Suspected mpox cases monitored in Visayas, Mindanao

MANILA, Philippines — At least 11 suspected cases of monkeypox or mpox were being closely monitored by health authorities in Eastern Visayas, Cebu and Mindanao. In Eastern Visayas, Chona Ruizo, chief of the Department of Health’s (DOH) Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit, said the region has three suspected mpox cases—one each in the towns of