Lacson said he is yet to consult Provincial Health Officer Dr. Ernell Tumimbang on the matter but maintained that dengue cases in the province remained manageable.
He earlier said that dengue cases in Negros Occidental have reached alarming levels.
Data from the Department of Health (DOH)-Western Visayas showed Negros Occidental has the highest number of newly reported dengue cases at 185 or a total of 1,869 cases as of July 15.
That’s an increase of 777 percent compared to last year.
Last week, the DOH regional office informed the governor that it would send a team to Negros Occidental to help the provincial government deal with a recent surge of dengue cases.
The Provincial Board of Antique on Thursday placed the province under a state of calamity due to dengue cases reported in all of its 18 municipalities.
The board, during its regular session, unanimously approved the resolution filed by its Board Member Pio Jessielito Sumande Sr. for the province to be placed under a state of calamity, considering a total of 1,575 cases with six deaths reported from January to July 9.
The figure is 556 percent higher than last year’s 241 patients including two deaths for the same period.
The resolution was approved upon the request made by the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) on July 12.
Meanwhile, the line agency in the region launched on Friday, July 15, the “Sabayang 4,5,6” in Antique and Negros Occidental in line with the agency’s thrust to curb the increase of dengue cases in these provinces.
Dr. Adriano Subaan, DOH’s regional director in Western Visayas, in a statement said that if everyone cooperates, the rise of dengue cases in the region will be prevented.
Number 4 stands for four strategies including search and destroy mosquito’s breeding ground, employ self-protection, seek early medication and support for fogging.
Subaan said that “5 and 6” refers to the five teams composing the Health Education, Vector Control, Fever Surveillance, Logistics and Data Management that would go around Western Visayas to provide assistance to various local government units through comprehensive prevention and response strategies.