MANILA - The Philippines could record up to 90,000 COVID-19 cases by the end of July and up to 140,000 COVID-19 cases by the end of August, an expert from the University of the Philippines said Monday. 

Mathematics professor Dr. Guido David, a member of the UP OCTA Research group, said the group had to adjust its earlier projection of 85,000 cases by end-July as caseload of new COVID-19 patients continued to rise particularly in the National Capital Region. 

"Hindi pababa sa ngayon pero ang trend sa Cebu is pababa na. Na-fa-flatten na ang curve sa Cebu. Ang trend talaga sa NCR pataas, hindi lang sa NCR, pati Calabarzon nadamay din," he said in an interview on ABS-CBN's TeleRadyo.