As the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases is still increasing, the intensive care unit utilization rate (ICUUR) in Metro Manila is now at "high risk," based on the OCTA Research's report on Sunday, Aug. 15. "Hospital bed occupancy in the NCR is now at 64 percent while ICUs reached 71...
(JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) Independent research group OCTA on Saturday, Aug. 14, said that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reproduction number in Metro Manila increased to 1.85 from 1.76 two days ago. Reproduction number refers to the average number of secondary infections by...
The number of parishes in the Diocese of Kalookan serving as vaccination sites has climbed to 12. Photo courtesy Diocese of Kalookan In an interview over Radio Veritas, Father Rene Richard Bernardo, head of the Health Care Ministry of the diocese, revealed that five more parishes have been added to...
From friends to lovers? "Friends" co-stars Jennifer Aniston and David Schwimmer are reportedly dating. According to a report on Closer, the two stars are "growing close again" following the "Friends: The Reunion," which premiered on HBO last May. "After the reunion, it became clear that reminiscing...
(JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) Independent research group OCTA on Tuesday, Aug. 10, expressed "very serious" concern about the new surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases that are happening not just in Metro Manila but also in other parts of the country. "This is very serious...
OCTA RESEARCH The members of the independent research group OCTA on Monday, Aug. 9, cited that the pandemic model they are using has been useful in providing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) trends in the country. OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said the reproduction number is the primary...
The Philippine Consulate in Honolulu has conveyed its appreciation to the State of Hawaii’s decision to include the Philippines in its Safe Travels Program that allows Filipino travelers to the island-state to bypass its mandatory 10-day quarantine period. Consul General Joselito Jimeno conveyed...
A CUT ABOVE THE REST Knives from Nacionale Bladeworks by chef Ryan David Cooking is so much fun. I could never imagine the joy it could bring to someone until I started cooking myself. Whenever you prepare a dish and your diners enjoy it, the happiness it brings is beyond description. More than...
(JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) The number of Delta variant cases in the country could have already reached 2,000 at present, based on the genome sequencing of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) samples, OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said on Tuesday, Aug. 3. "As of the latest...
Kalookan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David has appealed to the faithful to help feed the poor who will be affected by the implementation of the enhanced community quarantine. Bishop Pablo Virgilio David (CBCP News) "Like I’ve said many times before, lockdowns for the poor can mean hunger, especially...
(JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) An expert of the OCTA Research on Sunday, Aug. 1, said that community transmission of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Delta variant is likely already present in Metro Manila citing the increasing percentage of confirmed cases of the highly...
With the country’s national election just 10 months away, the Philippines has a lot to learn from Israel in ensuring that the people could participate in the democratic process and exercise their right to suffrage without the fear of spreading COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) along the way....
