The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has reassured the public that it provides coverage for hospitalizations related to leptospirosis and dengue which are both prevalent among Filipinos during the rainy season. (PhilHealth) In a statement, PhilHealth said the benefit packages...
Dengue cases in the country continue to increase, especially amid the rainy season, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday, Sept. 16. (DOH / Manila Bulletin) In a press briefing, DOH Secretary Teodoro Herbosa reported a 68 percent increase in dengue cases this year compared to the previous...
As dengue cases continue to rise nationwide, the Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday, Sept. 12, urged the public to take action by eliminating mosquitoes to prevent the spread of the disease during the rainy season. According to the DOH, fogging or spraying in local hotspots or outbreak areas...
BAGUIO CITY – The Baguio City Health Services Office reported that 15 persons have died from the mosquito-borne disease dengue here and 6,718 cases were recorded from January 1 to September 15 this year. Among the fatalities were four children aged 1, 4, 6, and 9. The CHSO said the downtrend...
CEBU CITY – The City Health Department has recommended the declaration of a state of public health emergency here due to increasing dengue cases. Dr. Daisy Villa, who made the recommendation to acting Mayor Raymond Garcia, said that the declaration will help combat rising cases. She said the...
CEBU CITY – Dengue cases in Central Visayas from January to mid-August have breached the 15,000-mark. The Department of Health-Central Visayas (DOH 7) reported that as of August 17, 15,394 dengue cases with 35 deaths have been recorded in the region. The DOH-7 said there was a...
ILOILO CITY – The Capiz provincial government has launched an intensified campaign against the dengue outbreak. CAPIZ conducts fogging operations to combat dengue. (Capiz Provincial Government Communications Group) Gov. Fredenil “Oto” Castro opened the campaign through various activities in...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental recorded nine dengue fatalities from January 1 to August 31. The Provincial Health Office said 3,234 dengue cases were recorded as of August 31, a 214.29 percent increase from the 1,029 in the same period last year. The age group with the highest number of...
CEBU CITY – The province of Bohol is set to be placed under a state of calamity due to the increasing cases of the mosquito-borne disease dengue. AUMENTADO (FB) The Provincial Anti-Dengue Task Force has recommended through a resolution that Gov. Erico Aristotle Aumentado declare a dengue outbreak...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Health-6 said 42 people have died from the mosquito-borne disease dengue in Western Visayas region in eight months. A FOGGING operation is conducted in Capiz as the province battles a dengue outbreak. (Capiz Provincial Government Communications Group)...
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental Provincial Health Office has reported a 183.62 percent increase in dengue cases in the first seven months of the year. A total of 2,822 cases, with six fatalities, were logged from January to August 24, 1,827 more than the 995 during the same period last...
ILOILO CITY – Eleven persons have died from dengue in the province of Iloilo this month amid an outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease. HEALTH workers in Iloilo clean up possible mosquito breeding sites. (IPHO) The Iloilo Provincial Health Office said 17 individuals have died from...
