Food poisoning downs more than 40 people in Taguig
Published Jun 6, 2023 11:29 pm
More than 40 people were sickened by suspected food poisoning in Barangay Upper Bicutan, Taguig on June 6.
According to the Taguig City government, a food stall suspected to be the one that caused the food poisoning was ordered closed by the City Health Office. The food stall will remain closed until the investigation is finished.
Victims of the suspected food poisoning getting treated at the incident command post in Taguig (Photos from the Taguig City government)
One netizen posted on Facebook that his fiancee and son were among the victims of the food poisoning after eating “pastil” at a food stall on Valdez Street. The two victims were rushed to the hospital. “Yung mag-ina ko po ang nadale ng pastil. Kami first sumugod sa ER tapos madami na sumunod na nasugod (My fiancee and son were downed by the pastil. We were the first to go to the ER [emergency room], after which many have followed),” according to a public post by Mark Vincent Manlangit. The city government, led by the Incident Management Team and City Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Unit (CEDSU) of the City Health Office, installed an incident command post along A. Bonifacio Avenue, Phase 5 in Upper Bicutan to treat the victims. Of the more than 40 victims, 13 were rushed to the Taguig-Pateros District Hospital, seven are in other hospitals and 22 were sent home after undergoing check-up and receiving medicine at the incident command post. The CEDSU got a food sample from the stall to check while the Sanitation Office will test the water source.
Victims of the suspected food poisoning getting treated at the incident command post in Taguig (Photos from the Taguig City government)
One netizen posted on Facebook that his fiancee and son were among the victims of the food poisoning after eating “pastil” at a food stall on Valdez Street. The two victims were rushed to the hospital. “Yung mag-ina ko po ang nadale ng pastil. Kami first sumugod sa ER tapos madami na sumunod na nasugod (My fiancee and son were downed by the pastil. We were the first to go to the ER [emergency room], after which many have followed),” according to a public post by Mark Vincent Manlangit. The city government, led by the Incident Management Team and City Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Unit (CEDSU) of the City Health Office, installed an incident command post along A. Bonifacio Avenue, Phase 5 in Upper Bicutan to treat the victims. Of the more than 40 victims, 13 were rushed to the Taguig-Pateros District Hospital, seven are in other hospitals and 22 were sent home after undergoing check-up and receiving medicine at the incident command post. The CEDSU got a food sample from the stall to check while the Sanitation Office will test the water source.