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BY MERIANNE GRACE EREÑETA
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ILOILO City – Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog urged parents to hold a “do day” at their children’s school every weekend to prevent the further increase of Zika and dengue cases.
“Indi lang sa beginning sang klase. Base maka-schedule man sila kada semana,” the mayor said in his radio program on Sunday.
A “do day” refers to regular cleanup activities that students conduct in schools.
It typically involves sweeping campus grounds and wiping classroom furniture, and sometimes doing minor repairs.
It is different from the Department of Education’s Brigada Eskwela, which is held only once a year — weeks before the opening of classes in June — and involves campus-wide cleanup and repairs.
Mabilog made the same appeal during the induction of officers of the Federated Parent-Teacher Association of the Division of Iloilo City on Sept. 29.
“Subong abi nga semana, iya sang Grades 1 and 2 (nga parents), tapos sunod semana, Grades 3 kag 4,” and so on, said Mabilog.
The City Health Office recorded 976 dengue cases with three deaths here from Jan. 1 to Sept. 3.
Dengue is caused by the day-biting mosquitoes Aedes egypti and Aedes albopictus that breed in clear, stagnant water.
But Aedes egypti are considered the primary vector. They can be found in urbanized areas and usually rest in cool, dark corners of houses.
Meanwhile, seven Zika cases were recorded here as of Sept. 23.
Four cases were in Barangay Benedicto, Jaro district, two in Barangay Santa Cruz, Arevalo and one in Barangay San Juan, Molo.
Zika virus is transmitted also by Aedes egypti. It has prompted worldwide concern because of its connection to a neurological birth disorder — microcephaly — and its rapid spread across the globe./PN
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