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[Science Solitaire] Pandemic friendships forever (PFFs)
If '150' is the working number of friendships for humans, how did your concentric circle of '150' change before the pandemic and now?

[Science Solitaire] How do kids know what's 'real?'
'Kids are smarter than we give them credit for'

Mikey Garcia: Duel vs Manny Pacquiao 'fight I've always wanted'
American Mikey Garcia says he had been in talks with the camp of Manny Pacquiao until 'things went south' due to the coronavirus pandemic
FALSE: Tuob is a cure for COVID-19
The Department of Health says that tuob or steam inhalation does not kill the coronavirus that causes COVID-19

[EDITORIAL] Pastilan! Nganong nidangat sa pagpakauwaw sa Sugboanon ang krisis sa dakbayan sa Sugbo?
Imbes nga mangita og solusyong makatarunganon ug epektibo, lungsoranon na man hinoon ang gibasol sa gobyernong Duterte

[EDITORIAL] Pastilan! Bakit nauwi sa Cebuano-shaming ang krisis sa Cebu City?
Imbes na tumutok sa solusyong lohikal at epektibo, mamamayan na naman ang sinisisi ng gobyernong Duterte

Netizens slam Cebu governor for shaming critics of steam inhalation
Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia's tirades against critics of steam inhalation, which she is advocating, lands the hashtag #NoToDoctorShaming on Twitter's top Philippine trends

[Science Solitaire] The mother of all temperature checks
'We made this mess, and if we want to still be around this planet, we fix it'

If not me, Golovkin, Crawford deserve Pacquiao fight – Garcia
Four-division world champion Mikey Garcia admits there’s no ongoing talk between Manny Pacquiao and his camp

Instead of lockdowns, Cebu province to implement isolation protocol
Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia says lockdowns are draining government coffers

LOOK: Coleen Garcia glows in sports-themed maternity shoot
The actress shows off her growing baby bump in a photo shoot by the Boudoir Dolls

WATCH: Coleen Garcia, Billy Crawford reveal baby's gender
The couple are expecting a baby boy!

LTFRB rejects Cebu mayors’ appeal to allow jeepneys under GCQ
'Sometimes it is so difficult if there is a national policy that does not seem to consider reality on the ground and what the people need,' says Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia

Former coast guard chief Garcia to lead National Coast Watch Council Secretariat
Retired Admiral Joel Garcia returns to the National Coast Watch System, which he helped lead before taking over the Philippine Coast Guard in October 2019

[Science Solitaire] Time to rethink the power of crowds
Here are just some ways we can turn the crowd to work for a better normal

Cebu Governor Garcia takes back EO permitting motorcycle backriding
No less than President Duterte says exempting only Cebu from the ban on motorcycle backriding is discriminatory

Ban on motorcycle backriding stays, Duterte tells Cebu's Gwen Garcia
'As much as I would like to accommodate Governor Garcia, if I begin to give exception to one, I will open myself to charges of anti-graft law,' Duterte says

Cebu province allows motorcycle backriding while under GCQ
The executive order of Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia, however, does not allow motorcycle taxis or habal-habal in the province

Pandemic delays Cebu's plans to replace Cebuano with English in teaching
Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia originally wanted new learning materials produced in time for the opening of the 2020-2021 school year

Cebu province to stop requiring PCR test for discharge of COVID-19 patients
Coronavirus patients can be discharged from the hospital as long as they are deemed 'clinically well,' says Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia

[Science Solitaire] Avatars and the performing arts
'What if your favorite performing artist showed up in your house through some abracadabra of digital technology? How will that change the quality of your day?'

Garcia to ask for lifting of Cebu province's GCQ status
Governor Gwendolyn Garcia says her province is prepared to transition to the moderate general community quarantine

Ylona Garcia, Bright Vachirawit on 88Rising’s 'Asia Rising: Summer Edition' lineup
The two stars are part of the online festival's lineup

[Science Solitaire] Quarantine passions
'If you lost your job because of the pandemic, did you lose your passion too?'

CHR slams Gwen Garcia for publicly shaming netizen
‘Shouldn't we both be entitled to the same human rights that the Commission on Human Rights has vowed to protect?’ Garcia asks

Crawford, Mikey Garcia lead race for Pacquiao fight
Errol Spence Jr and Danny Garcia forge a collision to possibly be held in September

GCQ in Cebu province takes effect on May 20
While the province is downgraded to a general community quarantine as a 'moderate-risk' area, the province remains on lockdown until May 20 pending a new executive order

Danny Garcia says he's fighting Pacquiao or Spence in September
Two-division world champion Danny Garcia wants Manny Pacquiao next, just a day after Mikey Garcia said the same

[Science Solitaire] The wisdom in the wait
'Time can run out on us but what it cannot do is fill it for us. What if we intentionally live out wisdom in the wait so that we can have an even better normal?'

Garcias focus on Pacquiao as Mikey's next opponent
Manny Pacquiao is ’not as big’ as other welterweights, says the family of four-division world champion Mikey Garcia

[Science Solitaire] Don't forget these things when learning through a screen
'[We have to] help young people realize that the screen is their slave – a tool – and not their master'

Whether ECQ or GCQ, Metro Manila mayors want single policy after May 15
If the national government decides to extend the enhanced community quarantine of Metro Manila beyond May 15, it should be at a maximum of two weeks, say the big city mayors

Get ready with Morning Rush DJ and dog-lover, Rica Garcia
From 10 alarms to naturally waking up on weekends, get to know Rica’s mornings

Cebu sets guidelines for release of children in conflict with the law
Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia says it is important to establish protocols for children in conflict with the law as they are different from adult prisoners

Framers: ABS-CBN shutdown order defies 1987 Constitution
The closure comes 'at the worst of times' as the nation battles the coronavirus pandemic

[SCIENCE SOLITAIRE] You co-create the next normal: Part 1
'The next normal is not a magical tomorrow that is independent of our actions today or in the past'

Billy Crawford, Coleen Garcia expecting first child
Coleen is 5 months pregnant

Task force to draft rules for Cebu's 'new normal' post-quarantine
The coronavirus pandemic underscores the need to boost agricultural production in Cebu, which had been largely relied on imports, says Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia

[SCIENCE SOLITAIRE] How long is life? A meter and 60 days
'Our human nature will not banish our sense of touch despite what we have experienced during the pandemic. We will find new ways to feel each other.'

[OPINION] The saints next door
'It may be easy, though not always and definitely not all the time, to help those close to us, but the question remains: how about those who are distant and far from us?'

Cebu province earmarks half of monthly IRA as financial aid to local gov't units
This is the second tranche of financial assistance that LGUs under Cebu province will receive from the provincial government

How the old 'normal' caused the pandemic
'Our lives are too small, our minds so closed, our interests so shallow, our existing social and political ideologies too narrow, to recognize that we invited this non-living thing into our lives, into our normal'

Garcia drums up bid to forge Pacquiao fight
Mikey Garcia, who served as sparring partner to Manny Pacquiao over a decade ago, is no stranger to the Filipino icon’s speed and power

Cebu vows cash aid to residents stranded outside the province
Information is available on the Stranded Cebuanos Assistance Center Facebook page

Inside the Industry: Quarantine radio with Rica G and Chico Garcia
The crew of Monster RX 93.1's The Morning Rush, Rica G and Chico Garcia, tells us what happens to radio jocks when you take away their radio


[REFLECTIONS] Easter hope rises from the depths of the pandemic
For those who have faith, death is not the end of life but marks the beginning of another journey. It is when life is transformed, and all of life’s sorrows are converted into a passage into another realm.

What science tells us about COVID-19
This virus is new, and science is doing a parallel course of getting to know it while fighting it. Which is a very tricky thing.

Cebu province launches COVID-19 contact tracing app
Governor Gwendolyn Garcia requires all Cebuanos to install the WeTrace app on their phones

Gabbi Garcia, Khalil Ramos start fundraiser for coronavirus frontliners
The couple, along with their friends, aim to raise funds for Ospital ng Parañaque and Pasay City General Hospital
