The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, July 1, reported 77,867 dengue cases from January to June this year.
This data is 15 percent higher compared to the same period in 2023, which had 67,576 cases.
Meanwhile, as the DOH continues to raise public awareness on WILD (Water-borne diseases, Influenza-like illnesses, Leptospirosis, and Dengue), it observed a slight increase in dengue cases in its latest monitoring.
While there have been 4,689 cases reported from June 2 to 15, the DOH cautions the public that this number may still change due to incoming late reports.
From the previously reported plateau, the number of cases has started climbing slightly, increasing by around 10 percent from 5,547 cases reported between May 5 and May 18 to 6,082 cases between May 19 and June 1.
"Dengue cases have already been reported, with 205 deaths," DOH said.
"Only five regions did not have an increase in cases in the period from May 5 to June 1: NCR, Calabarzon, Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas, and Caraga," it added.
The country's health department refrains from disclosing specific local government names to facilitate coordinated risk communication, community engagement, and response to localized Dengue outbreaks.
This is provided for under Section 7 of Republic Act No. 11332 or the "Mandatory Reporting of Notifiable Diseases and Health Events of Public Health Concern Act."
As penned in the law under the "Declaration of Epidemic or Public Health Emergency. -The Secretary of Health shall have the authority to declare epidemics of national and/or international concerns except when the same threatens national security. In which case, the President of the Republic of the Philippines shall declare a State of Public Health Emergency and mobilize governmental and nongovernmental agencies to respond to the threat."
"Provincial, city or municipal health offices may only declare a disease outbreak within their respective localities provided the declaration, is supported by sufficient scientific evidence based on disease surveillance/data, epidemiologic investigation, environmental investigation, and laboratory investigation," it added.