The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC) has passed a resolution recommending the declaration of a state of calamity in Iloilo City.
The recommendation was made due to the increasing cases of acute gastroenteritis (AGT) and other food- and water-borne diseases.
Once the recommendation is approved by the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP), some P12 million from the quick response fund will be utilized.
“The city recently recorded increasing cases of acute gastroenteritis, which is a state that occurs when food or water that is contaminated is consumed,” said Dr. Marigold Calsas, medical coordinator of the Iloilo City Epidemiology and Surveillance Office.
From July 26 to Aug. 28, the CHO recorded 90 AGT cases and three cholera cases but have already recovered.
Of the total AGT cases from 31 barangays, four have died while 18 others are still in hospitals.
The fatalities were an eight-year-old female from Barangay Calumpang, a two-year-old girl from Rizal Pala Pala I, a four-month-old girl from Tanza Timawa II, and a 31-year-old male from Hibaoan Norte.IMT
