(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...
People stroll near a mall in Pasay City on Nov. 7, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) The positivity rate in Metro Manila has decreased to 3 percent, which is within the 5 percent benchmark set by the World Health Organization (WHO), the OCTA Research said Thursday, Nov. 11. OCTA fellow Prof. Guido said...
To make the Philippines equipped to counter bigger challenges in the future, more investments should be poured into the country’s human capital and that the annual allocation for research and development (R&D) should be increased. Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Undersecretary for...
Air pollution in the Philippines is responsible for the premature deaths of at least 66,000 people every year and the loss in the country's economic growth, a joint report released by a climate think tank and a climate research organization showed. According to the report published by Institute for...
The Philippines' negligence of air quality is causing more deaths and losses of about $87.6 billion annually, according to the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) and the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC). 45000 “Air quality is not an abstract issue. Air pollution...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) As the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation in Metro Manila steadily improves, independent research group OCTA projected that the average number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the region could further decrease to less than 200 by the end of November....
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Nearly all the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) indicators in Metro Manila are looking "better now" than it was at this time last year, said OCTA research fellow Dr. Guido David. In a Twitter post on Monday, Nov. 8, David compared Metro Manila's COVID-19 numbers during the...
Non-profit advocacy group Go Negosyo is proposing to ease the restriction on travelers from North America in a bid to give overseas Filipinos an opportunity to spend Christmas with their family here. (Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) "Give our balikbayans a chance to come home this...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The surge of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases driven by the highly transmissible Delta variant is slowing down in most parts of the country, including Metro Manila, but infections are spreading fast across two small towns in Apayao and Cagayan, independent...
