(UPDATE) A 31-YEAR-OLD Filipino, who arrived on July 19, is the country's first case of the monkeypox virus.

Department of Health (DoH) deputy spokesman Beverly Lorraine Ho
Department of Health (DoH) deputy spokesman Beverly Lorraine Ho

Department of Health (DoH) deputy spokesman Beverly Lorraine Ho said on Friday the individual had traveled to countries that have monkeypox cases.

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