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Government

DENR: DON’T USE FROGS, FISH TO FIGHT DENGUE

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Biodiversity Management Bureau (DENR-BMB) has warned the public against releasing frogs and fish in swamps and stagnant water to fight the dengue outbreak, as it can disrupt the ecological balance of the surrounding environment. BMB Director Natividad Bernardino explained that placing frogs and fish is not an effective solution […]

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Politics

PHILIPPINE RED CROSS TO LAUNCH CLEAN-UP DRIVE VS DENGUE-CARRYING MOSQUITOS – GORDON

More than just providing interventions for the thousands of people who are sick with dengue in the wake of the Department of Health’s recent declaration of a national alert on the disease, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), headed by Senator Dick Gordon, is set to launch a clean-up campaign to stem the further spread of […]