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Six provinces in the country have been classified by the OCTA Research group under very low-risk level for coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Metro Manila may be placed under Alert Level 1—the most lenient quarantine classification—by December if the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the region continues to decline, the OCTA Research group said Thursday, Nov. 18.

The Philippines may continue to see a decline in the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the coming weeks, the OCTA Research group said Thursday, Nov. 18, as it hopes for a merrier Christmas this year.

Metro Manila is back in its track after its one-week growth rate for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases improved anew, the OCTA Research group said Thursday, Nov. 18.

The eastern portions of Luzon and Visayas may experience rains brought by the low pressure area (LPA) off Eastern Samar, the state weather bureau said Thursday, Nov. 18.

Around 50,000 data encoders will be needed for the planned three-day national vaccination drive against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) this month, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said.

The three-month closed fishing season in the Visayan Sea could trigger “artificial shortage and fuel an inflation spike,” a fisherfolk group said Tuesday, Nov. 16.

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), through its Free Wi-Fi for All Program, has installed free Wi-Fi hotspots in the entire provinces of Catanduanes and Sorsogon.

A lucky bettor bagged the P8.4 million jackpot prize of Lotto 6/42 during a draw on Saturday, Nov. 13, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) said.

The National Privacy Commission (NPC) launched the Philippine Privacy Trust Mark (PPTM) to increase trust and confidence in businesses and public offices.

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) donated 20 laptops to a public high school in Malvar, Batangas.

A total of 908 out of 1,774 examinees passed the November 2021 Midwife Licensure Examination, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) said Friday, Nov. 11.

The occupancy rates of hospitals and isolation facilities in Metro Manila have been improving following the continued decline in the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the region.

A newly discovered species of beetles has been named after former Ateneo De Manila University (ADMU) president and Jesuit priest Fr. Jose Ramon T. Villarin, S.J., the university said Thursday, Nov. 11.

There has been an increase in the number of Filipinos who are unwilling to get vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), according to the results of a survey conducted by OCTA Research.

The approval rating of the government’s pandemic response dropped by 30 percent in September, based on the results of a survey conducted by the OCTA Research at the height of the recent surge in infections.

The positivity rate in Metro Manila has decreased to 3 percent, which is within the 5 percent benchmark set by the World Health Organization (WHO), the OCTA Research said Thursday, Nov. 11.

Cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms may affect some parts of Southern Luzon due to the shear line or tail-end of frontal system, the state weather bureau said Thursday, Nov. 11.