If you catch a mosquito, you'll get a reward...What's the price per head?
Feb 18, 2025
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According to local media such as GMA News, a local government in Mandaluyong, western Manila, Philippines, has decided to implement a policy to compensate mosquitoes or larvae in cash from the 21st. This is a measure to prevent the spread of mosquito-borne dengue fever.
Regardless of survival, one Philippine peso (about 25 won) will be paid per mosquito or larva.
To this end, local governments have also installed special glass containers for mosquito and larval collection. The container has a small hole through which residents can drop mosquitoes they have captured.
In this reward system, a local government official explained that "measures to curb and prevent dengue fever, which has been spreading in the community since the beginning of this year.'
When the news broke, netizens wondered whether it would work", "More rewards should be paid for female mosquitoes or pregnant mosquitoes.", "Some people will breed mosquitoes on purpose for monetary gain"",'"We should rather provide incentives to communities that maintain mosquito-free status." make an argument against.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
