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Inquirer.net - Oct 20, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — Manila logged 31 new cases of dengue on Monday, bringing the number of cases to 4,048 since Jan. 1. The city also recorded 28 new cases of influenza-like illness (ILI), two cases of severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) and one case of leptospirosis on the same day. In a Facebook post, Mayor

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