(MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) Metro Manila has logged 2,823 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Saturday, Aug. 7, the highest single-day record since May 2, when it was placed under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ), independent research group OCTA said. In its latest...
(OCTA RESEARCH) The average number of new daily coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country has increased by 32 percent in the previous week, based on the OCTA Research's latest monitoring report released on Saturday, Aug. 7. The average number of new daily COVID-19 cases in the country...
The Department of Science and Technology-Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI) is expected to commence its research on the relations between body composition and quality of life in old age. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said preparations...
(UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES) The University of the Philippines (UP) on Friday, Aug. 6, clarified that it has "not sponsored, endorsed, or organized" the activities of the OCTA Research, an independent group that regularly issues findings and recommendations on coronavirus disease (COVID-19). UP...
The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) has bared the science and technology interventions that resulted in the improved production of Bicol’s “Tree of Hope”. Project leader Dr....
Deputy Speaker and Cagayan de Oro City Rep. Rufus Rodriguez on Friday, August 6 asked fellow officials of the House of Representatives to stop “wasting” people’s money by investigating the Octa Research group whose members should be hailed as “heroes of the war against the pandemic.”...
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...