(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The OCTA Research Group is hoping that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila will continue their downtrend and return to the pre-surge level by the end of February. Citing the data from the Department of Health, OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David said Metro...
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo launches Deus Ex Machina, a memoir published by the Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation NINE YEARS IN THE MAKING Former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and her book Deus Ex Machina How I wish, as a presidential election is coming up, already dominating the...
Two women were arrested after yielding P1,360,000 worth of shabu in a joint buy-bust operation conducted by the Philippine National Police-Drug Enforcement Group (PNP-DEG) and the Manila Police District (MPD) in Sta. Cruz, Manila on Wednesday, Feb. 2. The MPD Police Station 3 identified the...
The University of the Philippines (UP) Manila is currently developing a novel cell-based immunoassay platform for serologic testing for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Funded by the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD), the project...
'I’m using a VPN (virtual private network), I have to if I want to see beyond what the Chinese government wants us to see,' Lester tells me For the nth time, April finds herself in another Chinese city on a research trip. The Mandarin here is slightly different, and she has to ask the...
Presidential aspirant and Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said that he would fulfill his 10-point Economic Agenda platform by financing it through effective and transparent governance which he likened to his mayorship in Manila. “The thing is we must continue to pursue,...
Newly appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda, Msgr. Arnaldo S. Catalan, will be ordained as bishop on Feb. 11. Manila Cathedral FB He will be ordained at the Manila Cathedral in Intramuros. In a Facebook post, the Manila Cathedral said Catalan will be ordained by Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Prefect...
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso called on the Filipinos to support the government’s battle against the COVID-19 pandemic. “I am also posing this challenge to each and every one of you, every one of us, the private sector, communities, corporations big and small, and down to...
The risk level classification for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Metro Manila, Cavite, Laguna, Quezon, and Rizal (CALABARZON) remained at moderate risk with negative one-week growth rates, an OCTA Research fellow said on Thursday, Feb. 3. (Image courtesy of Dr. Guido David) OCTA Research fellow...
Three men selling fake vaccination cards were arrested by members of the Manila Police District (MPD) in a buy-bust operation in Quiapo on Tuesday, Feb. 1. MPD director Brig. Gen. Leo M. Francisco said the suspects -- Ricardo Villareal Lugtu, 20; Rafael Gatan Cayabyab, 41; and Samil Adjiul Asmadi,...
(MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) Former senator and Sorsogon Gov. Francis "Chiz" Escudero took the top spot in the latest nationwide online survey conducted by Tangere in partnership with the Manila Bulletin from Jan. 26 to 29. The survey results released on Wednesday, Feb. 2, showed Escudero at the...
The Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) has completed the upgrade of the signaling system of the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) which ensures a faster and more reliable railway for commuters. (Photo from Light Rail Manila Corporation) LRMC, the private operator of the LRT-1, said it has...
