The Bacolod City Council has approved a resolution enjoining all the village chiefs in coordination with the City Health Office, through the City Mayor's Office, to intensify the campaign against the threat of leptospirosis this rainy season. The resolution, authored by Councilor Claudio Puentevella, chairperson of the City Council Committee on Health, was approved during the regular session of the City Council on Wednesday afternoon, July 24.
Puentevella noted that Section 15 of Article II of the 1987 Philippine Constitution provides that the State shall protect and promote the right to health of the people and instill health consciousness among them. He said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration announced the start of the monsoon season and the entry of moderate to severe rainfall that may cause flooding in certain parts of the Philippines.