55 children died in measles outbreak in Manila

DOH urges citizens to vaccinate against the disease as the government seeks to strengthen its immunisation program.

Filipino children, who are suffering from measles, share beds at a hallway of an over crowded government hospital in Manila, 07 February 2019. The Source: AAP Image/EPA/FRANCIS R. MALASIG

Other news:

• Vote canvassing resumes next week after the second chapter of the Bangsamoro Organic Law plebiscite;
• Fences will be built at the Manila Bay to discourage people from swimming in the murky waters; and
• Senator Panfilo Lacson hopes President Duterte will veto alleged pork insertions in the proposed 2019 National Budget.