Palawan recorded the highest number of dengue cases in the MIMAROPA region as health authorities continued to monitor clustering in several barangays, despite a significant decline in overall infections compared to last year.
Based on the Dengue Weekly Surveillance Report covering Morbidity Weeks 1 to 17 as of May 2, the region logged a total of 2,100 dengue cases and 17 deaths, marking a 57 percent decrease from the 4,899 cases reported during the same period in 2025.
Palawan registered 876 cases, the highest among provinces in the region, while the City of Puerto Princesa recorded 385 cases. Combined, Palawan and Puerto Princesa accounted for the majority of dengue infections in MIMAROPA.
Other provinces recorded lower case numbers, including Occidental Mindoro with 396 cases, Oriental Mindoro with 204, Romblon with 198, and Marinduque with 41.
Health data also showed that 16 barangays in Palawan, including areas in Puerto Princesa City, recorded clustering of dengue cases between Morbidity Weeks 15 and 17.
Among the areas monitored were Barangay Santa Monica in Puerto Princesa City with nine cases and Barangay San Pedro with six cases. In Roxas town, Barangay IV recorded 11 cases.
Narra logged the highest number of dengue cases in Palawan with 168, followed by Bataraza with 108 and Roxas with 107.
Children aged 1 to 10 years old remained the most affected sector, accounting for 37 percent of total reported cases in the region.
The report also showed an almost equal distribution between male and female patients, with 1,085 cases recorded among males and 1,015 among females.
Most of the reported cases were classified as probable dengue cases, accounting for 857 infections, followed by 691 suspect cases and 552 confirmed cases.
Government hospitals handled the majority of reported cases at 55 percent or 1,159 cases, followed by Rural Health Units with 478 and private hospitals with 463.
Despite the clustering in several barangays, health authorities noted that dengue cases across the region and all provinces remain below the alert and epidemic thresholds for the first 17 morbidity weeks of the year.
