What’s poppin’? There is more to look forward to than just fries!
Potato Corner, who is known by its flavourful fries, has a new offering. From their variety of flavors for their french fries, you now have more reasons to visit their stores.
The ever-famous Potato Corner now has ‘super chicken pop’. The chicken pops will be paired with your favorite fries. Something poppin’ and flavorful, yes?
I’ll tell you more when I’ve taken a bite. I’m heading to the store now, toodles!
After recording at least 100 COVID-19 cases almost every day since the start of GCQ on June 1, Cebu City has been officially placed back to enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) starting on June 16, 2020 until June 30, 2020.
This is based on the recommendation of Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Disease (IATF-MEID) during President Duterte’s presscon on updates on community quarantine levels in the Philippines.
Meanwhile, Mandaue City, Lapu-Lapu City, and all other towns and cities under Cebu Province except Talisay City will remain under general community quarantine (GCQ). Talisay City is placed under modified ECQ (MECQ).
Summary of Community Quarantine Level in Cebu:
Effectivity: June 16 to 30, 2020
Meanwhile, Metro Manila remains under general community quarantine.
Under the stricter ECQ status:
| Mon, Wed, Fri | Tue, Thu, Sat | Sun | |
| Cebu City | Ending in: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 (ODD) | Ending in: 2, 4, 6, 8, 0 (EVEN) | All vehicles |
| Mandaue City | Ending in: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 (ODD) | Ending in: 2, 4, 6, 8, 0 (EVEN) | 12:00AM-11:59AM (ODD) 12:00NN-11:59PM (EVEN) |
| Lapu-Lapu City | Ending in: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 (ODD) | Ending in: 2, 4, 6, 8, 0 (EVEN) | 5:01AM-11:59AM (ODD) 12:00NN-9:59PM (EVEN) |
NOTE: Numbers below refer to the last number of the vehicle’s plate number.
Exemptions:
It seems like Netflix is not getting enough of the Filipino movies.
Just as we thought that we’re not seeing another ‘maoy’ Pinoy movie this quarantine, Netflix is yet to release another one. A film starring Bela Padilla and JC Santos, On Vodka, Beers, and Regrets will be available for viewing on Netflix this July 5, 2020.
“We, at Viva, are very proud of On Vodka, Beers, and Regrets. The film tackles a sensitive topic with a clever and different blend of humor, romance, and drama. It is part of Viva’s thrust for genre expansion and Netflix is the perfect partner being the pioneer in disrupting viewer habits and revolutionizing the art of storytelling,”
– Vincent Del Rosario, President and COO of Viva Communications, Inc.
This movie is about Jane Pineda’s journey after her career hits rock bottom-left. The struggle she had to go through and how she’s surpassed it all.
Mark your calendars and prepare your popcorns on July 5!
Cebu as a “health and wellness destination” — this is the re-branding encouraged by the provincial government in the revival of local tourism.
Tourism recovery plans, in consideration with the mandatory public health standards, were discussed in a meeting with Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia last June 10 along the mayors and tourism officers of the different towns and cities of Cebu Province.
They aim to not only save lives but also the livelihood of every Cebuano.
“Government cannot sustain this kind of lockdown, kani nga mga restriction. Government cannot sustain having to shell out more and more funds aron lang sa pagpakaon aning mga nawad-an na’g trabaho, wala na’y panginabuhi. We cannot do this. Or else we will have to set aside our future for the next two, three, four, five years. It’s time to move on and we must move on,”
– Cebu Governor Gwen Garcia
Present in the meeting were mayors and tourism officers of Cordova, Daanbantayan, San Remigio, Santa Fe, Moalboal, Alegria, Oslob, and Badian.
Health protocols discussed were:
“With foreign arrivals being very scarce, we only have ourselves to ask help for. Hopefully, under new normal, we start thinking our health more and our economy. Kita-kita ra’y makasulbad ani. Cebu helping Cebu. Hinaut nga ang taga-Tabuelan, for example, motabang sa taga-Moalboal,”
– Andrei “Red” Duterte, 5th district Provincial Board Member (Chairman of the committee on tourism)
There are at least 100 experimental vaccines being studied for the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
We are halfway through the year 2020 and finally some good news are being brought up.
A vaccine developed by Moderna Inc. and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will be tested in 30,000 people in the US. Their final test involves real shots and dummy shots and then carefully comparing which group winds up with the most infections.
Sinovac Biotech turned to São Paulo Brazil for at least part of its final testing, with it being the epicenter of Latin America’s outbreak. Sinovac will starts its experimental vaccine tests to 9,000 Brazilians starting next month.
There’s still a lot of COVID-19 potential vaccines that are in their early stages of testing. The NIH expects to help several additional shots move into those final, large-scale studies this summer.
Another one of great potential is the one made by Oxford University that’s also being tested in a few thousand volunteers in Brazil.
These experimental shots are from the word itself “experimental” — there is no guarantee but we can only pray and hope for the best.
Best outcome, “there will be potential to get answers” on which vaccines work by the end of the year, says Dr. John Mascola, who directs NIH’s vaccine research center.
COVID-19 has not only taken lives, but also businesses. One of the most affected businesses during this pandemic are the gyms or fitness clubs since these facilities are prohibited to operate, even under general community quarantine (GCQ).
Though this has saddened the gym members, we’re also elated to see fitness “home” routines by these enthusiasts. However, we have to ready ourselves for the new normal, and that means going back to the gym for the real deal.
One fitness gym in Cebu has been preparing to ensure safety among their patrons.
Anytime Fitness clubs at Cebu Business Park and Oakridge, Mandaue want to ensure your safety hence, these preparations. According to a post on Facebook by Club Manager Janice Rosello, they will see you soon!
“Your safety is our priority! Social distancing is mandatory! See you soon our beloved members!”
They have placed marks to remind you of social distancing and have ensured members to sanitize the whole gym every now and then.
Prepare yourselves and your minds to go back to the gym to finish your routines. Let’s sweat off the weight we’ve gained during quarantine.
There’s no official announcement yet on the reopening of Anytime Fitness gym clubs in Cebu. But they might reopen this July 2020 or as soon as Cebu will be placed under MGCQ.
ALSO READ: 5 Reasons Why You Should Sign Up with Anytime Fitness Cebu
On Saturday night, a resident from Daanbantayan, northern Cebu was able to capture the light pillars, or columns of light beaming to the sky.
In a Facebook post, netizen John Reco Estrera shared that the light pillars last appeared on October 30, 2019 at the same place in Brgy. Maya, at the same time at 9:00PM.
“Oh Light Pillars, I knew you’d come back.”
– John Reco Estrera, Photographer
Light pillars are an optical phenomenon caused when light is refracted by ice crystals. These lights tend to take on the color of the light source.
“They appear as beams of light to the observer. It is usually caused by street lights. However, any source of light can create a light pillar given proper conditions,”
– AccuWeather Meteorologist David Samuhel
Samuhel said the pillars occur under high pressure without any storm present.
“There is no tie between storms and the pillars,” Samuhel said. “A storm system would disrupt the pillar formation with wind and precipitation.”
According to AccuWeather, the source of most pillars are man-made, for example street lights and other ground light sources. They differ from auroras for many reasons, but most people have heard of auroras because they cover a much larger area.
Not even the coronavirus pandemic can stop the Cebuano singing sensations from having their own live jamming session.
On June 16, Tuesday at 7PM, Globe invited renowned Cebuano artists to perform in their live online jam entitled ‘VISAYAS JAM’ on Sugbo.ph Facebook Page and Wonderful Sugbo.
Kurt Fick, Jacky Chang, and Wonggoys are expected to grace the show. Not only will you be serenaded by your idols, you’ll also get the chance to win P5,000 GCash.
Watch this Live online jam on Sugbo.ph Facebook Page or Wonderful Sugbo this Tuesday, June 16 at 7PM.
It’s about time we divert our attention to something with a lighter note. Let’s ease the tension brought by the pandemic and be a little happier listening to our favorite songs. Bawal maoy, okay?
This pandemic has greatly affected businesses worldwide.
The biggest fashion retailer in the world which also happened to be the parent company of Zara, Inditex, has announced its plans to closed 1,200 stores worldwide amid COVID-19.
These stores to be closed are those in Asia and Europe. This was announced after Pull&Bear and Bershka reported its first-ever quarterly loss.
In lieu to these financial loss, Inditex has also announced its plans to reorganize, including their store optimization program. Technology will be their front-runner. They have earmarked over 2.7 billion euros to boost online retail.
“Each store, whether online or physical, will become a sustainability hub: They will use less and renewable energy, eliminate single-use plastic, recycle all materials and foster the reuse of all garments,” states the report.
There will also be an app that allows the customer to browse a store’s on-hand items, reserve a changing room, find clothes via a store map, and even do self-checkout, according to Reuters. Online sales are expected to account for over 25% of the total sales by 2022.
Happy 122nd Independence Day, Philippines!
On the 122nd celebration of independence in the Philippines, the world’s tallest tower, Burj Khalifa in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), lit their tower again with the Philippine flag.
At 9:15PM yesterday, June 12, the Philippine flag was showcased through thr 828-meter tower.
According to the Philippine Ambassador to the UAE, H.E. Hyajceelyn Quintana, lighting up the tower is UAE’s solidarity gesture for the Filipino community in the middle eastern country.
“This is a heartwarming gesture from the UAE that will surely lift up the spirits of many Filipinos working here,” said Amb. Quintana to the media.
“I hope that this will spark hope among Filipinos as relations between the UAE and the Philippines continue to grow stronger as years go by.”
Watch the video here:
Meanwhile, Dubai Festival City Mall’s façade also showcased the Philippines with a multimedia show of Filipino icons;
