(MANILA BULLETIN) Amid the surge in dengue cases in the country, administration senatorial bet Benhur Abalos pointed to an existing and effective anti-mosquito contraption from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). The Alyansa para...
BAGUIO CITY – The City Health Services Office reported that 171 cases were recorded and three people have died from dengue here from Jan. 1 to Feb. 22. The fatalities were a 78-year-old man from Barangay West Bayan Park, a 57-year-old man from Barangay Kias, and a nine-year-old boy from...
The local government of San Juan launched on Saturday, March 1, a citywide cleanup drive to combat the rising dengue cases in Metro Manila, with simultaneous cleanup efforts in all 21 barangays. San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora, along with city officials and volunteers, leads a citywide cleanup...
Senator Maria Lourdes Nancy Binay said she supports calls for the approval of a new generation dengue vaccine, citing the need for the government to exhaust all remedies to curb the rise of dengue in the country. “I think it’s time for the new dengue vaccine to be approved, and we need...
Senator Loren Legarda on Tuesday urged local government units (LGUs) to exercise best practices to help bring down dengue cases in the country, as she expressed alarm over the unsettling increase in dengue cases this year. Legarda, the author of the National Environmental Awareness Education...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The City Health Office reported on Thursday, Feb. 20, three deaths and 38 confinements at the Zamboanga City Medical Center due to dengue from January to February. A HEALTH personnel conducts fogging activities in Zamboanga City. (File photo) ZCMC Public...
Reelectionist Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has urged Filipinos to stay vigilant as the number of dengue cases surge across the Philippines. Go, chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, also urged local officials and the public to intensify their efforts to...
All facilities of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) nationwide have been alerted on the rising number of dengue cases in the country. In a directive, BuCor Director General Gregorio Pio P. Catapang Jr. instructed all health service chiefs in prison facilities to report dengue cases within 24 hours...
Dengue fever has arrived alarmingly early in Metro Manila and nearby regions. The Department of Health (DOH) has reported a rapid surge in cases across Region IV-A, Region III, and Metro Manila, with Quezon City already declaring an outbreak after recording 10 deaths, including eight minors....
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Monday, Feb. 17, expressed its readiness to supply blood to patients across the country as dengue cases continue to surge. (Photo courtesy of Philippine Red Cross) “I always remind everyone that the Red Cross is ready to provide blood anytime,...
The Muntinlupa City government recorded 22 cases of dengue in more than a month this year. The 22 dengue cases in Muntinlupa were recorded from Jan. to Feb. 8 this year. From Jan 1 to June 3 last year, the Muntinlupa City Health Office (CHO) recorded 80 dengue cases. According to the...
BACOLOD CITY – This city recorded a 355.9 percent increase in dengue cases from January to December last year with a total of 2,617 compared to 574 in 2023. The City Health Office said seven persons died in 2024, four more than 2023 with only three. Barangay Taculing had 274 cases, Mansilingan,...
