict border controls between Cebu City and Cebu Province.
According to Governor Gwendolyn Garcia, reinstating a much stricter border control would help in Cebu’s campaign to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
As the cases of COVID-19 in Cebu continue to rise, the implementation of the entry restrictions between borders will be re-implemented on Friday, June 26.
All residents of the Cebu Province who are currently in Cebu City, and vice-versa, are given 48hours to go back to their respective hometowns.
“This is serving notice to all mayors that we will go back to the restrictions on the entry of people coming in from Cebu City to the Province. We will go back to EO (Executive Order) 17 Section 8 which requires additional restrictions to our borders,” the governor announced on Tuesday, June 23.
Border control
Under EO 17, Sec. 8, stricter border controls will be implemented in the four borders of the Province:
Talisay City in the South
Mandaue City and Consolacion in the North
Balamban town in the West
Bulacao-Talisay City border will be closed on Friday, June 26 at 12:01 a.m. The Cebu South Coastal Road (CSCR) in Talisay City will be the single access going in and out of Cebu City.
Border controls with 24/7 checkpoints will also be set up on the access road.
“We will give you the next 48 hours, after that you have to choose, ari raka Cebu City or you have to go back to your LGUs. Di na pwede COE (Certificate of Employment) or ID (identification card),”
The re-implementation of stricter border controls, the governor said, is only meant to protect the Province.
“Like it or not, pagsugod nato pag-ease up, nag-increase pud ang cases. It is not alarming but we have to admit na nag-increase,” Garcia said.
During Gov. Garcia’s meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management on the Emerging Infectious Disease (IATF-MEID) officials and other Cebu local officials, Garcia offered to reinstitute the EO.
“Pagsugod gyud they (IATF) were admiring nga strikto mi so ibalik ni nato. So effective Friday, we will have to revert to strict border controls,” Garcia said.
However, she explained that the areas with the same quarantine status, given that these people were allowed to travel, can still cross the borders. But, they would need to secure the Provincial Pass from the Capitol, again.
For instance, a worker who is in Mandaue City can go home to Santander because these areas are both on General Community Quarantine zones.
On the other hand, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año instructed that the movement of LSI coming from or going to Cebu City which is under Enhanced Community Quarantine, will not be allowed temporarily.
DILG 7 Director Leocadio Trovela signed the advisory on June 19, 2020.
“Ganina dinhi ang lima ka Cabinet secretaries gi-appoint si (DENR Secretary Roy) Cimatu to oversee the Covid-19 efforts sa Cebu. Sa among meeting akong gi point out nga in fact ang sitwasyon sa province lahi sa Cebu City kay kung positive cases atong istoryahan compared to the total population mubo gyud kaayo ang sa Province,” Garcia said.
Those in attendance during the meeting were:
IATF-EID Chief Implementer Secretary Carlito Galvez, Jr.
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu
Department of Health Secretary Francisco Duque
Department of National Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año
Regional directors of government line agencies and the Philippine National Police
On Tuesday evening, Police Brigadier General Albert Ignatius Ferro, director Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) said that all quarantine passes issued and distributed by the Cebu City Government are now suspended effective immediately.
This was then later on confirmed by Cebu City Mayor Edgar Labella that the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) issued this order after the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) found out that many people were still out in the streets despite the ECQ status of Cebu City.
This drastic measure was put in place after an Inter-Agency Task Force team went around the city earlier today and still found many people out of their homes. We will work to ease this transition as part of efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19. There will be difficult days ahead but let’s keep our eyes on our common goal, which is to save our community from this pandemic.
– Cebu City Mayor Edgar Labella
According to Mayor Labella, the City Government, alongside the DILG and IATF, has yet to release clearer and better guidelines, and that new quarantine passes “will be given soon.”
‼ WATCH: Cebu City Government cancels all quarantine passes issued to Cebu City residents effective immediately."This drastic measure was put in place after an Inter-Agency Task Force team went around the city earlier today and still found many people out of their homes. We will work to ease this transition as part of efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19. There will be difficult days ahead but let’s keep our eyes on our common goal, which is to save our community from this pandemic." – Cebu City Mayor Edgar LabellaFull story: https://sugbo.ph/2020/cebu-city-cancels-quarantine-passes/Like Sugbo TV for more Cebu news 📹#COVID19Cebu #COVID19PH #SugboPH #SugboTV
The rise COVID-19 cases in entire island of Cebu is alarming. Recently, Cebu Province joined the top 5 provinces or cities in the Philippines with the most number of COVID-19 cases with Cebu City on the top spot. Cebu City has 3,987 cases while the Cebu Province has 943 based on the official data of the Department of Health (DOH) as of June 22, 2020.
Yesterday, Mandaue City recorded 71 new positive cases, higher than Cebu City’s 37 new cases. Today, Lapu-Lapu City reported more new cases than Cebu City.
On Tuesday, Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Ahong Chan has reported forty-two (42) NEW confirmed COVID-19 cases for today, June 23. This brings the city’s total to 304 cases with 88 recoveries.
New cases breakdown:
Basak – 5
Canjulao – 6
Gun‑ob – 8
Ibo – 1
Looc – 1
Pajac – 4
Pajo – 13
Pusok – 2
Mactan – 2
BREAKING NEWS: Nadawat nato karong buntaga ang makalilisang nga report gikan sa DOH kung diin aduna kitay 42 ka COVID-19…
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.
Practical rewards await new SKY subscribers with its partnership with online shopping app Shopee—discounts when they buy their essentials in the new normal.
From June 7 to August 7, 2020, new SKY Fiber, SKYcable, or SKYdirect Postpaid plan subscribers who applied via mysky.com.ph can enjoy discounts of up to Php400 on their next purchase of protective gear, cleaning materials, grocery staples and any other item they deem essential in the online shopping platform.
The offer is SKY’s way of helping subscribers deal with the transition to digital platforms necessitated by the pandemic. SKY has always encouraged subscribers to maximize digital channels in managing their accounts and in settling their bills and has continued to make many of its services accessible via digital channels.
All qualified SKY subscribers during the promo period will be able to receive 2 Shopee voucher codes in their registered email within 3-5 days from successful installation. Each code will enable the subscriber to enjoy 10% off their purchase in Shopee, capped at Php200, upon checkout.
Stars are light years away from us living calmly for millions to billions of years unless it’s dying then all hell breaks loose or in star language, they turn into crazy whirligigs, puffing off shells and jets of hot gas.
Unprecedented levels of complexity and rapid changes in jets and gas bubbles blasting off of the stars at the centers of nearby young planetary nebulas are being observed by Astronomers.
Using Hubble’s full range of imaging capabilities, researchers suspect that at the hearts of both nebulas are — or were — two stars circling around each other. And further theorized that the two stars orbit one another closely enough that they eventually interact, producing a gas disk around one or both stars.
“The hypothesis of merging stars seems the best and simplest explanation for the features seen in the most active and symmetric planetary nebulas. It’s a powerful unifying concept, so far without rival.”
– Bruce Balick of the University of Washington in Seattle
NGC 6302: “The Butterfly Nebula”
NGC 6302 is dubbed the Butterfly Nebula because of its wing-like appearance. At first it appears chaotic, but if you stare for a while, you can trace its patterns. The S-shape present in the Butterfly Nebula, are gas blown out at high speed by a star.
NGC 7027: “The ‘Jewel Bug’ Nebula”
NGC 7027 resembles a jewel bug, an insect with a brilliantly colorful metallic shell. It has been slowly puffing away its mass in quiet, spherically symmetric or perhaps spiral patterns for centuries — until relatively recently.
“Something recently went haywire at the very center, producing a new cloverleaf pattern, with bullets of material shooting out in specific directions.”
