(PIXABAY) Amid the discovery of a new heavily mutated coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant in South Africa, an OCTA research fellow on Friday, Nov. 26, said that this "could definitely be a potential for serious concern." The variant, called B.1.1.529, has been detected in South Africa in small...
(JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The independent research group OCTA is still not seeing a sustained increase in the number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, as the country registered a -32 percent COVID growth rate over the past week. "I don't see a rise in cases. Even with...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Metro Manila's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test positivity rate dropped to 2 percent for the first time since the region started testing people who may have been exposed to the infection, the independent research group OCTA said on Friday, Nov. 19. In an update via...
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...
