Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. tasked the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) to improve its response time to save as many lives and property. Abalos said the standard response time of the firefighters is seven minutes for every...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said the local jobs market has continued to improve, citing positive figures from the Philippine Statistics Authority’s (PSA) June 2022 Labor Force Survey results. In a statement Tuesday, Aug. 9, Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said that while the June...
The number of unemployed Filipinos inched up in June as job seekers joining the labor force increased, but the unemployment rate was steady at 6 percent, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed on Monday, Aug. 8. Based on the June 2022 round of PSA’s Labor Force Survey, there...
(OCTA RESEARCH FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David on Monday, Aug. 8, said that 19 provinces across the country have seen “very high” or above 20 percent Covid-19 positivity rates over the past week. Positivity rate refers to the number of individuals who...
The latest survey showing that 12.2-million Filipino families felt "poor" makes the current administration's agenda on lowering the poverty rate "more urgent." Street crowd in Manila/File photo Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles stated this on Wednesday, Aug. 3, although President Ferdinand...
(OCTA RESEARCH FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The OCTA Research Group has observed rising Covid-19 positivity rates in Visayas and Mindanao, with five provinces in Visayas that already logged “very high” positivity rates. “Positivity rates are rising, indicating increasing transmission of...
(OCTA RESEARCH FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Ten provinces in Luzon and Visayas have logged “very high,” or more than 20 percent, Covid-19 positivity rates, based on the OCTA Research Group’s monitoring on Sunday, July 24. Positivity rate refers to the number of individuals who yielded...
(OCTA FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David on Friday, July 22, noted that Metro Manila’s daily Covid-19 positivity rate is “increasing again,” just three days after the central region registered lower daily positivity rates. Positivity rate refers to the...
The congestion rate of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP)-manned jail facilities has significantly decreased from 612 percent in 2017 to 387 percent this year, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. said on Tuesday, July 21....
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER The Covid-19 positivity rates in five provinces in the country have increased to over 20 percent, OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David said on Sunday, July 17. Positivity rate refers to the number of individuals who yielded positive results from among those who were tested for...
DAVAO CITY – The Covid-19 positivity rate here increased to 5.6 percent as of Wednesday, July 13, an official of the local Covid-19 Task Force said. Dr. Michelle Schlosser, spokesperson for the Davao City Covid-19 Task Force, said the recent positivity rate, which is now above the acceptable...
Metro Manila’s Covid-19 positivity rate has increased from 10.9 percent to 11.5 percent as of July 13, OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said on Thursday, July 14. This increase in the positivity rate could lead to over 1,000 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday, July 14, said David in a tweet....
