FR. NICANOR AUSTRIACO (TWITTER PHOTO) "Our enemy is not each other." This was the reaction of one of OCTA Research's fellows after five members of the House of Representatives sought an investigation into OCTA's capabilities to analyze coronavirus disease (COVID-19) data. "So this morning I woke up...
Leaders of the House of Representatives on Wednesday, August 4 raised serious issues on the credibility of the Octa Research Group as they sought a congressional inquiry into the its “qualifications, methodologies, partnerships and composition”. Octa Research logo Octa Research, which has...
OCTA RESEARCH Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio and President Rodrigo Duterte led the list of Filipinos' top bets for president and vice president in OCTA's Tugon ng Masa 2022 national elections survey. The survey was conducted on 1,200 respondents from July 12 to 18. Duterte-Carpio was the most...
(JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) The number of Delta variant cases in the country could have already reached 2,000 at present, based on the genome sequencing of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) samples, OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said on Tuesday, Aug. 3. "As of the latest...
Speaker Lord Allan Velasco lauded President Rodrigo Duterte for signing into law the proposal to establish the Philippine Energy Research and Policy Institute, saying that this is a “major victory for the energy sector.” 41FA4097-B706-4A57-8415-CB55CA7F07D1_4_5005_c Velasco is the main author...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, Aug. 3, urged teachers and learners to participate in the National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP) "Back to Basic" (B2B) online lectures. (Photo from Unsplash) Launched last July, the B2B lecture series serves as an avenue to present...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday expressed confidence that the Philippines will soon have its own research development institute on energy that would help the country be at par with technological innovations with that of other developed countries. Gatchalian made the remark following President...
The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI) is seeking to develop a cloud-based digital apparel prototyping platform that seeks to benefit Filipino textile technologists, designers, manufacturers and customers. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOST Secretary...
President Duterte has signed into law the measure establishing the Philippine Energy Research and Policy Institute (PERPI). President Duterte (Malacañng photo) Duterte signed Republic Act (RA) No. 11572 on July 30, 2021. The new law sought to bridge the research and policy gap in the energy...
OCTA RESEARCH OCTA Research on Monday, Aug. 2, cited that the data they are using have been consistent with the pandemic trends, in light of the criticism of a member of the Department of Health's expert panel group. "I want to defend my colleague, Dr. Guido David, who is responsible primarily for...
The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD) and the Mental Health Research Advisory Group (MHRAG) have launched a 102-page manual which seeks to streamline mental health research in the country. (DOST-PCHRD) The "Quality Mental Health...
(PIXABAY) Independent research group OCTA on Sunday, Aug. 1, said Metro Manila is now experiencing a "serious surge" in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases after reporting 1,740 new cases on Saturday, July 31. OCTA said this is the highest number of cases recorded in the National Capital Region...
