(JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) An expert of the OCTA Research on Sunday, Aug. 1, said that community transmission of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Delta variant is likely already present in Metro Manila citing the increasing percentage of confirmed cases of the highly...
(MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) A member of the OCTA Research group estimated that the imposition of the two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila may control the increase in infections in the region amid the threat of the Delta variant. The National Capital Region (NCR) will be...
(PIXABAY) OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said the National Capital Region (NCR) will likely see about 2,000 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases per day next week due to the continuous increase in cases in the region. "We are seeing possibly 2,000 cases per day in NCR by next week or so. This...
(PNA PHOTO) Independent research group OCTA on Friday, July 30, lauded the national government for its decision to re-implement the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in the National Capital Region (NCR) from Aug. 6 to Aug. 20. "OCTA supports the government's decision to impose stricter measures...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Philippines should take note of the warnings from other countries with surge in infections due to the Delta variant, the OCTA Research said Thursday, July 29. OCTA fellow Prof. Guido David said that the National Capital Region (NCR) is “at its early stages” of a...
‘Berry Pinoy’ PHILIPPINE WILD RASPBERRY The sapinit berry is a wild raspberry endemic to various parts of the Philippines such as Quezon, Laguna, Palawan and some parts of Mindanao Results of the “BerryPinoy” program, which seeks to explore the potentials of Philippine indigenous berries as...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has invested more than P1 billion for water-related research and development (R&D) to ensure the country’s water sustainability. (S4CP Facebook page) The DOST said from 2016 to 2021, the total budget it invested for water-related R&D...
The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic, and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) has announced that a research and development center which seeks to increase competitiveness of the country’s garlic and other agri-food...
Know the power of discovery and gain skills to teach nuclear science. (DOST-PNRI Facebook page) This was the invitation extended by the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) to all Filipino high school teachers. "Want to gain more knowledge and...
The House of Representatives delivered on one of the legislative priorities listed by President Rodrigo Duterte in last Monday’s State of the Nation Address when it passed on third and final reading the bill proposing the establishment of the Philippine Virology Science and Technology Institute....
If there is an emerging consensus among scientists and health experts on going into a pre-emptive lockdown, the Duterte government should listen and act decisively, senators said on Wednesday. "First, government should listen to scientists, the ones who matter. Join them in making the prescription....
(Photo by PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU / AFP / FILE PHOTO) OCTA Research fellow Fr. Nicanor Austriaco said that hospitals in Metro Manila may reach their full capacity by the middle of August if the government does not implement stricter quarantine measures amid the detection of the Delta variant of...
