Metro Manila had the most number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Wednesday, Dec. 8, said the OCTA Research group in an official list released on Thursday, Dec. 9. (File Photo / Unsplash) The group of independent experts identified 20 areas with the highest number of new COVID-19...
Having only 105 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases per day, the National Capital Region is heading towards a "good" holiday season, independent research group OCTA said on Wednesday, Dec. 8. "NCR at just 105 new cases per day. NCR, Malabon, Navotas, Caloocan, Pateros, Valenzuela, Marikina,...
Taguig City logged a record 19 daily coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Dec. 6, thus, making it the second local government unit (LGU) in the country with the.highest number of COVID-19 cases. According to Dr. Guido David of OCTA Research, Taguig has 19 new COVID-19 cases on Dec. 6 based on...
FR. NICANOR AUSTRIACO Despite the threat of the Omicron variant of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the public should still celebrate Christmas but with proper caution, OCTA research fellow Fr. Nicanor Austriaco said during President Duterte's Talk to the People on Monday evening, Dec. 6. Austriaco...
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said on Monday, Dec. 6 that he would be willing to vacate his post from the Department of Health (DOH) to a fellow University of Santo Tomas (UST) graduate. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III (RTVM Screenshot / MANILA BULLETIN) "Yes, Mr. President, to another...
For Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion, the Philippines is the safest place for migrant Filipinos, including overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), to spend their Christmas in given recent victories against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Ali Vicoy/...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Almost all of the key coronavirus disease (COVID-19) indicators in Metro Manila are better now than they were during the same period in 2020, independent research group OCTA said on Monday, Dec. 6. "Comparing the NCR the past week with the same period last year, the...
The Manila Hotel’s Christmas Tree (NOEL PABALATE) Independent research group OCTA is still optimistic that the Philippines will have a "merry" Christmas this year even with the looming threat of the Omicron variant of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). "The outlook of OCTA is clear, it's optimistic,...
(OCTA RESEARCH) Months after it saw a surge in cases driven by the highly transmissible Delta variant, Metro Manila is now at "very low risk" status for coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the independent research group OCTA said Friday, Dec. 3. "We are down to 138 cases per day . That used to be the...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Independent research group OCTA said the number of active cases in the country should be much lower by about 48 percent once old cases, from March 2020 to September 2021, are resolved. "As of Nov. 27, 2021, the DOH bulletin reported 17,052 active cases, of which only...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The average number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases per day in the Philippines is now below 1,000, the independent research group OCTA said on Sunday, Nov. 28. "As predicted, the seven-day average of new cases in the Philippines has decreased to less than...
(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...
