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Entrepreneurship advocacy Go Negosyo has teamed up with independent research group OCTA on data analysis of COVID-19 figures to come up with policy recommendations to safely reopen the economy.

The House of Representatives ended its inquiry on OCTA Research Philippines on Monday, October 11, with the call for accuracy and responsible information about the COVID-19 situation in the country. This came about after the House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability, under its ch

The private sector scored a victory after it gained the Department of Health's (DOH) commitment to review its proposal for a more scientific and transparent way of determining alert level classifications in Metro Manila. Presidential Adviser on Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Conc

June 28, 2021 There are close to 10 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines nationwide injected, according to Department of Health (DOH) data. According to the DOH, 9.9 million doses have been injected as of Saturday. More than 7.4 million people have received their first dose, while almost 2.5 million have been fully vaccinated or have already had 2 doses. “[Sa] A1 almost 100 percent na ang nabakunahan at 1.6 million, ang masterlist natin, 1.7 million. A2 nabakunahan na ng 2.3 million, malayo pa ...

OCTA fellow explains why both face shield, mask are needed during vaccine rollout 247 ); OCTA Research Group. This statement came after Malacañang claimed that the mandated minimum public health standards, which include the wearing of face shields, protect the public from the 2019 coronavirus as much as the vaccine. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque made this claim in a briefing on June 3 after he was asked about Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso’s call to scrap the fa...

By Canaan Hancock and Michael Tee What kind of world do we want to live in, and what kind of world do we want our children to inherit? Do we want to be faced with recurrent and prolonged extreme heat waves, wildfires and hurricane seasons? Our climate crisis is not simply an environmental issue, it is a health crisis that has the potential to be more damaging than even our current pandemic in the long-term. As fellow Texans and medical students, we invite you to join us in supporting key bil...

NURSE/ MANILA BULLETIN PRC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Senator Richard Gordon and PRC lead researcher Dr. Michael Tee made the call in an interview with TeleRadyo.  “‘Yung walang ginagawa dyan, gusto magkaroon ng self worth puwede kyo magpalista sa Red Cross, sa 143. Gusto nyo magvolunteer tumulong pipiliin namin kayo (To those who are doing nothing, and want to have self-worth, you may have yourself enlisted in Red Cross 143 program. If you want to volunteer, if you want to...

(JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) PRC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Sen. Richard Gordon demonstrated how to collect samples from saliva test and explained the procedure in the public launching. Currently, he noted that a saliva test costs P2,000, which is cheaper compared to the RT-PCR swab test priced at P3,800. “Kapag marami na ang nagpapa-test, puwedeng babaan (If more people would avail the saliva test, we can lower the cost in the future),” he added. Gordon said tha...

Had things panned out differently, January 18, 2021 would have marked the 71st birthday of Gilles Villeneuve. The French-Canadian driver only competed in six seasons of Formula 1, and won just six times – and yet his extrovert driving style and never-surrender attitude mean he is still sorely missed by F1 fans today. Lap 4 of the 1981 British Grand Prix at Silverstone, and Villeneuve has just clouted the fiddly chicane at Woodcote. Carnage ensues, as Villeneuve spins into the catch fencing an...

OCTA Research warns of increasing COVID-19 cases in NCR © OCTA Research NCR reproduction number of COVID-19, Dec. 2020. OCTA Research The number of COVID-19 cases in the National Capital Region has been increasing in the first part of December, a member of the OCTA Research team said on Saturday. Likewise, NCRs reproduction number has also been going up. According to the World Health Organization, the basic reproductive rate (R0) is the average number of people infected by one person in a ...