Residents in Addition Hills in Mandaluyong City will receive one Philippine peso - just over 1p - for every five mosquitoes or mosquito larvae they turn in, village chief Carlito Cernal said.
Critics warned the strategy could backfire if desperate people start breeding mosquitoes for the reward, but Mr Cernal said that is unlikely because the campaign will be stopped as soon as the surge in cases eases.
(AP Photo/Aaron Favila)] The unusual strategy in the densely populated Addition Hills comes after an outbreak in a nearby city that has resulted in 10 deaths, with another eight areas reporting a surge in cases of the viral infection.
Dengue cases have surged unexpectedly ahead of the rainy season, which starts in June, most likely because of intermittent downpours that have left stagnant pools of water where dengue-causing mosquitoes can breed, health undersecretary Alberto Domingo said.
A village in the Philippines is offering bounties for captured mosquitoes - dead or alive - amid a surge in dengue fever cases.
