I am not a doc but I normally spend at least a month each year wandering around Mindanao,never heard of Malaria there to be honest?Which part of Mindanao are you going?I actually had a friend who caught cerebral malaria,he died within 2 weeks so maybe its best to follow your Doc's orders?Because I just found something,there are between 100-1000 cases of malaria in Mindanao every year,we live and learn
http://globalhealthsciences.ucsf.edu...G_Cristina.pdf