Quezon 2nd district Rep. David "Jay-jay" Suarez challenged senators on Thursday, March 16 to prove that they care about the welfare of Filipinos by supporting the House of Representatives' Charter change (Cha-cha) efforts. This, after the House approved on third and final reading two measures meant...
LONDON (AFP) - A six-decade archive charting pop icon David Bowie's career will open in London in 2025, providing a "new source book for the Bowies of tomorrow", a museum director said Wednesday. Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum Tristram Hunt said the "incredible" collection had more than...
Covid-19 Positivity Rates in Metro Manila and Major Provinces as of Feb. 18, 2023 (OCTA RESEARCH FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The OCTA Research Group on Monday, Feb. 20 said the seven-day positivity rate for Covid-19 in Metro Manila has slightly increased. In an update posted on social media,...
The explosion of fascination with Korean food is now more felt here in the Philippines—this restaurant could show you why Sometime in the mid-’90s, South Korean entertainment, particularly music, and dramas started gaining popularity in Asian countries such as Japan and China. Around this time,...
Evian and Balmain come together for the first time on a ground-breaking partnership, highlighting a deep commitment to a more sustainable future TIME TO HYDRATE Evian partners up with Paris fashion house, Balmain on this sleek new glass bottle design During the Paris Fashion Week last year, Evian...
Canada has given its “unwavering” support to the Philippines following China’s military-grade laser use against a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel in the disputed South China Sea last week. (Photo from Philippine Coast Guard) A Chinese Coast Guard struck PCG’s BRP Malapascua with a green...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian met with OCTA Research president Ranjit Rye where they discussed ways to improve social protection packages based on current data trends at the DSWD Central Office on Feb. 13, 2023. (DSWD) Department of Social Welfare and...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has appointed geologist Carlos Primo David as undersecretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) geologist. He is the son of journalist-sociologist and known Marcos critic Randy David and the late former Civil Service Commission...
Pido Jarencio (MB File Photo) By NIKOLE JAVIER Pido Jarencio has been named as University of Santo Tomas head coach, The Varsitarian broke the news on Friday, Feb. 3. The former UST standout, who debuted his coaching career with his alma mater and steered the team to its last championship...
Canada is seeing strengthened ties with the Philippines in the fields of defense, trade and investment, environment, climate change and human rights over the coming years. David Bruce Hartman, the new ambassador of Canada to the Philippines who replaced James Peter MacArthur, made the pronouncement...
Metro Manila’s Weekly Positivity Rate (OCTA FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said the positivity rate of Covid-19 in Metro Manila "dipped back” to 2.3 percent after a temporary increase due to more people being tested positive for the disease. In an update...
Independent OCTA Research Group on Sunday, Jan. 29, warned of the increasing seven-day Covid-19 positivity rate in Metro Manila. OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David, in a tweet on Sunday, disclosed that after a series of decline, Metro Manila’s Covid-19 positivity rate has once again “inched up.” “...
