Party-list groups denied accreditation by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) may still go to the Supreme Court (SC) to appeal their cases, a poll official said. Comelec/MB "They still have a remedy, file an injunction before the SC," Comelec - Education and Information Department (EID) Assistant...
Some people in Divisoria, Manila are no longer wearing face shield on Nov. 8, 2021, the same day the City of Manila scrapped the face shield policy except in hospital and other medical facilities. (Photo by Noel B. Pabalate) The Philippines may continue to see a decline in the number of coronavirus...
People stroll near a mall in Pasay City on Nov. 7, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) 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. OCTA fellow Prof. Guido David said the average daily...
David Chua (left) and Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Actor-director David Chua has a lot in common with his idol, Manila Mayor Isko Moreno. To start with, both hail from Manila, where they both grew up from humble beginnings. In pursuit of their big dreams, both eventually found their calling in showbiz....
Glaiza de Castro (Instagram) Kapuso star Asia's Acting Gem Glaiza De Castro has just arrived from a trip to Europe where she stayed for several months with her boyfriend Irish businessman David Rainey. But what excited her the most was meeting the parents of her boyfriend the first time. During an...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation in the Philippines continued to improve, based on the latest data of the independent research group OCTA. In a tweet on Wednesday, Nov. 17, OCTA research fellow Dr. Guido David said the country's seven-day average number of...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has set the preliminary conference on the petition seeking to cancel the certificate of candidacy (COC) of presidential aspirant Ferdinand Bongbong Marcos Jr. on Nov. 26. Comelec/MB "I was told by the director of the Office of the Clerk of Commission that when...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Independent research group OCTA observed a higher coronavirus disease (COVID-19) growth rate and reproduction number in Metro Manila compared to the previous week. OCTA research fellow Dr. Guido David on Monday, Nov. 15, said the National Capital Region (NCR) recorded an...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Negros Oriental is still under "high risk" classification for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), even amid a continuous decline in infections across the country, independent research group OCTA said on Saturday, Nov. 13. "Although the downtrend is happening all over the...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Independent research group OCTA on Friday, Nov. 12, said it has observed a slight uptick in the average number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila in the past few days. "The seven-day average in the NCR increased slightly over the past two days to 423...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) As the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation in Metro Manila steadily improves, independent research group OCTA projected that the average number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the region could further decrease to less than 200 by the end of November....
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Nearly all the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) indicators in Metro Manila are looking "better now" than it was at this time last year, said OCTA research fellow Dr. Guido David. In a Twitter post on Monday, Nov. 8, David compared Metro Manila's COVID-19 numbers during the...
