(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...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David on Friday, July 23, said an Indonesia-like coronavirus cases (COVID-19) surge driven by the more transmissible Delta variant in the country is "not out of the realm of possibility." "Pwede tayong matulad diyan . Hindi yan out of the...
Thanks to Cinemalaya and the CCP, the Philippine cinema industry stays afloat Some say Philippine cinema is dying, but we’re not giving up, at least not the Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival, which plugs in the life support for young and rising Filipino filmmakers. With the world...
OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David on Monday, July 19, urged the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) to consider reimposing an order preventing children from going outdoors due to the threat of the highly infectious Delta variant of the coronavirus...
(PIXABAY) The weekly growth rate in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the National Capital Region (NCR) during the past three weeks has been "nearly level or flat," OCTA Research said on Tuesday, July 13. OCTA's monitoring showed that NCR had an average of 634 new COVID-19 cases per day for...
(ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David on Saturday, July 10, said that at least 20 percent of the National Capital Region's target population will likely be fully vaccinated by August, considering the current rate of vaccinations in the region. David said about 8 percent...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday, July 9 welcomed the election of Bishop Pablo Virgilio David as the new head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), saying his courage and compassion is necessary to fight the abuses and corruption in the government. “I can attest to...
The Archdiocese of Jaro in Iloilo has expressed its full support to the newly elected president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) Kaloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David. Bishop Pablo Virgilio David (Manila Bulletin File photo) Jaro Archbishop Jose Romeo Lazo said the...
The government’s chief economic manager has backed the Department of Education (DepEd) in calling for the World Bank to issue a public apology over its outdated findings about the state of the Philippines’ education sector. In a statement on Thursday, July 8, Finance Secretary Carlos G....
Kalookan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David is the new president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP). Kalookan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David (COURTESY OF RYAN REZO/DIOCESE OF KALOOKAN) CBCP News said the prelate was elected Thursday, July 8, during the bishops' two-day online...
David Licauco (Facebook) David Licauco remains a Kapuso! This after Licauco renewed his contract for GMA on July 7. Licauco said that he is thankful for the opportunity, although he said he really didn't expect to be renewed by the network. "I didn't expect to be renewed. So...
(JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippines is still classified as "moderate risk" for the coronavirus disease as the daily incidence rate remains above 1 during the June 27-July 3 period, OCTA Research said in a special report released on Sunday, July 4. Using the US Covid Act Now indicator,...
