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 died from the ...

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. Carlito Cernal, village chief of ...

But when cases spiked to 42 this year and two young students died, village leader Carlito Cernal decided to intensify the battle. “There was an alarm,” Cernal told The Associated Press.

Carlito Cernal, village captain in Addition Hills, said the awareness-raising project he initiated could have a "huge impact" on curbing the tropical disease's spread when combined with local ...

Village chief Carlito Cernal, center, pours a container with mosquito larvas that was captured by a resident in Mandaluyong city, Philippines as their village started offering bounty for captured ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A village in the densely populated Philippine capital region launched a battle against dengue Wednesday by offering a token bounty to residents for captured mosquitos ...