Filming aspects of the Communities Against Rabies Exposure (CARE) projects in Ilocos Norte and Sorsogon, journalism students were able to vividly capture insights into how rabies impacts individuals and how whole communities come together to support control efforts.
The Philippines is among the seven Southeast Asian countries where canine rabies is still highly endemic, and so the World Rabies Day celebration presents an opportunity to educate and involve Filipinos in the shared goal to ultimately eliminate rabies in the country by the year 2020.
In an effort to intensify its rabies elimination program, the Provincial Government of Sorsogon, spearheaded by the Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) and the Philippine Information Office (PIA)-Sorsogon held a Media Advocacy Workshop at Casa Dominga, Sorsogon City