(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...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Quezon City continues to decline as manifested by the drop in the growth rate and testing positivity rate in the past week, the independent research group OCTA said on Wednesday, Nov. 24. "The seven-day average in new...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The seven-day average of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila had decreased to below 300 cases over the past week, which according to OCTA Research Group was last recorded in January 2021. In an update via Twitter on Tuesday, Nov. 23, OCTA research...
(JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The independent research group OCTA is still not seeing a sustained increase in the number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, as the country registered a -32 percent COVID growth rate over the past week. "I don't see a rise in cases. Even with...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Metro Manila's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test positivity rate dropped to 2 percent for the first time since the region started testing people who may have been exposed to the infection, the independent research group OCTA said on Friday, Nov. 19. In an update via...
The Philippines and Vietnam had agreed to revive their joint marine scientific research expedition as both sides conveyed to uphold the rule of the law in the South China Sea. MARINE RESEARCH EXPEDITION REVIVAL--DFA–Maritime and Ocean Affairs Office Assistant Secretary Maria Angela A. Ponce...
Bringing children, especially unvaccinated ones, to enclosed spaces such as malls must be limited as the threat of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) still lingers. Kids are seen enjoying their moment inside a mall in Davao City. (Keith Bacongco / File photo / Manila Bulletin) Independent research...
