Benguet town suspends school uniform rule as dengue cases rise

Inquirer files

BAGUIO CITY — Public school students in Benguet’s capital town of La Trinidad will no longer be required to wear their standard school uniforms for the next month after Mayor Roderick Awingan issued an executive order aimed at reducing the risk of dengue infections amid a rise in cases in the municipality.

Awingan signed Executive Order No. 102, Series of 2026, on Thursday, July 23, temporarily suspending the mandatory wearing of standard uniforms in all public elementary, secondary and senior high schools.

The order also institutionalizes the Department of Health’s (DOH) “4S” dengue prevention strategy and mandates all barangays and schools to intensify mosquito control efforts.

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Benguet town suspends school uniform rule as dengue cases rise

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