Good Morning Plantitos and Plantitas, Vegetitos and Vegetitas

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Good morning to all Plantitos and Plantitas out there.

Early morning selfie with my veggies in Pasig. 

It's a very small space so I'm maximizing every possible location...but have to live with my limits...so I'm alternating my plant variety after every growth and harvest. That's the only way to experience veggies in their abundance. 

Thus, I've grown and harvested mostly leafy vegetables like pechay, mustasa, kangkong, kamote, lettuce, because they are the seeds I still have available given free from the Bureau of Plant Industry. Add some Ladies' Fingers (okra), eggplant (talong), which I've successfully grown but not all fruited.

Malunggay, kangkong, kamote, alugbati from cuttings are good enough as well.

Then seeds from kitchen scraps to grow veggies like ampalaya, bell pepper, onion and garlic leeks, ginger, turmeric, since they are what we often use for cooking. Grown lots of tomatoes but still failed on fruiting them since they have meticulous requirements that I cannot provide at my location.

Also grown seedlings coming from seeds gotten from the fruits we ate, like mango, avocado, rambutan, sampaloc, papaya, calamansi,

Plus some other plants generously given like oregano and aloe vera, including ornamental plants mainly used as decorative.

I've experimented on growing several vines vegetables but they require space which I don't have too...so no trellis or ground area big enough for them to thrive.

I could want more, but just like in everything that we do, too much of everything is bad as well. We need to be contented and appreciative of what we could only have at the moment.

So making do of only what's available. Not giving in to impulse buying especially of those beyond our means. 

I know we are all capable of doing more, but life should not always be about having the best things, it should be about having what we only need.

Vicky Belo and Ivana Alawi Carwash Challenge

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"Vicki Belo just joined Ivana Alawi in a fun car wash challenge in her latest YouTube vlog. 

The celebrity doctor invited Ivana over to her house for some “girl bonding” and recreated the sexy actress’ viral car wash challenge."

And why is this on the headlines? Basically because the two names are celebrities. That's the only reason...and it's the Senior Citizen Edition of Ivana"s carwash challenges.

A friend of mine said that Vicky Belo could be considered as the female version of Hugh Hefner...as she welcomed seductress Ivana Alawi to her Playgirl mansion.

The challenge was to find out who has the biggest fake tits....errr...I mean, who can wash a car with the best sex appeal.

Truth is, you cannot compete with the younger generations in terms of physique. With her success, i think its better for her  to act her age, it is sexier.

What people are saying:

"Katanda tanda na.. kayaman-yaman pa.. kulang sa pansin pa din"

"Queen of scandal...??? Remember Katrina and the Careless Whisper background...."

"Jusko. Nagmumurang kamyas. Piso isang tumpok. Naalala ko tuloy si Motherother Sitang."

"Sobrang bait nyan ni Ivana... Wish ko maging close sila ni Hayden.. basta ako nag aabang lang ako online."

"Mas ok kung si Haydhen Ang kasama ni Ivana mag car wash. Papanoorin ko.pa Yun"

"Huwag po masyadong tatawa, Doktora, at baka mapunit yung mukha"

"Hindii rin natin siya masisisi. Walang customer sa clinic dahil sa pandemic kaya sinamahan nalang si baby Ivana para kumita sa social media. Go Doktora. Ipagpatuloy mo lang yan. Kung diyan ka masaya, suportahan ka namin"

Seriously, only Filipinos know how to slam someone for aging beautifully. But could the use of "plastics' be considered as aging beautifully?

Well, we have different opinions about it. If it makes them feel better about themselves, why not. Nobody is forcing anybody into plastics. And it's not right for people to judge those who want to use plastics. 

What's not beautiful is shaming and bashing someone for her personal choices. Getting plastic surgery doesn't invalidate the value of someone.

She's beautiful and she makes other people feel confident about themselves. I don't see the harm in that. 

She never said anything about competing with Alawi's youthfulness. Lol. Can't this simply be a publicity stunt? Can't she just enjoy her beauty while she has it? She's nearing Mother Sitang's age so let her be.

Btw, where is Hayden Kho while this is happening? Was he the videographer?

Remember Korina doing the headbanging with Sitang? We'll that's the closest thing to this carwash challenge.

Shame on you for judging a powerful, passionate, and kind woman. Doktora, palibre sa clinic after the pandemic, ha.

But if we really are going serious, I'm sure Vicky Belo knows this will happen. Insults will fly, but still maniacs will soar all over their videos because Ivana is there. Not because of the good doctor, but the lady who has been flaunting her sexuality to "pandemaniacs."

 

Port of Cebu activates crew change hub

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Following the successful dry run to test its operation protocols on Thursday, the Department of Transportations (DOTr) confirms the activation of the crew change hub at the Port of Cebu on Friday, 16 October 2020.

According to DOTr Assistant Secretary for Maritime Narciso Vingson, after several consultative meettings with the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for Crew Change, Regional Task Force Central Visayas (RTF-7), and the Cebu Provincial and Local Government Units, the crew change protocol of Cebu has been approved. Further, the Cebu Provincial Government issued Executive Order No. 27 dated 14 October to confirm the activation.

“Cebu is a strategic location for crew change, as it is at the heart of the Visayas. With the approval of the Port of Cebu as a crew change hub, the port can begin to facilitate the process for arriving and departing seafarers coming to and from the Visayas. We thank all our partners, especially the Regional Task Force 7, the Cebu Provincial Government and the Cebu City Government, for their strong and unwavering support since the planning stage. The whole-hearted cooperation and close coordination afforded to the team made the swift activation possible,” Asec Vingson said.

For his part, Office for Transportation Security (OTS) and One-Stop Shop (OSS) Head Raul Del Rosario said that the OSS Cebu has been organized, with the Cebu Ports Authority (CPA) as lead and Secretariat.

“We have established the OSS here in Cebu Port, with the CPA as lead and Secretariat, so that seafarers can undergo a smooth flow of processing, especially in terms of ensuring their health. Mahalaga ho itong OSS upang mas mapabilis at ligtas na makauwi ang mga marino, lalo na ang ating mga kababayang matagal nang nasa laot at sabik na makapiling ang kanilang mga mahal sa buhay,” Usec Del Rosario shared.

Cebu Port Authority (CPA) General Manager Leonilo Miole said that the Port of Cebu will now start receiving requests for crew change from both domestic and foreign-registered vessels.

"This is a milestone not just for the Port of Cebu, our maritime partners, and our seafarers, but also for Cebu, in general, as this is also seen to generate economic activities and revenues," GM Miole said.

The crew change hub at the Port of Cebu will serve (1) Filipino seafarers joining a ship docked in the Philippines for overseas (outbound), (2) Filipino seafarers leaving a ship (inbound), (3) foreign seafarers joining a ship docked in the port from an airport (airport to ship) and (4) foreign seafarers leaving a ship docked in the port to an airport (ship to airport).

GM Miole has assured the public that safety protocols are already in place to avoid any possible transmission of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during crew change operations.

Based on the crew change protocol approved by the DOTr and the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID), all arriving vessels at the Port of Cebu will be anchored at the designated anchorage or docking site authorized by the CPA and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG).

Disembarking seafarers must observe health and safety protocols such as disinfection, handwashing, social distancing and wearing of full personal protective equipment (PPE) - face mask, face shield, gloves and hazmat suit.

On arrival at the Port of Cebu’s OSS facility, seafarers must then immediately proceed to the registration booth and undergo mandatory swab testing procedure.

After completing the OSS procedures, seafarers must immediately board their assigned vehicles that will take them to their designated quarantine facilities as approved by the Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ) while waiting for the results of their swab tests. The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) will be responsible for the Quarantine Facility accommodations of the seafarers while waiting for their swab test result.

For embarking vessel crew members, only seafarers with negative COVID-19 test results and a Certification of Containment will be allowed to board vessels. Health and safety protocols must also be observed by all embarking crew members.

The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) Regional Office 7, headed by Director Marc Anthony Pascua, is at the OSS to ensure that all concerns of seafarers are addressed. Meanwhile, the PCG Coast Guard District Central Visayas, led by its Commander, RADM Jose William U Isaga, is in-charge of providing service support and maritime law enforcement during crew change operations.

The activation of crew change hubs in the Philippines was directed by DOTr Secretary Tugade to help address the global need for the fresh crewing of vessels, and to ensure the health, safety, welfare and employment of seafarers, as they can only serve on board a vessel without a leave only up to 11 months, according to the International Labour Organization (ILO) 2006 Maritime Labour Convention (MLC).

Crew change hubs in the country will primarily benefit seafarers, who are stranded onboard ships with expired contracts due to imposed travel restrictions due to COVID-19.

Aside from the Port of Cebu, the Philippines also operates crew change hubs at the Port of Manila, the Port of Capinpin in Bataan, and at the Subic Bay Freeport Zone.

Meanwhile, the ports in Batangas and Davao are waiting for the activation of their respective crew change hubs.