Twelve people have died from the disease in the province as of Monday, the Health Department says.
Zamboanga Sibugay province is under a state of calamity after it recorded an alarming surge of dengue cases that killed at least 12 people, the local government said Zamboanga Sibugay province is under a state of calamity after it recorded an alarming surge of dengue cases that killed at least 12 people, the local government said.
Governor Walter Palma has ordered local chief executives of the province’s 16 towns to conduct a clean-up drive on Friday, to eliminate breeding places of dengue-carrying mosquitoes.
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