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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — The Department of Health (DOH) said it is ready to handle cases of
Zika virus, which is "relatively milder compared to dengue."

"Yes we are ready," said DOH spokesman Dr. Lyndon Lee-Suy.

Read: Zika virus 'spreading explosively' — WHO leader

After all, the virus, which spreads to human through mosquito bites, is "not easily transmittable." The
symptoms of the virus, the DOH added, can be managed.

So how does the agency prepare for the disease that is widespread in the Americas?

"So ginagawa natin ngayon, sa iba-ibang aspeto like information dissemination, making sure that we are
capable of diagnosing Zika, making sure we have proper clinical guidelines, making sure that we know
how to prevent Zika," he said.

But prevention should not only start from the agency, as it should start from everyone's backyard.

Related: How to cut off the spread of a Zika virus

"Speaking of prevention, the community has a lot of things to do with that," he said.

"It all boils down to the control ng pag-dami ng lamok. Tulad ng lagi nating pinapayo sa dengue because
we are talking about the same mosquito, yung kalinisan, yung clean na stagnant water, make sure
walang ganon para hindi pamahayan ng lamok."

The virus may cause birth defects to babies of women who suffered from the virus while they are
pregnant.

"Nag-call lang ng attention ang Zika dahil sa complications brought about by infection to pregnant
women lalo na ang kanilanga pinapanganak na babies."

He added: "But let us clear that not all pregnant women naman with Zika would really have babies with
microcephalies."

The last recorded Zika virus victim in the Philippines was in 2012, and he survived the disease.

Earlier, President Benigno Aquino III instructed the DOH to monitor the situation abroad and study the
Zika virus to ensure public safety.

Lee-Suy said they are still verifying reports that some Filipinos in Zika-stricken countries are now
suffering from the virus.

DOH calls on the public to keep their surroundings clean and destroy all possible breeding grounds of
mosquitoes in their communities to prevent this kind of virus.

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines remains free of the Zika virus, but the public should remain
vigilant, the Department of Health (DOH) said yesterday.

Lyndon Lee Suy, spokesman for the DOH, said a case of Zika virus was documented in Cebu City in 2012
but no other case has since been reported.

“We don’t want to be alarmist, but it is not enough that people become aware of what is happening. We
should always be on guard because it’s happening in other countries and it can also happen here,” Lee
Suy told reporters.

The World Health Organization (WHO) website describes the Zika virus as a mosquito-borne disease that
was first detected among rhesus monkeys in Uganda in 1947.

In 1952, it was detected among humans in Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania.

In May 2015, Brazil reported its first case and the disease has since spread to 22 other countries and
territories in the region.

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Zika virus is similar to dengue as the disease is caused by infected Aedes aegypti mosquitoes.

Symptoms include mild fever, skin rash and conjunctivitis, which could last for two to seven days.

Zika virus has been associated with a steep increase in the birth of babies with abnormally small heads
and in cases of Guillain-Barre syndrome, a poorly understood condition in which the immune system
attacks the nervous system, sometimes resulting in paralysis.

WHO will convene an International Health Regulations Emergency Committee on Zika Virus on Monday
to determine if the outbreak constitutes a “public health emergency of international concern.”

Lee Suy said the best way to fight Zika virus is to observe personal hygiene and sanitation as well as
eliminate possible breeding sites of mosquitoes.

“We have been advising the public to keep their surroundings clean. Get rid of anything that may collect
water because mosquitoes could breed in them. We talk here of the same mosquitoes that can spread
dengue,” he said.

Meanwhile, health authorities at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) are on alert to prevent
the entry of Zika virus.

Doctors at the NAIA said mosquito-carrying virus from Brazil could not reach airports and seaports in the
country.

Brazil has no direct flight to the Philippines and passengers will have to take a connecting flight to able
to land at the airport. – With Rudy Santos, Roel Pareno

Zika virus /ˈziːkə, ˈzɪkə/[1][2][3][4] (ZIKV) is a member of the virus family Flaviviridae and the genus
Flavivirus, transmitted by daytime-active Aedes mosquitoes, such as A. aegypti and A. albopictus. Its

name comes from the Zika Forest of Uganda, where the virus was first isolated in 1947.[5] Zika virus is
related to dengue, yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis, and West Nile viruses.[6]

The infection, known as Zika fever, often causes no or only mild symptoms, similar to a mild form of
dengue fever.[6] It is treated by rest.[7] Since the 1950s, it has been known to occur within a narrow
equatorial belt from Africa to Asia. The virus spread eastward across the Pacific Ocean between 2013
and 2014 to French Polynesia, New Caledonia, the Cook Islands, and Easter Island, and in 2015 to
Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America, where the Zika outbreak has reached
pandemic levels.[8] As of 2016, the illness cannot be prevented by drugs or vaccines.[7] As of February
2016, there is evidence that Zika fever in pregnant women is associated with abnormal brain
development in their fetuses through mother-to-child transmission of the virus, which may result in
miscarriage[9] or microcephaly.[10][11] There is however no proof yet that the Zika virus causes
microcephaly.[12] A link has been established with neurologic conditions in infected adults, including
Guillain–Barré syndrome.[13]

In January 2016, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued travel guidance on
affected countries, including the use of enhanced precautions, and guidelines for pregnant women
including considering postponing travel.[14][15] Other governments or health agencies soon issued
similar travel warnings,[16][17][18] while Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, and
Jamaica advised women to postpone getting pregnant until more is known about the risks.[17][19]

The film is set in a shabby apartment where a student resides above the room of a security guard and
his wife. Every day, the husband goes home, eats his dinner, washes the dishes, goes straight to bed and
makes love with his wife. The student plays Peeping Tom and every night observes through a hole in his
floorboard. Unable to control his urges, he goes to the room of the wife where he does the same things
that the girl's husband does to her with no resistance. The two perform the act repeatedly until they fall
in love with each other. The security guard husband finds out that his wife is cheating on him, when one
day he walks in on them while they are having sex, and shoots them both; he then shoots himself.

Orestes Ojeda ... security guard

Anna Marie Gutierrez ... security guard's wife

Daniel Fernando ... Danny

Eugene Enriquez ... Genio

Amanda Amores ... Fely

Mike Austria ... Mike

Crispin Medina ... Pen (Barkada)

Caloy Balasbas ... Tambay (Guitarist- Singer)

Archie Macababbad ... Chibog

Arlene Libo-on ... Lanie

Jhoe Mark Asaytuno ... Taga timpla ng kape

Paulo Nino Esteban ... Taga Paypay

Rosauro Q.Dela Cruz ... Barkada

Lorenzo A. Reyes ... Barkada

Rafael Salonga ... Barkada

Madeleine Gallaga ... Fely's Mother

Peque Gallaga ... Fely's Father

Mark Salvador ... kawayan king

here was a couple lived in an apartment. The husband works as a security guard. The daily routine of the
husband when he goes home is, eat his dinner, washes the dishes, goes straight to bed and make love
with his wife. Every time the couple makes love with each other, the student above their room is
peeking in everything they do and specially the love making. The guy peeks through a hole in his
floorboard. One day the student goes to the room of the wife where he does the same thing as the
husband does to her wife and the wife acts as if she didn’t know that the man having sex with her is not
her husband. As the two does the act repeatedly, they just realize that they got addicted with what they
are doing. The security guard knew that her wife and the student are having an affair. Until one day he
goes home, he saw his wife and the student having sex. He didn’t control himself and he shoots the
student and his wife then afterwards, he shoots himself.