(PIXABAY) Independent research group OCTA reiterated its call to the national and local governments, as well as the private sector and communities, to prepare for the possible impact of the highly infectious Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to the country. The Delta variant has...
(JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) The number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila has gone down by 9 percent, as it average 667 new cases during the June 21-27 period from 731 cases per day on June 14-20, OCTA Research said in its report on Monday, June 28. This corresponds...
Is the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) delaying the implementation of the ban on non-environmentally acceptable products (NEAP), which primarily targets single-use plastics? (Photo by Antoine Giret / Unsplash) Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Undersecretary Benny...
(JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Independent research group OCTA has expressed its support to maintain a general community quarantine (GCQ) status in Metro Manila in July. OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said retaining GCQ in Metro Manila is "appropriate for now" but may be...
The target to reach herd immunity by Christmas, particularly in Metro Manila and eight other high-risk areas, is "reasonable" but it could change if the Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) spreads in communities, a research fellow of OCTA Research group said on Sunday, June 27....
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) announced Saturday, June 26, that it will unveil its three major health research projects under the disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation (DRR-CCA) program of its Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD). (DOST)...
A health worker shows Sputnik V coronavirus vaccines at a vaccination hub in Taguig City on May 4, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/MANILA BULLETIN) ' The country's Vaccine Experts Panel (VEP) is currently studying the request of Russia's Gamaleya Research Institute to amend its COVID-19 vaccine's emergency use...
(Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Independent research group OCTA urged the different hospitals to increase their capacities dedicated for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients amid the threat of the more transmissible Delta variant. OCTA Research Group member Ranjit Rye said that this...
The Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCIEERD) bared Wednesday, June 23, the establishment of the country’s first coastal engineering and management research and development center in Ilocos...
(ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Vaccinations against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) must take on greater urgency as the more transmissible Delta variant has put a slight complication on the country's target for herd immunity and population protection, OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said on...
(JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila continued to decrease with an average of 700 cases per day, close to the 500 cases per day average before the surge in March, OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said on Wednesday, June...
(PIXABAY) Independent research group OCTA still flagged Davao City, Iloilo City, Bacolod City, Cagayan de Oro City, and Tacloban City as "areas of concern" outside Metro Manila due to the high number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in these areas during the June 15-21 period. In its...
