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People wear face masks as a precaution against airborne viruses during Friday mass at the Quiapo church in Manila on August 23, 2024. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News

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Katrina Domingo

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17498801151401749880111132.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="People wear face masks as a precaution against airborne viruses during Friday mass at the Quiapo church in Manila on August 23, 2024. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News "/><span class="fr-inner" spellcheck="false" style="text-align:left">People wear face masks as a precaution against airborne viruses during Friday mass at the Quiapo church in Manila on August 23, 2024. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News </em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — There is a “slight increase” in the number of mpox cases in the Philippines, but the figures remain lower compared to the incidents last year, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Saturday.</p><p>The DOH did not provide current numbers, but in May 2025, the agency confirmed that the Philippines has listed a total of 911 cases since 2024.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/5/31/doh-says-no-lockdown-due-to-mpox-1201">Amid online rumors, DOH says no lockdown due to mpox</a></div><p>“There is a slight increase of cases in some LGUs (local government units) but it is not higher than last year,” Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa told reporters.</p><p>“Mas mataas pa din yung number of cases na nakita namin last year,” he said.</p><p>“We’re increasing our campaigns on education and treatment and isolation para hindi siya kumalat at dumami pa,” he added.</p><p>Herbosa did not mention which areas registered the new mpox cases that were recently listed, but noted that the Philippines remains under “Clade 2,” which is considered less severe than the so-called “Clade 1” type.</p><p>“We are not part of the public health emergency of concern. That’s for Clade 1,” he said.</p><p>“Clade 2 is self-limiting,” he added.</p><p>Earlier this week, the World Health Organization (WHO) retained its highest alert level against the mpox as its outbreak across the world “continues to meet the criteria of public health emergency of international concern.”</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2024/8/16/what-is-mpox-how-is-it-spread-and-how-can-it-be-prevented-1144">What is mpox, how is it spread, and how can it be prevented?</a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vPCSD_hIEPE?si=QWzYI8E6rz-g2sun" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br/></div>

<p>There is a “slight increase” in the number of mpox cases in the Philippines, but the figures remain lower compared to the incidents last year, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Saturday.</p>

There is a “slight increase” in the number of mpox cases in the Philippines, but the figures remain lower compared to the incidents last year, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Saturday.

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‘Not higher than last year’: DOH sees ‘slight increase’ in mpox cases in PH

Katrina Domingo,

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Published June 14, 2025 01:56 PM PHT

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