ZAMBOANGA CITY- The Zamboanga City Health Office expressed alarm over the soaring number of dengue cases in Zamboanga City over the past two months. An employee of the City Health Office conducts fogging activities in one of the communities affected by the dengue virus. (Zambo LGU photo) Since...
The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on Friday, Feb. 18 allowed Linconn Ong, a detained Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation executive, escorted visits to his dengue-stricken son to show that the panel ‘’is not without compassion.’’ Senator Richard Gordon ‘’For humanitarian reasons, but...
Negros Oriental logs lowest number of cases in 10 years THE ENEMY Mosquito sucking blood from its host The province of Negros Oriental has recorded last year its lowest number of dengue cases within a 10-year period. Records obtained by the Philippine News Agency from the Regional Epidemiology and...
The Philippines is seeking to develop a “cost-effective lab-on-a-chip device” that will be used to detect chikungunya, dengue, Zika, and Japanese encephalitis, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said. (Photo by CDC on Unsplash) DOST Undersecretary for Research and Development Dr....
The second and third phases of the clinical study on the safety and efficacy of the plant-based anti-dengue drug will start in September this year, and "will be completed within a year", the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said on Friday, Aug. 20. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOST...
The Dengvaxia controversy led to the significant decline in vaccination, based on the results of a study conducted by the University of the Philippines (UP)-Diliman College of Mass Communication. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) This was announced by Department of Science and Technology (DOST)...
An official of the Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday, July 1, reminded "plantitos" and "plantitas" to make sure that their plants are clear from potential mosquito-breeding sites by regularly replacing the water in their pots and vases. DOH/MB "Since plantitos and plantitas are in now, let us...
MB/FILE PHOTO The Department of Health (DOH) has reported a significant decrease in the incidence of dengue in the country last year and is hoping to sustain the same trend by the end of 2021. “In 2020, we had an 81-percent decrease in the number of cases...numbering 83,335 cases with 324...
June is Dengue Awareness Month. Parents and families are encouraged to take more proactive efforts in ensuring our children’s protection against the potentially deadly infection. The Philippines has historically been one of the countries with the highest number of dengue cases in the world. Local...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has gone back to its roots with its "Metro Bayanihan: I MM" project, which it launched Tuesday morning, June 1 with a clean-up of Estero de Tripa de Gallina in Manila. A scene during the Metro Bayanihan launch on June 1, 2021 at Estero de Tripa...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has deployed the affordable and locally developed rapid test kit that could detect dengue infection within an hour to the Bicol region. Biotek-M Dengue Aqua Test Kit (Photo from DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña Facebook Page) DOST...
