Instead of this month, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the first round of debates for presidential and vice presidential bets may be held in March. Comelec/MB "It will push through although we may have a slight delay for the first round of our debates," Comelec - Education and...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) As coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases continue to drop across the country, the OCTA Research Group estimated that the Philippines may only have 1,000 to 2,000 daily cases by the end of February. In a tweet on Sunday, Feb. 6, OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David noted that the...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The OCTA Research Group is hoping that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila will continue their downtrend and return to the pre-surge level by the end of February. Citing the data from the Department of Health, OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David said Metro...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in 13 provinces continued to increase as manifested by their "positive" one-week growth rates, the OCTA Research Group said on Friday, Feb. 4. OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David pointed out that the COVID-19 growth rates in Davao...
The risk level classification for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Metro Manila, Cavite, Laguna, Quezon, and Rizal (CALABARZON) remained at moderate risk with negative one-week growth rates, an OCTA Research fellow said on Thursday, Feb. 3. (Image courtesy of Dr. Guido David) OCTA Research fellow...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Four highly-urbanized cities in the Visayas remained at "very high risk" for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) despite the decreasing number of cases in these areas, the OCTA Research Group said in its monitoring on Wednesday, Feb. 2. OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David said that...
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Now that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases have peaked in several parts of the country, an OCTA research fellow said that “the worst is probably over in most parts of the Philippines” in terms of the COVID-19 surge. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “The good news is, and...
Metro Manila’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) risk level classification could improve to “low risk” within two weeks if the downtrend continues, an OCTA Research fellow said on Sunday, Jan. 30. (Image courtesy of Dr. Guido David) OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David, in a Twitter post, disclosed the...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Independent research group OCTA's monitoring showed that the surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases "may have already peaked and maybe on a downward trajectory" in Cebu City. In a tweet on Saturday, Jan. 29, OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David said Cebu City's...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Metro Manila's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reproduction number, or the average number of secondary infections by each infected individual, dropped further to 0.50, the independent research group OCTA said on Saturday, Jan. 29. In a tweet, OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) New coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila, Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal are on a "downward trend," the OCTA Research Group said on Friday, Jan. 28. In an update via Twitter, OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David noted that Rizal has improved to...