The Addition Hills village in Mandaluyong City, part of the densely populated Philippine capital region, Manila, launched an unusual antidengue campaign on February 19th. Residents will earn one peso for every five mosquitoes or larvae they capture—dead or alive.
 　The initiative in Addition Hills village comes amid an alarming rise in dengue cases. Critics warned the strategy could encourage residents to breed mosquitoes, but village leader Carlito Cernal said the campaign would end once cases decline.
 　In Quezon City, near the capital, 1,769 residents have been infected, resulting in 10 deaths, mostly children. Officials in Quezon City village are considering releasing frogs to eat mosquitoes. As of February 1st, the Philippines recorded 28,234 cases, a 40% increase compared to the same period last year.
 　The dengue surge came unexpectedly early, ahead of the June rainy season. Officials attribute the rise to irregular downpours creating mosquito breeding grounds.

　位於人口稠密的菲律賓首都大馬尼拉地區，曼達路永市的艾迪辛山村2 月19日發起一項非比尋常的活動，防治登革熱。居民只要抓到5 隻蚊子或孑孓（不論死活）將可獲得1 披索（相當於新臺幣0.54 元）的獎金。
　艾迪辛山村因為面臨登革熱病例激增而發起這項活動。批評者警告這項措施可能變相鼓勵居民養蚊子賺獎金，但村長塞納爾說，病例一旦下降，活動就會結束。
　首都附近的奎松市，有1,769 人感染登革熱，10 人死亡，大多為兒童，奎松市官員考慮放養青蛙來吃蚊子。截至2 月1 日，菲律賓通報28,234個登革熱病例，比去年同期增加了40%。
　在6 月的雨季來臨前，登革熱疫情意外飆升，當地官員歸因於不尋常的大雨導致積水，成為蚊子繁殖的場所。