ILOILO CITY, Feb. 24 -- The City Health Office (CHO) has intensified border monitoring here as dengue cases continue to rise in many parts of the country.

In a press conference on Monday, CHO officer-in-charge Dr. Mary Ann Diaz reported that from Jan. 1 to Feb. 22, Iloilo City recorded 106 dengue cases, including one fatality -a 45-year-old male from the City Proper district who died on Feb. 10.

This marked a slight decrease from the 119 cases reported during the same period last year.

The areas under close monitoring included Barangays Buntatala bordering Leganes town, Mandurriao district adjacent to the municipality of San Miguel, and Arevalo district for Oton.

"The city, since last year, we don't stop advocating against this dengue...