The official pilot testing of the “Surf2Sawa Wi-Fi Project” or the “free Wi-Fi for all” initiative of the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP) is set to be conducted on Feb. 21, 2022. (Unsplash) The “Suf2Sawa Wi-Fi Project” aims to provide an accessible internet connection...
The number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in Metro Manila could further decrease to less than 200 by the end of the month, an OCTA Research fellow said on Saturday, Feb. 19. (Unsplash) “Ang projection natin for National Capital Region (NCR) sa katapusan nitong February ay maaaring...
Metro Manila’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) indicators have improved, but the region remained under the low risk classification, an OCTA Research fellow said on Saturday, Feb. 19. “Although the trends improved in the National Capital Region (NCR), it remained as low risk,” said OCTA fellow...
After this health pandemic, scientists have predicted that the world will face another one—the pandemic of waste. Last year, data revealed that the world produced 1.6 million tons of pandemic-related waste each day. Imagine the mountains of trash that may end up in landfills or waterways and...
A 41-year-old man was arrested by police shortly after he allegedly shot his live-in partner dead inside a hotel due to jealousy in Malate, Manila on Friday morning, Feb. 18. Police Lt. Adonis Aguila, chief of Manila Police District (MPD) Homicide Section, said the suspect, identified as Ronald...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) said on Friday, Feb. 18 that it's fully-ready in case there may be a water shortage as was projected by the National Water Resources Board (NWRB). Philippine Red Cross file photo Citing a recent interview, PRC said that NWRB advised at there is a high chance of Metro...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Metro Manila and its neighboring provinces remained under "low risk" classification as they continued to see improvements in its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) numbers, the OCTA Research Group said on Friday, Feb. 18. "The positivity rates and ADAR in the NCR and...
By Roselynn Jane C. Villa The pandemic made me pause my gardening activities but the oregano survived and today it is ushering in the ‘reopening’ of my garden. I started allotting a small space in our balcony to start an urban garden back in 2016. I said I wanted some fresh herbs within arms...
The rain did not stop Manila priests from proceeding with their "penitential walk" on Thursday, Feb. 17. Priests hold a penitential walk in Intramuros, Manila to Gomburza monument to mark the 150th anniversary of the martyrdom of the three priests, Mariano Gomez, jose Burgos and Jacinto Zamora...
The slight increase in the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in Metro Manila “feels like a Valentine spike,” an OCTA Research fellow said. “632 new cases in the National Capital Region (NCR). With mostly fresh cases, this feels like a Valentine spike. The figure shows that...
Many are still unaware of the laborious process that food goes through before it reaches our dining tables. This is exactly why the DOST-PCAARRD (Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic, and Natural Resources Research and Development) launched “Flavors of...
Priests from the Archdiocese of Manila will hold a “penitential walk” on Thursday, Feb. 17, to pray for the voters as they choose the country’s next leaders in the May 2022 polls. Photo Manila Cathedral FB “We ask our fellow Filipinos to be ‘maka-Diyos kaya makabayan,’ to discern their...
