Quezon City has recorded a significant surge in Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD) cases this year, the Quezon City Epidemiology and Surveillance Division (QCESD) reported. From Jan. 1 to Sept. 15, 2025, the city logged 640 HFMD cases—eight times higher compared to the same period in 2024....
The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday, August 23, raised concerns over the alarming rise in Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD) cases in the country. Based on the latest data, the DOH reported that 37,368 infections have been recorded as of August 9 this year — more than seven times higher...
BACOLOD CITY – The City Health Office (CHO) is working closely with the Department of Education (DepEd) and school medical officers to track cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) in this highly-urbanized city. Dr. Grace Tan, head of the CHO Environment and Sanitation Division, reported...
BACOLOD CITY – Sixty-one cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) were recorded by the City Health Office (CHO) as of July 5. Twelve out of 61 barangays have HFMD cases and Barangay Villamonte is No. 1 with 10. Barangay Estefania has eight, followed by Barangay Mansilingan with six, five...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Matthew Louis Malacon said there is no confirmed cases of hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) yet in eight barangays of E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental. “No cause for alarm yet,” he said as specimens are still undergoing laboratory testing by the Department of Health...
BACOLOD CITY – The Provincial Health Office (PHO) has recorded a total of 828 cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) in Negros Occidental as of June 28. According to the PHO, it is 246.44 percent higher compared to the same period in 2024 with only 239 cases. Twenty-seven out of 31 local...
BACOLOD CITY – The municipal government of E.B. Magalona in Negros Occidental announced on Thursday, July 10, the suspension of classes in elementary schools from July 10 to 11 due to reported cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD). Mayor Matthew Louis Malacon has issued Executive Order...
ILOILO CITY – The number of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) cases involving children in Iloilo province increased by 700 percent. In a report released by the Iloilo Provincial Health Office (IPHO), 3,388 HFMD cases were recorded from Jan. 1 to June 24, compared to the same period last...
TACLOBAN CITY – Borongan City in Eastern Samar has declared an outbreak of hand, foot, and mouth disease after 123 cases were logged since January. John Kelly Cainday, Borongan City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (CESU) epidemiology officer, expressed alarm over the rapid increase in HFMD...
(Photo courtesy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) ILOILO CITY – More than 1,000 children in Iloilo have been infected with hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD). The Iloilo Provincial Health Office (IPHO) said 1,115 cases were recorded from Jan. 1 to Feb. 4. IPHO said that only nine...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) said that Red Cross 143 is on standby amid the reported rising cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) in the country. (Photo courtesy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) "PRC’s Health Services Team has alerted all our 100+ chapters — and our...
Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is a common infection among children, causing sores, rash, and blisters on their hands, feet, or legs. The Department of Health (DOH) recently recorded an uptick in Metro Manila's HFMD cases, prompting Filipinos to ask: should the country declare an HFMD...
