(UPDATE) HEALTH Secretary Teodoro Herbosa on Tuesday assured the public that pertussis (whooping cough) is under control despite the declaration of the outbreak in some areas.

Emerging from a Senate hearing, Herbosa told reporters that the number of pertussis cases in the country has plateaued or is no longer increasing.

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