MANILA -- The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday, Aug. 2, said it has tallied 319 deaths from dengue fever this year as cases continue to rise during the wet season.
With the school year set to begin on Aug. 22 this year, the Department of Education (DepEd) said unvaccinated learners will still be accepted as COVID-19 vaccination remains voluntary.
An infectious disease expert reiterated that viral disease monkeypox is not considered a sexually transmitted infection despite close intimate contact being one of the modes of its transmission.
The damage to infrastructure due to the 7.0-magnitude quake that rocked Northern Luzon on July 27 has reached P1.2 billion, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC).
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake jolted Lebak, Sultan Kudarat Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 2, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported.
