Headlines Mandaluyong drive vs dengue: P1 for every mosquito

MANILA, Philippines — A village in Mandaluyong City has raised a bounty for one of the biggest killers in the country: A peso for every mosquito or its larva, dead or alive.

It was a “well-intentioned” initiative by Barangay Addition Hills in Mandaluyong, but for the Department of Health (DOH), there may be better and more effective ways to address the surge of dengue cases in the village and the entire country as well.

Under the barangay’s “May Piso sa Mosquito,” villagers will be paid P1 for every mosquito or wriggler (“kiti-kiti”) brought to the barangay hall from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m, from Monday to Saturday, starting Feb. 19.