Muntinlupa tallied 33 cases of dengue from January to Feb. 7 this year which are higher compared to the same period last year. Data from the Muntinlupa City Health Office (CHO) showed that of the 33, seven were recorded in Barangay Putatan, followed by Alabang, six; Ayala Alabang and Poblacion,...
Muntinlupa City recorded the fourth lowest number of dengue cases in the National Capital Region (NCR) in one week. Data showed that from Jan. 1 to 7 this year, Muntinlupa registered seven dengue cases with zero deaths. Past fogging operation in Muntinlupa (Photo from Muntinlupa CHO) Symptoms of...
BACOLOD CITY – The number of dengue cases here last year went up by 190 percent, the City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (CESU) said. THE Aedes Aegypti mosquito that transmits dengue. Dr. Grace Tan, CESU head, said they recorded a total of 1,020 cases, including 14 deaths, in 2022, 189.8...
BACOLOD CITY – This city has logged almost 600 dengue cases from January to October, an increase of 195.7 percent compared to the same period last year. Data released by the City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (CESU) said a total of 890 dengue cases with 13 fatalities were recorded as of...
Public schools in the city of San Juan have started fully implementing face-to-face classes on Monday, Aug. 22, with the opening of school year 2022-2023. San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora led school officials in welcoming students after two years of online classes due to the Covid-19 pandemic at...
CITY OF ILAGAN, Isabela – The Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) has recommended the need to strengthen the vaccination and booster shots campaign in the face of the rising number of active Covid-19 cases in Isabela province. As of Wednesday, Aug. 17, the province has 420 active cases,...
The chief of the Muntinlupa City Health Office (CHO) warned the public against the dengue epidemic in the city, pointing out that the search and destroy strategy against mosquitoes needs to be strengthened. Dr. Juancho Bunyi, CHO chief, said while dengue has reached epidemic level in Muntinlupa,...
CEBU CITY – Dengue cases in Central Visayas continue to rise with most cases recorded in Cebu island, the Department of Health-Central Visayas (DOH 7) reported. The DOH 7 reported that as of August 13, Region 7 has 11,403 confirmed dengue cases with 72 deaths. The DOH 7 said that 74 percent...
The Department of Health (DOH) has recorded a total of 102,619 dengue cases since January, it said on Monday, Aug. 15. MB file photo According to DOH, this was from January 1 to July 30. The agency said that the cases this year are 131 percent higher compared to the reported cases during the same...
The San Juan City local government conducted on Monday, Aug. 15, a misting and clean-up drive as part of the city's intensified campaign against dengue. San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora led the program together with other city government officials in Barangay Corazon de Jesus. Zamora said San...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Health (DOH) has logged 50 dengue fatalities in Western Visayas from January to July this year. Capiz has logged its first dengue death, the DOH-Region 6 Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (RESU) said in an August 11 report. Four new deaths from...
Releasing frogs and fishes in swamps and stagnant water to eliminate dengue-carrying mosquitoes can disrupt the ecological balance of the surrounding environment, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Biodiversity Management Bureau (DENR-BMB) warned the public on Tuesday, Aug. 9. Cane...
