Dengue cases up in Cebu province

Victor Anthony V. Silva 03/05/2016

Improper water storage amid the dry spell is seen as one reason behind the higher number of dengue cases in the province for January and February this year compared to the same period in 2015. Dengue season…

Daanbantayan steps up drive against dengue

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/07/2015

DAANBANTAYAN town in northern Cebu is stepping up its campaign against dengue amid reports that it remains in the list of local government units in Central Visayas with the highest number of dengue cases. The Regional Epidemiology…

Dengue cases shoot up 89% in C. Visayas; Cebu City ranks highest with 1,900 cases

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 12/06/2015

Dengues cases in Central Visayas from January to November  showed an increase of 89 percent from year-ago levels. With cases  of illness almost doubling and number of deaths reaching 72 compared to only 22 for the same…

Binay enjoyed Cebu’s crunchy ‘lechon’ but…

Marc Eric Cosep 10/11/2015

VICE President Jejomar Binay arrived late for last Friday’s visit to the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center with Sen. Nancy Binay to donate IV fluids for dengue patients. He apologized for being late, saying he needed to…

Cebu mayors league mulls buying misting machines

Victor Anthony V. Silva 10/10/2015

  Towns are considering buying their own misting machines to spray insecticide in areas that may have dengue-carrying mosquitoes. The call was made by Tuburan Mayor Democrito Diamante, president of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines…

Why Lapu-Lapu’s dengue figures don’t match

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Norman V. Mendoza 10/10/2015

LAPU-Lapu city ss tagged the second highest in dengue cases in Central Visayas this year. Efforts to control mosquito populations continue across the region but  the surveillance results of the Department of Health (DOH) arent’always accepted by…

‘ACT BEFORE THEY BITE’

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 10/09/2015

Dr. Briones pushes  larvicide to prevent dengue Mosquito control in communities should target the insects before they mature and infect  people. Dr. Wyben Briones, chairman of the Anti-Dengue Task Force in Cebu, said this is why larvicide…

Group turns over dengue larvicide to DepEd

08/14/2015

The Dengue-Free Movement distributed larvicide to 19 school divisions under the Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepEd 7) as part of its campaign to eradicate dengue. The larvicide worth P535,000 was turned over by Dr. Wyben…

DOH records 2,848 dengue cases, 16 dengue deaths since January

Marc Eric Cosep 08/06/2015

Since the onset of the rainy season, the regional Department of Health office is monitoring dengue cases in the province . About 2843 dengue cases and 16 deaths caused by dengue were recorded by the DOH from…

Rise in dengue cases noted in Cebu City

Nestle L. Semilla 07/29/2015

With the onset of the rainy season, health officials reported a rise in dengue cases midway through the year in Cebu City. A total of 384 dengue cases were reported from January to June,  about the same…

Public advised to clean homes amid increase in dengue cases

Melissa Q. Cabahug 06/05/2015

Health authorities called on the public to clean their surroundings amid a 20 percent increase in dengue cases in Central Visayas from January to May this year. Dr. Jonathan Niel Erasmo, DOH-7 dengue program coordinator, said in…

Palma urges faithful to pray for rain

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 06/04/2015

WITH the occurrence of rains still elusive, Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma urged the people to storm heaven with prayers. The 65-year-prelate yesterday issued an oratio imperata or a mandatory prayer which will be used in all Masses…

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