BAGUIO CITY – This city recorded five confirmed cases of pertussis or whooping cough from February 19 to March 27. Acting City Health Officer Celia Flor Brillantes said the City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit under the City Health Services Office confirmed these cases on February 19 and...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Health (DOH) has recorded an increase in pertussis or whooping cough cases in Western Visayas. The agency, which attributed this to low immunization of young children, said the number "Unfortunately, immunization coverage has taken a drastic turn for...
BACOLOD CITY – This province has recorded the first case of pertussis or whooping cough. LACSON (FB) Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said that the patient was a two-month-old baby girl whose condition was confirmed by a confirmatory test result from the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) in...
DAGUPAN CITY – The Provincial Health Office has recorded three cases of pertussis or whooping cough in one city and two towns in Pangasinan. These cases were in the towns of Santo Tomas and San Nicolas and Urdaneta City. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Cielo Almoite reminded...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The province of Albay has recorded five suspected cases of pertussis or whooping cough. The Provincial Health Office (PHO) confirmed on Wednesday, April 3, these cases which were recorded here and Tabaco City. "Sa ngayon wala pang confimatory kung positive to pertussis...
BACOLOD CITY – The City Health Office (CHO) is monitoring suspected cases of pertussis or whooping cough here. It has sent specimens of two suspected cases of pertussis to the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) in Muntinlupa City for confirmatory test. Dr. Grace Tan, head of the...
CITY OF SANTA ROSA, Laguna – The city government has declared an outbreak of pertussis or whooping cough here. AN outbreak of whooping cough has been declared in Santa Rosa City, Laguna. (Photo via Danny Estacio) The city council approved Local Health Board Resolution No. 1, Series of 2024,...
Pampanga Provincial Board Member Mylyn Pineda Cayabyab has confirmed three pertussis fatalities in her province. Cayabyab said there are 48 cases in Central Luzon and 12 have been confirmed in Pampanga. "Ang mga bata iwasan po muna natin ang gatherings iyong inilalabas natin sila, kasi...
CAVITE – The province of Cavite is now under a state of calamity due to the outbreak of pertussis or whooping cough, as stated in Resolution No. 3050-2024 passed by the Provincial Board in a special session on Wednesday, March 27. As of March 25, 36 cases of pertussis have been recorded in...
The Bacolod City Health Office (CHO) is prepared for a pertussis or whooping cough outbreak. Caesar Distrito, spokesperson of Mayor Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez, said the CHO is trained in case of any eventuality, adding that this city’s massive vaccination program against pertussis...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday, March 27, said there have been 568 cases of pertussis from Jan. 1 to March 16 this year, a significant increase from the same period in 2023, when only 26 cases were recorded. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) DOH added that there have been...
ILOILO CITY – The city government has declared a state of calamity following a pertussis or whooping cough outbreak here. The Iloilo City Council approved the recommendation of the Iloilo Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (Iloilo CDRRMC) to declare a state of calamity. The...
