TACLOBAN CITY -- Health officials in Maasin City have reported one suspected monkeypox case. “The patient is a 55-year-old female and is currently in isolation. Intensive contact tracing is currently underway,” Mayor Nacional Mercado said. He added that the patient is under close monitoring and...
ILOILO CITY – The city government denied that Iloilo City is under General Community Quarantine implemented during the pandemic after a positive case of monkeypox was recorded here. “It is fake news,” said Joy Fantilaga-Gorzal, spokesperson of Mayor Jerry P. Treñas. Facebook posts...
CEBU CITY – While there is no confirmed case of monkeypox in Bohol yet, Gov. Aris Aumentado is not taking any chances as he ordered the creation of a task force to help prevent the spread of the virus in the province. Aumentado issued Executive Order No. 28 that created the Bohol Provincial...
DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Health Office reported on Friday morning, May 30, six cases of monkeypox here, including the two cases recorded last month. CHO medical coordinator for emerging and reemerging infectious diseases, Dr. Sofia Corazon D. Zafra, confirmed this during a Davao City Disaster...
DAVAO CITY –The Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) in Cotabato has ordered the mandatory wearing of face masks in all health facilities in the province to help prevent the spread of contagious diseases, including monkeypox. In a two-page health advisory issued on May 29, IPHO chief Dr....
BACOLOD CITY – While there is no confirmed case of monkeypox here, the City Health Office urged the public to report suspected cases to prevent community transmission. Health officials aired the appeal after their counterparts confirmed the first laboratory-verified cases of mpox in Iloilo City...
CEBU CITY – The first case of monkeypox in Cebu province has been confirmed. The patient was from Talisay City who already died but not due to monkeypox but because of other health complications. Talisay Mayor Samsam Gullas made the confirmation to allay public fear. “I’ve received reports...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Five possible monkeypox cases are being monitored here, a local health official said during a press conference on Wednesday, May 28. City Health Officer Dr. Dulce Miravite refused to identify them but said they are from the central, east, and west coast. She said that they have...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Zamboanga City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council held an emergency meeting to discuss proactive and response efforts on the presence of monkeypox in some Mindanao provinces. Mayor John Dalipe presided over the meeting which focused on the Zamboanga City Preparedness...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Zamboanga City Health Officer Dr. Dulce Miravite has called on residents here to be vigilant and help prevent the spread of monkeypox after a confirmed case of the disease was recorded in Zamboanga Sibugay over the weekend. Miravite said there is no confirmed case of monkeypox...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The province of Zamboanga Sibugay has confirmed its first monkeypox case, which was recorded in Tungawan municipality. A press statement from the Zamboanga Sibugay Provincial Health Office said the patient is three-years-old who is confined at the Dr. George T. Hofer Medical...
ISULAN, Sultan Kudarat – Three residents have tested positive for monkeypox or mpox in Sultan Kudarat province, Gov. Datu Pax Ali Mangudadatu confirmed Friday. "They are now in stable condition,” Mangudadatu said, citing reports from local health workers. Two cases were recorded in Tacurong...
