Six provinces in the country have been classified by the OCTA Research group under very low-risk level for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (OCTA RESEARCH) These areas are Rizal, Cavite, Bulacan, Davao del Sur, Cebu, and Laguna, according to the group’s monitoring report issued on Thursday, Nov....
Presidential Adviser on Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion has expressed optimism that the national government would soon grant the private sector’s appeals to reduce the quarantine period for returning Filipino immigrants, their families, and overseas Filipinos workers (OFWs) to just two days....
Metro Manila may be placed under Alert Level 1—the most lenient quarantine classification—by December if the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the region continues to decline, the OCTA Research group said Thursday, Nov. 18. People flock at the Manila Bay Dolomite Beach in Manila after...
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...
(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...
(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...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Independent research group OCTA on Friday, Nov. 12, said it has observed a slight uptick in the average number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila in the past few days. "The seven-day average in the NCR increased slightly over the past two days to 423...
Flights that carry only fully-vaccinated passengers are being proposed as a solution to easing quarantine restrictions for travelers entering the Philippines. PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN These are dubbed as "green flights" by non-profit advocacy group Go Negosyo which proposed the policy. The appeal...
A parent hugs her child receiving a COVID-19 vaccine at a mall in Manila on Nov. 5, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) There has been an increase in the number of Filipinos who are unwilling to get vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), according to the results of a survey conducted by OCTA...
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 approval rating of the government’s pandemic response dropped by 30...
