By MBJ on June 21, 2009
A senior member of the Arroyo Cabinet announced the creation of a special task force to ensure the implementation of measures designed to help workers cope with the threat posed by the swine flu or A(H1N1) virus nationwide.
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By MBJ on June 18, 2009
Sixty four new confirmed cases of the swine flu or A(H1N1) virus were reported in the past 24 hours, which sent the total number of patients infected by the dreaded ailment soaring to 311, the Philippine secretary of health reported on Wednesday.
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By MBJ on June 15, 2009
Close to two million Filipino college students are to start attending their classes on Monday, June 15 as government officials rejected calls from certain sectors for another postponement due to the swine flu scare.
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By MBJ on June 14, 2009
Health Secretary Francisco Duque 3rd also issued the appeal after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Thursday night a global pandemic of the ailment, now officially known as the A(H1N1) virus.
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By MBJ on June 11, 2009
Senior Malacanang officials and Arroyo administration supporters warned the Filipinos that joining the massive anti-government rallies held in Metro Manila on Wednesday and other urban centers throughout the country would put them at risk to the swine flu virus.
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By MBJ on June 11, 2009
Secretary Francisco Duque 3rd of the Department of Health pointed out that the campaign against dengue has become even more imperative with the onset of the rainy season.
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By MBJ on June 9, 2009
Returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have been advised to observe self-quarantine as a precautionary measure and help contain the spread of the dreaded swine flu virus in the country.
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By MBJ on June 8, 2009
But because of the increasing cases of what is now officially known as the A(H1N1) virus, Angeles said Ched reset the opening of their classes to June 15 as a precautionary measure to prevent the possible spread of the ailment.
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By MBJ on June 6, 2009
The number of swine flu cases in the Philippines soared to 33 with the confirmation of four more victims who were afflicted by the highly contagious disease, a senior member of the Arroyo Cabinet reported on Friday.
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By MBJ on June 5, 2009
A woman executive of the Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB) has become the latest victim of the dreaded swine flu virus in the Philippines, a senior member of the Arroyo Cabinet reported on Thursday.
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By MBJ on June 2, 2009
Five more swine flu cases have been confirmed in the country, bringing to 21 the total number of Filipinos who have been afflicted by the dreaded ailment, the health secretary reported on Monday.
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By MBJ on May 28, 2009
Four more cases of swine flu virus have been confirmed, bringing to six the total number of patients infected by the dreaded disease in the Philippines, the secretary of health disclosed on Wednesday.
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By MBJ on May 25, 2009
Secretary Francisco Duque 3rd of the Department of Health disclosed in a televised press conference that the second patient is now undergoing treatment at the Regional Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) based in suburban Muntinlupa City, Metro Manila.
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By MBJ on May 24, 2009
The discovery of the country’s first-ever case of the dreaded swine flu virus won’t delay the opening of public schools on June 1, a senior member of the Arroyo Cabinet announced.
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By MBJ on May 23, 2009
Health officials confirmed that they have recorded the first-ever victim of the dreaded swine flu virus in the Philippines, a 10-year-old girl, who arrived in the country a week ago, along with her parents, to visit their relatives.
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