(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Independent research group OCTA on Saturday, Oct. 9, said Metro Manila's coronavirus reproduction number or the average number of secondary infections by each infected individual was further down to 0.61 from 0.83 a week ago. OCTA noted that the one-week COVID-19 growth...
Mapúa University will be offering next month a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Materials Science Program with specialization in Nanotechnology (by Research) in a bid to increase the pool of nanotechnology experts in the country. Mapúa University (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOST Secretary Fortunato...
The Philippines and China are one in seeking to strengthen the more than four decades of bilateral ties between the two countries. DOST-PCAARRD Executive Director Reynaldo Ebora and Deputy Executive Director for Research and Development Feliciano Calora, Jr. during the Virtual Memorandum of...
The ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) cut its economic growth outlook for the Philippines due to recurring new waves of coronavirus infections followed by the retightening of containment measures. The regional macroeconomic surveillance organization on Thursday, Oct. 7, tempered its 2021...
(MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) Metro Manila could have less than 1,000 new infections per day by the end of October, as the region’s COVID-19 trends improved further, the OCTA Research group said Thursday, Oct. 7. OCTA fellow Prof. Guido David said the number of new cases in the National Capital...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The Philippines' coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reproduction number is now at 0.76, manifesting that there is a continuous downward trend of cases in the country, independent research group OCTA said on Wednesday, Oct. 6. "New cases in the Philippines continued on a...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The country's reported coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases have decreased by 23 percent over the past week, OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said on Tuesday, Oct. 5. He pointed out that the country recorded an average of 13,552 new COVID-19 cases from Sept. 29 to...
There are 52 cases of the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) detected in Taguig. Based on data from the Department of Health (DOH), the 52 cases of the Delta variant in Taguig were recorded as of Sept. 27. Taguig Mayor Lino Cayetano getting vaccinated (Taguig City...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The hospital bed occupancy rate for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients in Metro Manila has "dramatically decreased" over the past two weeks, said OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David. In his update on Tuesday, Oct. 5, David said that hospital occupancy in Metro...
Two groups on Tuesday, Oct. 5, said "retiring" President Rodrigo Duterte should be held accountable for continuous killings and human rights violations in the Philippines. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte on Saturday, Oct. 2, announced his retirement from politics and dropping...
(OCTA RESEARCH) After weeks of declining number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, Metro Manila is now down to "moderate" risk classification, according to independent research group OCTA. In its latest report released on Monday, Oct. 4, OCTA noted that the seven-day average of new...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Independent research group OCTA on Sunday, Oct. 3, said Bacolod City, including several other areas in Negros Occidental, are facing a new surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, likely driven by the more contagious Delta variant. “The seven-day average in new...
