Bishop Pablo Virgilio David of the Diocese of Kalookan was reelected as president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Saturday, July 8. Bishop Pablo Virgilio David (Manila Bulletin photo) According to CBCP News, David was reelected on the opening day of the CBCP's...
Metro Manila is now under low-risk classification for Covid-19 as testing positivity rate steadily decreased over the past few weeks, an OCTA Research fellow said on Sunday, July 2. OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said Metro Manila’s seven-day positivity rate dropped from 5.9 percent on June...
The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) said that the National Retreat for Priests (NRP) to be held in Cebu in November aims to provide a deeply enriching and spiritually rejuvenating experience for all priests. Archbishop Jose Palma of Cebu (Photo from CBCP news) In partnership...
The seven-day positivity rate of Covid-19 in Metro Manila and some provinces in Luzon further decreased in the past week, the OCTA Research said on Monday, June 26. Metro Manila’s Covid-19 positivity rate, or the number of individuals who yielded positive results from those who were tested for...
The Covid-19 testing positivity rates fell in 16 provinces in Luzon over the previous week, OCTA Research Fellow Dr. Guido David said on Monday, June 19. Lower positivity rates were observed in Bataan (24.2 percent on June 17 from 32.2 percent on June 10), Batangas (10.8 percent from 16.2 percent),...
Metro Manila remained classified as "low-risk" for Covid-19, with testing positivity rates in the region falling below 10 percent over the past week, based on the latest monitoring of the OCTA Research. In an update posted on social media on Thursday, June 15, OCTA Research Fellow Dr. Guido David...
The weekly positivity rate of Covid-19 in Metro Manila continued to decrease in the latest monitoring of the OCTA Research. In an update posted on social media on Thursday, June 8, OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David said the weekly positivity rate decreased from 19.9 percent on May 30 to 14.6 percent on...
Quezon City is now under a “low risk” category for Covid-19, said OCTA Research Fellow Dr. Guido David on Wednesday morning, June 7. In an update posted on Twitter, David noted that the Quezon City’s positivity rate decreased from 22.2 percent to 17.3 percent on June 6. Likewise, hospital bed...
The seven-day positivity rate of Covid-19 in Metro Manila fell to 16.8 percent on June 3, from 21.7 percent on May 27, the OCTA Research said on Monday, June 5. In an update posted on social media, OCTA Research Fellow Dr. Guido David said the current positivity rate in Metro Manila is categorized...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – Quezon Rep. David “Jayjay” C. Suarez is confident that he can form a basketball team representing the province in the Pilipinas Super League (PSL) from players in the upcoming District 2 (D2) Super Cup Invitational Tournament. SUAREZ (FB) “From here, it is seen that...
The lower positivity rate over the past week suggests that Covid-19 cases in Metro Manila may have already peaked, according to the latest monitoring of the OCTA Research. OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David said the Covid-19 positivity rate in Metro Manila has dropped from 26.1 percent on May 14 to 25.2...
The Covid-19 positivity rate in Metro Manila was “almost flat” in the past seven days, an indication that the rate may begin to decline this week, an OCTA Research fellow said on Monday, May 22. Positivity rate refers to the number of individuals who yielded positive results from among those...
