Philippine town offers bounty for mosquitoes

Bounty for mosquitoes as dengue rises in Philippines
Carlito Cernal, village chief of Barangay Addition Hills, announced the bounty of one peso (less than 2 US cents) for every five mosquitoes after two students in his neighbourhood
What’s the buzz? A Philippine town is offering a bounty for mosquitoes
Barangay Addition Hills, one of the Philippines’ most crowded villages, is giving its citizens a token reward for any mosquitoes they catch, whether they are dead or alive. The unusual campaign is a r
Wanted dead or alive: Filipino lawman offers bounty for mosquitoes behind dengue outbreak
Local officials in the Philippines are offering a bounty for mosquitoes caught dead or alive in a bid to slow the spread of another dengue epidemic.
Filipino village puts bounty on mosquitoes caught dead or alive
A village in the Philippine capital has offered to pay residents 1 Philippine peso ($0.017) for every five mosquitoes or larvae they catch – dead or alive – as part of efforts to fight an increase in cases of dengue.
Philippines village offering bounties for mosquitoes amid dengue fever outbreak
Residents in Addition Hills village in Mandaluyong City will receive one Philippines peso - just over 1p - for every five mosquitoes or mosquito larvae they turn in.
Manila neighbourhood puts bounty on dengue-carrying mosquitoes
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. The surrendered mosquitoes and larvae will be placed in a sealed glass container where they will eventually be killed.
Bounties up for mosquitoes — dead or alive
A VILLAGE in the densely populated Philippine capital region launched a battle against dengue Wednesday, February 19, 2025, by offering a token bounty to reside
Philippine town offers bounty for mosquitoes as dengue rises
A Philippine urban centre hopes a mosquito bounty will supplement existing anti-dengue measures Authorities in one of the Philippines' most densely-populated urban centres are offering a cash reward for mosquitoes in an attempt to stop the spread of dengue.
Philippine village battles dengue by offering bounties for mosquitoes, dead or alive
A village in the densely populated Philippine capital region has launched a battle against dengue by offering a token bounty to residents for captured mosquitoes, dead or alive.
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With dengue fever cases on the rise in the Philippines, one village in central Manila has come up with a unique way to raise awareness about this problem: offering money for mosquitoes. Many residents are eager to help but some health experts warn that there are more effective ways to prevent disease than catching mosquitoes.
Philippines village offering bounties for killing mosquitoes
Residents in a central Manila neighbourhood lined up Wednesday, as dengue cases spike nationwide, to collect a bounty -- one peso for every five mosquitoes, dead or alive. Watch in for more details!
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