Regions
Pangasinan health office under alert

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan: The Provincial Health Office (PHO) here has noted an increase in foodborne and waterborne diseases this year in Pangasinan province.

In its weekly surveillance updates covering the period between January 1 and August 14 this year, the PHO said that there were 4,809 cases of acute gastroenteritis reported in the province, an increase of 17.3 percent compared to 4,100 cases during the same period last year.