Pangasinan town under state of calamity due to dengue

BASISTA, Pangasinan – Five barangays in this town were declared under a state of calamity by the Municipal Disaster Coordinating Council in their meeting Friday here due to dengue cases that have reached a total of more than 120 with one death.

Municipal Councilor Leonardo Caranto who proposed the said move told The STAR that such declaration is yet to pass tomorrow in the Sangguniang Bayan during their regular session. Dengue is caused by mosquito (Aedes aegypti) bites characterized by high fever, severe headache, muscle and joint pains and rashes.

But Caranto, municipal president of the Liga ng mga Barangay, is confident it will be approved smoothly by his colleagues who know well that barangays Mapolopolo, Navatad, Bayoyong, Dumpay and Malimpuec are affected with dengue cases.