Shoppers flock along Ylaya in Divisoria Market on Oct. 17, 2021 as the Metro Manila eases to Alert Level 3 for COVID-19. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) The number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country is expected to drop to the level before the recent surge in infections driven by the Delta...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reproduction number in Metro Manila further slipped to 0.55--its lowest since May, independent research group OCTA said on Tuesday, Oct. 19. OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David noted that the current reproduction number in Metro Manila...
An infrastructure-oriented think tank has called on the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to intervene in the delays in implementing Republic Act No. 11202 or the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) Act. Infrawatch PH, a public policy think tank focusing on major public infrastructure and...
Mobile number portability (MNP) core services start on schedule today, September 30, Telecommunications Connectivity Inc. (TCI), the joint venture firm of Smart Communications Inc., Globe Telecom Inc. and DITO Telecommunity, this morning announced. MNP "We do expect to experience some...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday, September 29, urged telecommunication companies to ensure that mechanisms safeguarding mobile phone subscribers’ personal data are in place as they start the implementation of the Mobile Number Portability Act (MNPA) on September 30. Gatchalian said the...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Independent research group OCTA on Saturday, Sept. 25, said the country's coronavirus reproduction number or the average number of secondary infections by each infected individual was down to 0.98 from 1.16 a week ago. The Department of Health on Saturday reported 16,907...
It is all set to go for Mobile Number Portability (MNP) this week, Telecommunications Connectivity, Inc. (TCI), the joint venture of the country's three telcos announced. Mobile number portability Beginning Sept. 30, mobile customers can move from one telco service provider to another free of...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The coronavirus reproduction number in the Philippines further declined to 1.03 from 1.20 a week ago, OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said on Friday, Sept. 24. "Reproduction number in the country at 1.03 with - (negative) 13 percent growth rate. The seven-day...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The reproduction number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Metro Manila further decreased to 0.97 from 0.99, independent research group OCTA said on Friday, Sept. 24. "The NCR had a reproduction number of 0.97 and growth rate of - 22 percent," OCTA Research fellow Dr....
The reproduction number of the coronavirus disease in Metro Manila further decreased to 0.99, the OCTA Research said Thursday, Sept. 23. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) OCTA fellow Professor Guido David said the reproduction number, which refers to the number of people that an infected individual can...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The reproduction number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the National Capital Region (NCR) decreased to 1.28, the OCTA Research said Thursday, Sept. 16. OCTA fellow Prof. Guido David said the reproduction number, which refers to the average number of secondary...
(ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The reproduction number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila was down to 1.34 from 1.39, but average daily cases was still more than 5,000, OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said on Wednesday, Sept. 15. The reproduction numner refers to...
