As the fearsome Zika virus continues to spread worldwide, the Philippines has joined other countries in the mad scramble to protect their citizens from the disease that, like dengue, is transmitted by mosquitoes.

Malacañang on Saturday gave assurances that measures are being laid down by the Department of Health (DOH) against the disease that causes microcephaly in unborn babies.

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