BACOLOD CITY – The Provincial Health Office (PHO) assured the public there is no cause for alarm over the first confirmed case of monkeypox (Mpox) in Negros Occidental. “Indi magpakulba (Don’t be scared), said Provincial Health Officer Dr. Girlie Pinongan in a media interview Tuesday,...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Health officials confirmed Northern Mindanao 's first mpox (monkeypox) case Friday, involving an adult male patient from Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental. In a health bulletin, the DOH-Region 10 Epidemiology Unit reported the patient is receiving care at Mayor Hilarion...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson has urged the public to take precautions against monkeypox (Mpox). Lacson said that the Provincial Health Office (PHO) has issued advisories to local government units (LGUs) to stay alert, following reports of Mpox cases in Iloilo. He...
The province of Tarlac recorded its first Mpox (monkeypox) case on Tuesday, June 17. This was confirmed by the Provincial Health Office (PHO) and Gov. Susan Yap, citing the result of a test conducted by the Department of Health (DOH). PHO head Dr. Jeannette Lazatin said contact tracing is underway...
TACLOBAN CITY — Sogod, Southern Leyte Mayor Sheffered Lino Tan has confirmed the first monkeypox (Mpox) case in the municipality. The first Mpox case in Eastern Visayas is a 28-year-old female with no travel history. She has fully recovered and her symptoms have been managed. Tan disclosed that...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez has directed the City Health Office to identify the source of the first monkeypox (Mpox) case here that was not a local transmission. Benitez said that local health authorities are probing how the patient acquired the infection, despite not having a travel...
DAVAO CITY – The Southern Philippines Medical Center confirmed on Wednesday, June 4, that 11 out of the 14 recorded monkeypox cases in the hospital are also individuals living with human immunodeficiency virus, making them more vulnerable due to a weakened immune system. Speaking at the...
BACOLOD CITY – The provincial government has created a task force to effectively prevent and control the spread of monkeypox (Mpox) in Negros Oriental although no case has been recorded in the province. Gov. Manuel Sagarbarria issued an executive order on Monday, June 2, establishing the Negros...
COTABATO CITY – Three individuals in Cotabato City have tested positive for monkeypox, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to eight, health officials said Tuesday. Dr. Harris Ali, city health officer, said the three new...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez has ordered stepped up border control in all entry points here as a precautionary measure against monkeypox following reported cases in Iloilo City. In a press briefing on Monday, Benitez stressed the need to install scanners in airports and seaports to enable...
CEBU CITY – Six suspected cases of monkeypox are being monitored in Central Visayas. The Department of Health-Central Visayas (DOH-7) on Monday, June 2, said three cases are in Cebu City, one in Mandaue City, one in Talisay City, and one in Lapu-Lapu City. DOH-7 Director Joshua Brillantes...
BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Health said on Saturday that no monkeypox case has been recorded in the Caraga region. “We did not receive any information yet pertaining to this case (mpox),” the Department of Health-13 said. Hospitals and other health facilities and local government units...
