Metro Manila’s weekly positivity rate (OCTA RESEARCH FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID/ TWITTER) The OCTA Research Group has seen a significant increase in the weekly positivity rate of Covid-19 in Metro Manila. Positivity rate refers to the number of individuals who yielded positive results from among...
Metro Manila mayors and other government agencies have agreed to fully implement a comprehensive traffic plan to ease congestion in the National Capital Region (NCR) in anticipation of improved economic activities in the next five years. Lawyer Romando Artes, acting chairman of the Metropolitan...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito has raised concerns that the impending budget cuts in the proposed budget of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) could potentially derail the country’s ongoing railway projects, particularly the North-South Commuter Railway System and the first phase of...
Manila Water announced on Tuesday, Nov. 15, the desludging schedule for several areas in Metro Manila. PHOTO FROM MANILA WATER/ MANILA BULLETIN Here are the barangays scheduled for septic tank desludging for the month of November. Marikina City Brgy. Calumpang Brgy. Sto. Nino Brgy. San...
Moderate to heavy traffic in some roads in Metro Manila is expected this weekend as road repair works will resume, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced on Friday, Nov. 11. Courtesy of DPWH In its traffic advisory, the DPHW said motorists should bring extra patience when...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. urged local government units in Metro Manila to support the Katuwang sa Diwa at Gawa para sa Masaganang Ani at Mataas na Kita (KADIWA) sa Pasko 2022 which would enable the public to buy goods at...
(OCTA RESEARCH FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said that if the current trends continue, the number of daily Covid-19 cases in Metro Manila may drop to 100 by the end of November. Metro Manila reported 164 new Covid-19 cases on Nov. 8, based on the Department...
The Sillimanians in Metro Manila will honor three Outstanding Silliman Alumni for their leadership and achievements during the F-Day Fellowship on Friday, Aug 26, 2022. This year’s awardees are: Leadership Coach of CEOs and popular keynote speaker Raymund A. Sanchez, former Chair of the...
(OCTA RESEARCH FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Key Covid-19 indicators in Metro Manila continued a downward trend, as shown in the latest monitoring of the OCTA Research Group. OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David noted that the “decrease in cases and positivity rate in the NCR (National Capital Region)...
(OCTA RESEARCH FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Metro Manila may be back to “low risk” from “moderate risk” classification for Covid-19 by mid-September after seeing the peak of the Covid-19 wave driven by Omicron subvariants in early August, OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David said. David on...
Cities and municipalities with considerable Muslim populations will be compelled to establish their own Muslim public cemeteries if a proposed measure of a lawmaker from Mindanao becomes law. A woman walks through the Manila Islamic Cemetery and Cultural Hall in Manila. (AP) House Bill No. 3755 or...
The number of Covid-19 cases in Metro Manila may further decline to less than 500 by the end of August or the first week of September, said independent OCTA Research group on Thursday, Aug. 18. (Unsplash) With a growth rate of -9 percent and a positivity rate of 15.7 percent, OCTA fellow Dr. Guido...
