The Sandy Project kicks off ‘Dengue Police’ campaign, call for ‘No lamok, No dengue’ intensifies
Our ‘Dengue Police’ campaign kicked off with 10 student-volunteers recently deputized by The Sandy Project founder Ma. Louella Martinez-Aranas.
The Sandy Project’s fight against deadly dengue continues with the deployment of 10 ‘Dengue Police’ student-volunteers, ages 10-15, from Feria Community at Barangay Matandang Balara (Old Balara) in Quezon City. They were recently deputized by The Sandy Project founder Ma. Louella Martinez-Aranas. The mission: patrol their community to check for potential breeding grounds of mosquitoes and to encourage practicing dengue prevention measures within homes and immediate neighborhoods.
The brainchild of Aranas, the ‘Dengue Police’ campaign aims to reduce, if not prevent, dengue fever cases and deaths caused by being bitten by dengue-virus-carrying mosquitoes by raising awareness of dengue through community engagement and empowerment.
Overall, young volunteers are pre-selected in collaboration with local barangays and/or schools prior to being deputized. Aranas aims to educate and empower individuals from as young as 10-15 years old into embracing the ‘Dengue Police’ spirit.
Ages 10-15, our ‘Dengue Police’ team from Commonwealth Elementary School in Feria community, Barangay Matandang Balara (Old Balara), Quezon City is under the supervision of Barangay Kagawad Marilyn Diche and volunteer mother Rose Alcazer.
The badge-carrying 10 ‘Dengue Police’ youngsters in Old Balara are the first to carry out the task of patrolling their neighborhoods and school as the campaign rolls out in the coming months.
“No lamok. No dengue. There are no mosquitoes if there are no breeding grounds. Let us fight Dengue together!” said Aranas at the event as she rallied the attendees and participants from Feria Community.
The 10 student-volunteers are from Commonwealth Elementary School and are under the supervision of Old Balara Barangay Kagawad Marilyn Diche and volunteer mother Rose Alcazer.
Kagawad Diche is known for her tenacity in keeping her barangay clean to keep disease-carrying insects such as mosquitoes and cockroaches from breeding. A quick walkabout by The Sandy Project organizers in Feria Community, where the ‘Dengue Police’ kicked off, revealed trash-free streets as well as improvised but organized garbage disposal containers in front of houses, sari-sari (convenience) stores and talipapa (makeshift wet market).
Atty. Maria Louella Martinez-Aranas - TSP Founder
The Sandy Project continues to urge intensified mosquito control, especially during rainy season, through regular in-person inspections by its ‘Dengue Police’ teams in their respective areas, according to Aranas, who started this personal advocacy in 2013, the same year she lost her 10-year-old only daughter Sandy to dengue.
As of mid-2025 the Department of Health (DOH) has logged 123,000+ cases of dengue cases nationwide from January to June 2025 – with a notable increase among kids. And as of August 2025, at least 437 dengue-related deaths were logged, mostly children ages five to nine.
June – February are dengue season months in the Philippines, where some key parts of the country have been identified as dengue endemic areas including parts of Metro Manila.
Keep an eye out for the ‘Dengue Police’ patrol in your schools and barangays.
If you’re interested join ‘Dengue Police’ please email: info@thesandyproject.com
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