With dengue fever cases on the rise in the Philippines, one village in central Manila has come up with a unique way to raise awareness about this problem: offering money for mosquitoes. Many residents are eager to help but some health experts warn that there are more effective ways to prevent disease than catching mosquitoes.

Residents in a central Manila neighborhood lined up Wednesday, as dengue cases spike nationwide, to collect a bounty—one peso for every five mosquitoes, dead or alive.

Residents in a central Manila neighbourhood lined up Wednesday, as dengue cases spike nationwide, to collect a bounty -- one peso for every five mosquitoes, dead or alive. Carlito Cernal, village captain in Addition Hills,