Iloilo city: Iloilo City recorded a decline in cases of waterborne diseases, leptospirosis, and dengue but saw a rise in influenza-like illnesses in the first half of the year.

According to Philippines News Agency, in a press conference on Thursday, Marlou Avance±a, a nurse at the Iloilo City Epidemiological Surveillance Unit (ICESU), reported that 140 dengue cases were recorded from January 1 to June 27, marking a 45.3 percent decline compared to the 256 cases logged during the same period last year. However, there was a lone death recorded in the past six months. Dengue is part of the WILD (waterborne, influenza-like illness, leptospirosis, and dengue) diseases under monitoring, especially with the onset of the rainy season.

Jennifer Christie Avenir, chief of the Environmental Sanitation Division of the City Health Office, credited the decline in cases to misting activities in barangays (villages) and the weekly cleanup drive. The city government also provided sprayers to public schools and distributed 100 olyset screens to daycare centers. "We also encourage our barangays to sustain their cleanup drive, not only on Saturdays but every day," Avenir added.

For other WILD diseases, the ICESU recorded 13 suspect leptospirosis cases, a decrease of 35 percent compared to the 20 cases in 2025. Approximately 72 influenza-like illnesses were recorded, compared to only one case last year. Meanwhile, for waterborne diseases, typhoid fever had 11 cases, rotavirus had 34 cases, and none for cholera. In 2025, there were 35 cases of typhoid fever and 37 cases of rotavirus.