Over three hundred residents affected by the increasing number of typhoid fever cases in Cebu received cash aid from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Barili residents affected by typhoid fever receive financial aid from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD/...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY —- The Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office of Northern Mindanao (Region 10) confirmed on Saturday, July 2, the first African swine fever (ASF) case in the province of Camiguin. The Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office 10 located at Antonio Luna Street,...
CEBU CITY – Three fatalities from typhoid fever have been reported in Barili, Cebu. The Cebu Provincial Health Office (CPHO) said 98 typhoid fever cases have been recorded in 24 out of the 42 barangays in the second-class municipality as of June 23. The victims are from Barangay Poblacion,...
ZAMBOANGA CITY- Some 1,000 hogs have died in Zamboanga City during the past weeks due to the African Swine Fever (ASF), records of the Office of the City Veterinarian (OCVET) showed. OCVET (Office of the City Veterinarian) personnel are monitoring the condition of hogs in Zamboanga City barangays...
BAGUIO CITY – Dengue fever cases here in the first six months of this year increased by 120 percent and health authorities reminded residents to practice prevention strategies to prevent an outbreak with the onset of the rainy season. Records showed that there were 268 dengue fever cases in...
ROME, Italy -- A thousand pigs will be slaughtered after two cases of swine fever were detected on a farm in Rome's Lazio region, officials said Friday, spurring fears of a blow to the country's pork industry. "We have to slaughter all the pigs in the contaminated area very quickly," Angelo...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Zamboanga local government has reported P1.9-million in losses due to the African Swine Fever (ASF) infection in Zamboanga City. Office of the City Veterinarian personnel prepare the disposal of confiscated pork products from other red zone areas with no valid shipping permits....
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said that there is "little to no risk" that the virus that causes an illness called Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) can enter the country at this point in time. “The DOH sees little to no risk of the virus entering Philippine borders,” the state health...
MEDIUM RARE Jullie Y. Daza With 14 nominees named to head his executive team (as of this writing), the incoming President has 18 more positions to fill for a total of 32. Among the most sensitive and crucial, Agriculture, Health, and Defense. What does it take to land in the cabinet? The shortest...
PYONGYANG, North Korea-- The number of fevered persons in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) reached more than 1.2 million by Sunday evening, and 50 of them have died of fever, the Korean Central News Agency reported Monday. About 392,920 more persons with fever were reported on...
PYONGYANG, Democratic People's Republic of Korea -- The fevered persons in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) have surpassed 820,620, among which 496,030 have recovered and 324,550 are still under medical treatment since the outbreak in late April, the Korean Central News Agency...
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea on Sunday reported 15 additional deaths from "fever", days after officially confirming its first-ever Covid-19 cases and ordering nationwide lockdowns. The outbreak, which leader Kim Jong Un has said is causing "great upheaval", leaves a country with one of the...