Independent OCTA Research group on Tuesday, April 4, reported that the country’s nationwide Covid-19 positivity rate has once again breached the five percent benchmark set by the World Health Organization (WHO). Photo courtesy of Unsplash OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said the country’s...
When it comes to artificial intelligence (AI), among the top priorities of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is to develop a national infrastructure, including AI R&D centers under the AI R&D framework for 2019–2029. DOST said that it has been collaborating with numerous...
Local leaders are now making efforts to use basic research and development outputs in their governance, the top official of the Department of Science and Technology-National Research Council of the Philippines (DOST-NRCP) announced. DOST-NRCP Executive Director Dr. Bernardo N. Sepeda said that they...
Covid-19 Positivity Rates in Metro Manila and Major Provinces as of Feb. 18, 2023 (OCTA RESEARCH FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The OCTA Research Group on Monday, Feb. 20 said the seven-day positivity rate for Covid-19 in Metro Manila has slightly increased. In an update posted on social media,...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) called on government agencies to use Philippine Tropical Fabrics (PTF) for employee uniforms to instill patriotism and nationalism among public officials and employees. DOST-PTRI Officer-in-Charge Dr. Julius Leaño Jr. (second from left) and CSC Assistant...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian met with OCTA Research president Ranjit Rye where they discussed ways to improve social protection packages based on current data trends at the DSWD Central Office on Feb. 13, 2023. (DSWD) Department of Social Welfare and...
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed between two attached agencies of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) seeking to strengthen research collaboration on the applications of nuclear science and technology in the fields of volcanology and seismology. DOST-Philippine...
BUSINESS TALK By PCCI CHAIRMAN WILLIAM S. CO The Philippines’s corn production needs to double to meet local demand and ensure that it will be unaffected if there is a global supply imbalance. With the current situation, the country is in a very vulnerable situation that when global corn supply...
What were the bright minds of Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) doing at the Speaker Martin Romualdez-led House of Representatives on Tuesday, Feb. 7? Clockwise: ADMU university seal, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., and House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Wikipedia, MANILA BULLETIN, PPAB)...
Metro Manila’s Weekly Positivity Rate (OCTA FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said the positivity rate of Covid-19 in Metro Manila "dipped back” to 2.3 percent after a temporary increase due to more people being tested positive for the disease. In an update...
Independent OCTA Research Group on Sunday, Jan. 29, warned of the increasing seven-day Covid-19 positivity rate in Metro Manila. OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David, in a tweet on Sunday, disclosed that after a series of decline, Metro Manila’s Covid-19 positivity rate has once again “inched up.” “...
Covid-19 Positivity Rates in Metro Manila and Luzon Provinces as of January 21, 2023 (OCTA RESEARCH FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Metro Manila continues to see a “low” Covid-19 positivity rate, while no province in Luzon has seen an increase in positivity rates over the past week, said a...
