The global eSIM (embedded SIMs) market will increase from $4.7 billion in 2023, to $16.3 billion by 2027, according to a new Juniper Research study. The adoption of eSIM-enabled consumer devices, as seen in Apple’s recent release of the eSIM-only iPhone 14, will drive the market. eSIMs are...
Covid-19 Positivity Rates in NCR and Luzon Provinces as of January 7, 2023 (OCTA FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The Covid-19 positivity rate in Metro Manila is now close to the World Health Organization's (WHO) benchmark of 5 percent after OCTA Research observed a drop in the rate to 5.8 percent...
With 81 percent of Filipinos interested to start their own business, Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion on Sunday, Jan. 8, expressed elation that his years of advocating for entrepreneurship continue to “bear fruit.” Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion (Photo from Go Negosyo via Facebook) He...
An official from the Department of Science and Technology- Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (DOST-PNRI) bared that the only thing that prevents the proper disposal of nuclear waste is public acceptance. The Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) is seen during a tour around the BNPP compound in...
Seriously considering moving away from fossil fuels for sustainability is a key step if the country wants to transform its economy, an official of the National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said. The fossil fuel sector accounts for 35...
Can this House bill (HB) filed at the beginning of the 19th Congress be able to address the current runaway prices of onion? (Unsplash) Nueva Ecija 1st district Rep. Mikaela Suansing authored HB No.1379, or the proposed Act creating the Philippine Onion Research Institute. Suansing filed the...
Gecar Machine Solutions Inc. (Gecar), a licensed fabricator of food processing equipment designed and developed by the Department of Science Technology -Metals Industry Research and Development Center (DOST-MIRDC)recently closed another successful transaction with the food manufacturing sector....
Independent OCTA Research group, on Thursday, Dec. 22, disclosed that Metro Manila’s seven-day Covid-19 positivity rate has further dropped. Metro Manila's Weekly Covid-19 Positivity Rate (Photo courtesy of Dr. Guido David) “Seven-day positivity rate in the National Capital Region decreased...
About 46 percent of adult Filipinos think the Philippine economy will improve over the next six months based on the survey released by OCTA Research on Wednesday, Dec. 21. ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN The “Tugon ng Masa” (TNM) National Survey, an independent and non-commissioned poll conducted...
For most adult Filipinos, the quality of life “will improve” over the next six months based on the latest results of the OCTA Research survey released on Wednesday, Dec. 21. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) According to the “Tugon ng Masa” Survey Results on Optimism conducted from Oct. 23 to...
Covid-19 Positivity Rates in Metro Manila and Luzon Provinces as of Dec. 17, 2022 (OCTA RESEARCH FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The COVID-19 positivity rate continues to decrease in Metro Manila--which may mean that the Omicron subvariant BQ.1 wave is already “receding” in the region, OCTA...
OCTA Research Tugon ng Masa Survey (OCTA RESEARCH) Ninety-two percent of Filipinos approve of the government’s response to Covid-19–up from 82 percent in early 2022, according to the latest results of the OCTA Research survey released on Friday, Dec. 16. The Tugon ng Masa survey—an...