CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The data on dengue cases being received by the Department of Health (DoH) in Bukidnon, the province with the most number of cases in Northern Mindanao, is feared to be just “the tip of the iceberg” and that many other cases remain unreported, a provincial health official disclosed Thursday.

Dr. Josephine Ibalio, the health coordinator for Bukidnon province, said they are receiving information of new cases every week as she expressed concern that the situation could ...

 BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Health (DoH) sounded an alarm over the significant rise in cases of dengue fever in Northern and Northeastern Mindanao, citing 10 deaths out of the 1,406 persons reportedly downed by the mosquito-borne disease.

The DoH offices in Caraga region and Region 10 were already mobilized to help community health officers stop the spread of the dreaded disease, which has taken its toll mostly on children.

The patients are currently admitted at various hospitals in the ...