DAVAO CITY – The Southern Philippines Medical Center confirmed on Wednesday, June 4, that 11 out of the 14 recorded monkeypox cases in the hospital are also individuals living with human immunodeficiency virus, making them more vulnerable due to a weakened immune system. Speaking at the...
BACOLOD CITY – The provincial government has created a task force to effectively prevent and control the spread of monkeypox (Mpox) in Negros Oriental although no case has been recorded in the province. Gov. Manuel Sagarbarria issued an executive order on Monday, June 2, establishing the Negros...
COTABATO CITY – Three individuals in Cotabato City have tested positive for monkeypox, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to eight, health officials said Tuesday. Dr. Harris Ali, city health officer, said the three new...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez has ordered stepped up border control in all entry points here as a precautionary measure against monkeypox following reported cases in Iloilo City. In a press briefing on Monday, Benitez stressed the need to install scanners in airports and seaports to enable...
CEBU CITY – Six suspected cases of monkeypox are being monitored in Central Visayas. The Department of Health-Central Visayas (DOH-7) on Monday, June 2, said three cases are in Cebu City, one in Mandaue City, one in Talisay City, and one in Lapu-Lapu City. DOH-7 Director Joshua Brillantes...
BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Health said on Saturday that no monkeypox case has been recorded in the Caraga region. “We did not receive any information yet pertaining to this case (mpox),” the Department of Health-13 said. Hospitals and other health facilities and local government units...
TACLOBAN CITY -- Health officials in Maasin City have reported one suspected monkeypox case. “The patient is a 55-year-old female and is currently in isolation. Intensive contact tracing is currently underway,” Mayor Nacional Mercado said. He added that the patient is under close monitoring and...
ILOILO CITY – The city government denied that Iloilo City is under General Community Quarantine implemented during the pandemic after a positive case of monkeypox was recorded here. “It is fake news,” said Joy Fantilaga-Gorzal, spokesperson of Mayor Jerry P. Treñas. Facebook posts...
CEBU CITY – While there is no confirmed case of monkeypox in Bohol yet, Gov. Aris Aumentado is not taking any chances as he ordered the creation of a task force to help prevent the spread of the virus in the province. Aumentado issued Executive Order No. 28 that created the Bohol Provincial...
DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Health Office reported on Friday morning, May 30, six cases of monkeypox here, including the two cases recorded last month. CHO medical coordinator for emerging and reemerging infectious diseases, Dr. Sofia Corazon D. Zafra, confirmed this during a Davao City Disaster...
DAVAO CITY –The Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) in Cotabato has ordered the mandatory wearing of face masks in all health facilities in the province to help prevent the spread of contagious diseases, including monkeypox. In a two-page health advisory issued on May 29, IPHO chief Dr....
BACOLOD CITY – While there is no confirmed case of monkeypox here, the City Health Office urged the public to report suspected cases to prevent community transmission. Health officials aired the appeal after their counterparts confirmed the first laboratory-verified cases of mpox in Iloilo City...
