To combat a dengue outbreak, a Philippine village is offering a bounty of one Philippines peso for every five mosquitoes residents turn in.

Local officials in the Philippines are offering a bounty for mosquitoes caught dead or alive in a bid to slow the spread of another dengue epidemic.

As the campaign began, about a dozen mosquito hunters showed up at the village office. Miguel Labag, a 64-year-old scavenger, handed a jug with 45 dark mosquito larvas squirming in some water and received a reward of nine pesos (15 cents).

A Philippine urban centre hopes a mosquito bounty will supplement existing anti-dengue measures Authorities in one of the Philippines' most densely-populated urban centres are offering a cash reward for mosquitoes in an attempt to stop the spread of dengue.