The method calls for the sealing up of holes inside and outside the homes to prevent the entry of rodents.
It pressed the country’s barangay officials to adopt waste prevention and reduction measures to avoid garbage from piling up and to avert flooding caused by trash-choked waterways. “Rats thrive in filthy surroundings such as garbage dumps where they go to find food, rest, and hide. Improper trash disposal can also obstruct canals and rivers causing flooding, which forces rats to flee floods and seek shelter on higher ground. This makes wading and swimming in flooded areas very dangerous as floodwaters may be contaminated with Leptospira bacteria from infected rats,” he added.
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