Research reveals ways to be happier amidst COVID-19 pandemic & Social Media Toxicity

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April 14, 2020

We have entered 2020 yet we weren’t prepared for what was to come. If someone told me last year that this year a pandemic will emerge that will shake the entire world and force everyone to self-isolate and keep distance, I wouldn’t have believed it.

Many people have already lost their jobs and livelihood, and along with this, social media is in a state of outrage right now, which can be toxic for many people to be on. With no vaccine in sight and the virus not seemingly slowing down in the nation, what can we do to stay positive?

Normally, the way to be happier is to meet with friends, revisit some old ones and hugging and kissing.

BUT WE CANNOT DO THAT in our current situation. Still, there are other ways to go around this, thanks to over 50 years of documented research on the topic.

The root of all these practices is positive social interaction, and that is not impossible to do online. Studies show that this practice can actually help your mental health. Thanks to the internet, we can still interact and connect with people.

If you feel lonely, you can always chat with a friend.
Need to hear their voice? Call them.
A group video call to catch up on the things you’ve been doing.
Expressing gratitude to the people you love on social media or DM’s.
Being appreciated of your work and efforts
Developing an optimistic imagination

This article is not saying that there is a universal key to happiness that will work for everyone. What is being discussed here is that there are ways and practices you need to observe. As I said, there is no surefire way to be happy, but it would not be bad to give effort to being positive.

COVID-19 Cebu

As the threat of the Coronavirus 2019 or COVID-19 rises every day, the Cebu province has taken a proactive approach and is pulling all stops in protecting the island. Here’s everything you need to know about COVID-19 and its symptoms: https://sugbo.ph/2020/corona-virus-in-cebu/

With this, an Executive Order was issued for the implementation of the drastic but necessary measures to avoid the spread of the virus. For more information, head on to: https://sugbo.ph/2020/cebu-implements-drastic-measures/

If you are sick and think you have symptoms of COVID-19, seek medical attention, call the local Coronavirus Health Information Line for advice: 0922-397-2334 / 0943-568-3298 / (032) 402-3091 / (032) 402-1269.

Lifting of Enhanced Community Quarantine in Cebu not yet in sight

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Marel Baluyos

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April 14, 2020

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“Kini nga ECQ sa province of Cebu will go on until further notice.”- Gov. Garcia

This is the answer of the Cebu Provincial Governor Gwen Garcia on the issue of the lifting of enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) during her live update last Saturday, April 11.

The successive days of negative test results on the COVID tests conducted here in Cebu have prompted the people to ask this question along with the ECQ’s possible extensions.

She clarified that no specific date on the end of ECQ was indicated in the Executive Order 5-O she had issued.

“Wala ko nibutang ug hangtod kanus.a. Walay deadline. So kung walay deadline, walay kinahanglan e extend.”- Gov. Gwen Garcia

“Kini nga ECQ, sa province of Cebu will go on until further notice.”- Gov. Garcia

“Apan Dili pana karun. Dili pana sunod semana. Dili pana sa musunod na duha o tulo ka semana. Sa akong tan.aw. Dili. Not in the near future.”- Gov. Gwen Garcia

She also added that as of April 10, another 3 new cases have been confirmed positive out of 110 that was tested. As of April 13, 2020, the entire Cebu now has a total of 33 confirmed cases with 19 recovered patients and 6 deaths.

Four-year-old boy with rare neuroblastoma cancer defeats COVID-19

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Marel Baluyos

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April 14, 2020

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This global pandemic isn’t picky and favors no one but it is especially dangerous to people who already have diseases or conditions that lower their immune system.

We worry for them and pray for them. And it seems like one of these prayers has come true because a 4-year-old boy with a rare disease has just won over CoVID-19.

Archie Wilks, who was diagnosed with a rare childhood cancer, neuroblastoma, has caught the novel coronavirus during one of his treatments.

He developed a fever at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge after his chemotherapy and immunotherapy, and was quickly moved to a coronavirus ward where he was diagnosed.

‘It was scary to be moved into the coronavirus ward as we had no real information about how a child in his position might cope with the virus.’
– Mr. Wilks

Mr. Wiks also praised the staff who made them feel at ease especially the parents. Archie was brought home last April 1 when he was well enough and was safer to be in isolation at home.

‘Archie’s definitely out the other side of the virus with no cough and no need for oxygen.’-Archie’s family

COVID-19 Cebu

As the threat of the Coronavirus 2019 or COVID-19 rises every day, the Cebu province has taken a proactive approach and is pulling all stops in protecting the island. Here’s everything you need to know about COVID-19 and its symptoms: https://sugbo.ph/2020/corona-virus-in-cebu/

With this, an Executive Order was issued for the implementation of the drastic but necessary measures to avoid the spread of the virus. For more information, head on to: https://sugbo.ph/2020/cebu-implements-drastic-measures/

If you are sick and think you have symptoms of COVID-19, seek medical attention, call the local Coronavirus Health Information Line for advice: 0922-397-2334 / 0943-568-3298 / (032) 402-3091 / (032) 402-1269.

Ben&Ben to perform live on YouTube this Saturday, April 18

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Ram Mancelita

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April 14, 2020

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Ben&Ben will host a special live event on Saturday April 18 at 7PM (local time) on the band’s YouTube channel to raise funds for COVID-19 response initiatives in the Philippines. Particularly, the proceeds will go to the PPEs and nutrition support for frontline healthcare workers, COVID-19 testing kits, and relief goods for daily wage earners.

The nine-piece band will perform their newest single “Doors” which is yet to be released on April 16. The online concert will also feature tracks from their certified Platinum and best-selling 2019 debut album, LIMASAWA STREET, including recently released “Fall” (watch the video here). Each member of the band will connect from their respective homes to stream the performance in their unique signature 3 x 3 format. After the event, the live stream will continue to be available on YouTube.

“YouTube is proud to collaborate with Sony to enable Ben&Ben’s live streaming event which aims to create a donation drive for COVID-19 response efforts. It is uplifting to see the power of music and Filipinos’ spirit of bayanihan coming together to lend a helping hand during this increasingly challenging time. We hope that Ben&Ben’s event does not just help raise funds but inspire Filipinos to get through difficult moments through music,”
– Bernadette Nacario, Country Director, Google Philippines

“We cannot wait to play our songs for all of you this Saturday. We’ll be launching our new single ‘Doors’. But more importantly, we’ll be helping out with the COVID-19 efforts in the Philippines by raising funds for our frontline workers. We look forward to connecting with all of you at our show on YouTube, one of the platforms that helped us build the vibrant Ben&Ben community that we have right now. See ya!”
– Ben&Ben

“Doors” is mixed by Grammy Award-winning engineer Miles Walker (Beyonce, Usher, Coldplay, Rihanna) and mastered by Leon Zervos (P!nk, Maroon 5, Beastie Boys, Willy Nelson).

Bill Gates is now building factories to produce potential Coronavirus Vaccines

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Sarah Ladeza

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April 14, 2020

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We all deserve to read good news amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

Bill Gates’ plans to accelerate COVID-19 response is just one of the many positive stories we all deserve to read. Microsoft billionaire, Bill Gates, announced that he and his foundation will be building factories for the seven most promising vaccines.

Though they would end up picking only one or two of the seven, Gates is still keen in being a torch bearer in fighting this pandemic.

On the episode of “The Daily Show” last Thursday, Gates told Trevor Noah that the Gates Foundation could mobolizr faster to combat the outbreak.

“Because our foundation has such deep expertise in infectious diseases, we’ve thought about the epidemic, we did fund some things to be more prepared, like a vaccine effort. Our early money can accelerate things.”
– Bill Gates

Gates and his philanthropic foundation are to build factories for every chosen vaccine. Though they might end up choosing only at max 2, Gates is not backing down and wasting time.

“Even though we’ll end up picking at most two of them, we’re going to fund factories for all seven, just so that we don’t waste time in serially saying, ‘OK, which vaccine works?’ and then building the factory,”

He said that in a situation where the world faces the loss of trillions of dollars to the economy, wasting a few billion to help is worth it.

Yes, the factories are of great help to fight this outbreak, but this is not the first time that The Gates Foundation has helped. In early March, they pledged $100M for identifying, assessing, developing, and scaling-up treatments for the virus.

Let us just hope that all 7 will turn out to be of great help to our combat against this outbreak. Let’s continue praying.

“We can save months, and every month counts.” @BillGates and Trevor discuss combating coronavirus tonight at 11/10c pic.twitter.com/fYijnZa6tF
— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) April 3, 2020

COVID-19 Cebu

As the threat of the Coronavirus 2019 or COVID-19 rises every day, the Cebu province has taken a proactive approach and is pulling all stops in protecting the island. Here’s everything you need to know about COVID-19 and its symptoms: https://sugbo.ph/2020/corona-virus-in-cebu/

With this, an Executive Order was issued for the implementation of the drastic but necessary measures to avoid the spread of the virus. For more information, head on to: https://sugbo.ph/2020/cebu-implements-drastic-measures/

If you are sick and think you have symptoms of COVID-19, seek medical attention, call the local Coronavirus Health Information Line for advice: 0922-397-2334 / 0943-568-3298 / (032) 402-3091 / (032) 402-1269.

Dimsum Break now offers delivery in Cebu

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Ram Mancelita

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April 13, 2020

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Finally, the ultimate comfort food of many Cebuanos can now be ordered online!

Dimsum Break is a Cebu homegrown restaurant chain famous for serving dimsum favorites like steamed fried rice, a variety of siomai, spring rolls, among others.

Dimsum heard the clamor of the public after many expressed on social media how they miss the dimsum food after weeks of home quarantine. With this, Dimsum Break opens four (4) of its branches in Cebu that accept take-out and delivery orders.

Banilad Town Centre (Takeout, Delivery & Drive Thru)
- Starting April 14, 9AM to 7PM daily
Gen. Maxilom Ave. (Takeout & Delivery)
- Starting April 14, 9AM to 7PM daily
Colon St. (Takeout & Delivery)
- Starting April 15, 9AM to 7PM daily
One Pavilion Mall Banawa (Takeout & Delivery)
- Starting April 15, 9AM to 7PM daily

How to order?

You have two (2) options:

Order via GrabFood or foodpanda from your smartphones, and look for ‘Dimsum Break’.
Call the delivery hotline: 2DIMSUM or (032) 234-6786

Delivery menu / price list:

Menus were screen grabbed from the website of FoodPanda.

Another day of NO new confirmed COVID-19 case in Cebu on April 13

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Ram Mancelita

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April 13, 2020

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Following yesterday’s no new confirmed case, Cebu records another day without positive cases of COVID-19 today, April 13. No new recoveries and deaths were recorded today.

The Department of Health Region VII (DOH-7) has also reported a total of thirty-two (32) test results were conducted for Central Visayas. All 32 results came out negative.

As of April 13, 2020 at 5PM, DOH-7 recorded a total of 33 confirmed cases in Cebu with 19 recovered patients and 6 deaths.

Below is the breakdown of the confirmed cases in Cebu:

25 – Cebu City
3 – Lapu-Lapu City
2 – Mandaue City
3 – Cebu Province

Official report from DOH-7 on April 13, 2020

Though this is good news for Cebu, let’s not be complacent and continue to Stay At Home, practice good hygiene, and follow the authorities.

Meanwhile, in the Philippines as of April 13, 2020: the Department of Health reported 284 new confirmed cases, 45 new recoveries and 18 new deaths in the country. To date, the Philippines’ tally is 4,932 confirmed cases with 315 deaths and 242 total recoveries.

The COVID-19 pandemic originated from Wuhan City in China that has affected nearly 200 countries and territories with more than 1.5 million confirmed cases and at least 95,000 deaths.

Sitio Zapatera in Cebu City placed under lockdown

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Marel Baluyos

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April 13, 2020

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Sitio Zapatera of Barangay Luz in Cebu City has been placed under lockdown as of April 7. Officials from the Cebu City government have confirmed that the two new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in the city reported last Saturday, April 11, are from the said location.

Barangay Luz has a population of over 18,000 based on the 2015 census of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). The barangay itself is densely populated and its Sitio Zapatera moreso.

As the infectious viral disease mainly spreads from human to human, the population of Zapatera poses a disadvantage to the measures imposed by the city to contain the virus.

With these, the Barangay officials in Barrio Luz decided to restrict access and movement in Sitio Zapatera which means that:

Law enforcers have cordoned the area
Prohibit anyone from entering the area
Ensure its residents stayed inside their homes

The residents were a 59-year-old female and 67-year-old adult male according to the City Health Officer Dr. Daisy Villa. They have contacted the virus via contact to a previously confirmed case there.

Both patients were asymptomatic, and remain under ‘strict’ home isolation as of April 12, 2020.

COVID-19 Cebu

As the threat of the Coronavirus 2019 or COVID-19 rises every day, the Cebu province has taken a proactive approach and is pulling all stops in protecting the island. Here’s everything you need to know about COVID-19 and its symptoms: https://sugbo.ph/2020/corona-virus-in-cebu/

With this, an Executive Order was issued for the implementation of the drastic but necessary measures to avoid the spread of the virus. For more information, head on to: https://sugbo.ph/2020/cebu-implements-drastic-measures/

If you are sick and think you have symptoms of COVID-19, seek medical attention, call the local Coronavirus Health Information Line for advice: 0922-397-2334 / 0943-568-3298 / (032) 402-3091 / (032) 402-1269.

Fun Quiz: Name these Pinoy teleseryes or movies (20 items)

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Arcel Espinosa

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April 13, 2020

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Bored? We got a fun quiz you should try!

This fun quiz will able to assess how much you know about (then & now) Filipino teleseryes and movies. There are 20 questions in this test.

What score did you get? Share it to us by leaving a comment below!

Milk Tea in a Gallon now open for delivery in Cebu

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Ram Mancelita

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April 13, 2020

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If your milk tea cravings have been so bad since you started your home quarantine, this is a heaven-sent news for you!

Cebu’s first Milk Tea in a Gallon store recently announced that it is now open for delivery in Cebu.

A gallon of milk tea is actually beneficial for milk tea lovers amid home quarantine as the one gallon can just be stored in your fridge and consumed up to 7 days from the date of purchase, contrary to frequent purchases. Also, one gallon can make 10-15 servings.

Delivery is open for most areas in Cebu, as long as you shoulder the delivery fee. This can be delivered via Lalamove.

Price List

Classic – ₱500
Bubble – ₱500
Wintermelon – ₱550
Pearls – ₱100

How to order?

They only deliver through Lalamove.
Mode of Payment: BDO/GCASH/COD
To order, give them a message on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/milkteainagallon/

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