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Philippines: Manila town offers bounty for mosquitoes as dengue rises

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Barangay Addition Hills is home to nearly 70,000 people, crammed into a 162 -hectare patch at the heart of the capital, Metro Manila .

Village chief Carlito Cernal has offered a bounty of one peso ( less than two US cents ) for every five mosquitoes.

The move follows a spike in cases of dengue, which is spread by mosquitoes, in the Philippines .

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