{"id":440,"date":"2025-06-10T09:01:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T09:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dahjournalist.com\/?p=440"},"modified":"2025-06-11T07:08:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T07:08:04","slug":"lgu-padre-burgos-sets-control-measures-vs-mpox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dahjournalist.com\/?p=440","title":{"rendered":"LGU Padre Burgos sets control measures vs mpox"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/dahjournalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0688-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dahjournalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0688-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/dahjournalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0688-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/dahjournalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0688-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/dahjournalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0688-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/dahjournalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0688-1.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The municipal government of Padre Burgos has put in place proactive measures to deter the possible presence of the monkeypox or mpox virus.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mayor Hermenegildo Culpa on May 30 called for an inter-agency coordination meeting to draft preparedness actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The emergency meeting was prompted by a report, which went viral on social media, stating that a 55-year-old female resident of Maasin City was suspected as having manifested signs of the Mpox virus.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the key points raised during the meeting in Padre Burgos was to strengthen public order and safety, with emphasis on the town\u2019s port area.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officials of the six barangays became the first batch to undergo a contingency planning workshop, as Health Officer Kesha Batalon shared inputs on some features of the mpox virus.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These barangays are Sta. 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