00:00So that the mosquitoes won't attack,
00:03the heavy wheels were removed from the roofs of a barangay in Quezon City.
00:09But they have other discards against dengue,
00:12especially when there's an outbreak of it in the city.
00:14Marisol Abdurrahman was able to stop it.
00:17Exclusive!
00:22The old wheels were removed from the roofs of houses in Barangay Old Balara in Quezon City.
00:28All of the discarded wheels are full of water.
00:30We can see that the wheels were removed,
00:33there's water.
00:34So after three days,
00:36it's already a mosquito that could be a carrier of dengue virus.
00:41The old wheels are usually used to weigh the roofs,
00:44just like this house.
00:46But the old wheels are usually the most affected by mosquitoes.
00:50So what Barangay Old Balara did,
00:52they replaced it with hollow blocks.
00:55This house has more than 30 old wheels on the roof.
00:59Why did you remove the old wheels from the roof?
01:04That's our only protection.
01:06We just put tarapal so that it won't fall down.
01:14We just put tarapal as a protection.
01:18The discarded wheels were replaced with hollow blocks.
01:21We don't have a problem with it.
01:23We understand that.
01:25Barangay Old Balara also welcomes Ross Biguiroy,
01:28especially his two children,
01:31who are afraid of dengue.
01:33He's trying to find a way to protect his children.
01:36Yesterday, we were smoking.
01:38I took a lot of lotion or cathol.
01:42The sari-sari stores that sell drinks are also closely monitored.
01:46They should not allow the bottles to be in the open
01:50and not placed in a secure place.
01:53If it rains, they will put water on it.
01:56So it can also be a source of mosquitoes.
02:00The cleanup drive was also successful,
02:02especially in 10 barangays
02:04where dengue cases are the highest in Old Balara.
02:07As of today, there are already 45 confirmed cases of dengue in the barangay.
02:12We don't want to reach a point where we will die in the barangay
02:15and we will have to find a way to move.
02:19The barangay is coordinating with the Department of Sanitation of Lugsod
02:23for proper disposal of the old wheels.
02:25According to the Department of Health,
02:27the number of cases of dengue in the country has decreased
02:30in the past four weeks.
02:32From 15,904 on January 5 to 18,
02:35it decreased to 15,134
02:39from January 19 to February 15.
02:41This is also due to the more active cleaning
02:44and higher human resources.
02:47For GMA Integrated News,
02:50Marisol Abdurrahman,
02:52Nakatuto, 24 Hours.
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