(SCREEN GRAB FROM LAGING HANDA PUBLIC BRIEFING) Metro Manila may register 400 to 500 Covid-19 cases per day by the end of June because of the steady increase in new infections in the region, the OCTA Research Group said on Tuesday, June 14. “Ang projection namin by end of June, baka umabot na sa...
An uptick in Metro Manila’s Covid-19 positivity rate was observed by independent group OCTA Research on Thursday evening, June 9. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) “The situation in the National Capital Region (NCR) has become more concerning as the positivity rate, at 1.5 percent a week ago,...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Metro Manila remains at low risk from Covid-19 despite seeing a higher reproduction number and positivity rate over the past week, the independent research group OCTA said in its latest monitoring. Reproduction number refers to the average number of secondary infections...
OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David during the Laging Handa Public Briefing on Monday, May 16, 2021. (SCREEN GRAB FROM PTV FACEBOOK PAGE) OCTA research fellow Dr. Guido David said there was no sustained increase in Covid-19 cases so far after the election season in the country. “Wala pa tayong nakitang...
Comelec Acting spokesperson John Rex C. Laudiangco addresses media queries during a press briefing at the PICC in Pasay City on May 12, 2022. (Photo by Jel Santos / MANILA BULLETIN) The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has welcomed the recent report of the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible...
(OCTA) As proven by the partial results of the actual elections, OCTA Research president Ranjit Rye asserted that scientific surveys, such as election surveys, are reliable in conducting public opinion research. “Indeed, scientific surveys are reliable tools for public opinion research,” he...
(NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) University of the Philippines (UP) Political Science professor Ranjit Rye said the unofficial count of votes mirrored the results of pre-election surveys. “So far sa tingin ko, based on the partial and unofficial results na nakikita natin, tama yung...
UniTeam Senate bet Mark Villar placed second in a senatorial preference poll conducted by the OCTA Research Institute last April. (Photo from Mark Villar’s Facebook) The survey sampled 1,200 respondents from the A, B, C, D, and E socio-economic classes from April 22 to April 25. Villar took 55...
TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte--The UniTeam tandem of presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos and his running mate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte will "pray for the results" of the upcoming May 9 polls. Vice presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte (left) and presidential candidate Bongbong...
OCTA Research fellow Professor Ranjit Rye, on Thursday, May 5, said that more than 70 percent of adult Filipinos are willing to get boosted against Covid-19. “More than 70 percent of adult FIlipinos who have taken the vaccine ay willing magpa-booster. Minority lang ang ayaw magpa-booster – nasa...
Broadcast journalist Raffy Tulfo emerged as the top senatorial pick based on the latest nationwide survey held by the independent group OCTA Research. The “Tugon ng Masa” survey was held from April 22 until April 25, covering only 2,400 male and female respondents aged 18 years and above who...
Presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos and vice presidential bet Mayor Sara Duterte sustained their lead in the OCTA Research April 2022 elections nationwide survey, the independent research group said on Thursday, May 5. (Image courtesy of OCTA Research) The “Tugon ng Masa”...