▁the ▁country , ▁and ▁unh yg ien ic ▁living ▁conditions . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁World ▁Health ▁Organisation ▁( W HO ), ▁the ▁Philippines ▁was ▁er adic ated ▁of ▁pol io ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Out break ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁a ▁pol io ▁out break ▁was ▁reported ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁After ▁two ▁pol io ▁cases ▁were ▁reported , ▁the ▁authorities ▁ins pected ▁several ▁places ▁including ▁Metro ▁Man ila ▁and ▁D ava o ▁City . ▁Sam ples ▁taken ▁from ▁several ▁places ▁across ▁Man ila ▁were ▁confirmed ▁to ▁contain ▁" v acc ine - der ived ▁pol io ▁virus " ▁type ▁ 2 ▁( VD P V 2 ), ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁path ogen ▁found ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁confirmed ▁cases . ▁The ▁government ▁decided ▁to ▁v acc inate ▁all ▁the ▁children ▁regardless ▁of ▁whether ▁they ▁have ▁been ▁affected ▁by ▁pol io ▁or ▁not . ▁The ▁Global ▁Pol io ▁Er adic ation ▁In iti ative ▁( G PE I ) ▁have ▁worked ▁with ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines ▁in ▁a ▁massive ▁pol io ▁v acc ination ▁campaign ; ▁other ▁N GO s ▁like ▁the ▁Red ▁Cross ▁are ▁also ▁collabor ating ▁in ▁the ▁campaign ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁Four ▁cases ▁have ▁been ▁confirmed ▁as ▁of ▁November ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 : ▁the ▁first ▁was ▁a ▁three - year - old ▁girl ▁in ▁L ana o ▁del ▁Sur ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁cases ▁reported ▁in ▁Lag una ,