ILOILO CITY — Sixty-six persons have suffered food poisoning from eating aloy or tulingan fish in Iloilo. From an initial 20 individuals, the Iloilo Provincial Health Office (IPHO) said 46 people were affected between April 6 to April 10. IPHO chief Dr. Maria Socorro Colmenares-Quiñon...
ILOILO CITY – Authorities have warned people to avoid eating ‘’aloy’’ or ‘’tulingan’’ after 20 people in Iloilo province were suspected to have been poisoned by the fish. Dr. Maria Socorro Colmenares-Quiñon, chief of the Iloilo Provincial Health Office (IPHO), said it is best to...
BACOLOD CITY – Authorities advised people in La Castellana and Hinigaran in Negros Occidental to temporarily avoid eating “aloy” or “tulingan” after seven people in the two municipalities recently suffered allergies after consuming the popular and affordable fish. Their warning also came...
BACOLOD CITY – Fifty persons suffered allergies after eating “aloy” or “tulingan” in Cadiz City on Monday, April 6. The City Health Office (CHO) urged the public to temporarily refrain from eating tulingan following the incident. Initial investigation said that the victims experienced...
BACOLOD CITY – The City Health Office (CHO) is investigating a suspected case of seafood poisoning that affected six family members in Barangay Singcang-Airport here. A report from the CHO said the family collected seashells and cooked them for lunch on March 20. Hours later, the 44-year-old...
BACOLOD CITY – The president of the Bacolod City Government Employees ' Union has apologized for the spoiled food served during the Year-End Assessment and Employees ' Day at the Bacolod City Government Center on Dec. 19. "Such incident is not only a disservice to our employees who...
BACOLOD CITY – This highly-urbanized city is investigating an allegation of spoiled food served during Employees ' Day on Friday, Dec. 19, following concerns aired by numerous employees, including department and office heads. Mayor Greg Gasataya has directed all department and office heads...
TACLOBAN CITY – One-hundred seventy-seven students and 10 faculty members of the Manuel S. Enverga University Foundation in Lucena City, Quezon province fell victim to suspected food poisoning in Palompon, Leyte province on Wednesday. The local government unit on Thursday expressed serious...
ILOILO CITY – Twenty-six people fell ill after eating barracuda fish in Balasan, a town in northern Iloilo province. “They are now recovering and have already been discharged from the hospital,” said Dr. Maria Socorro Colmenares-Quiñon, chief of the Iloilo Provincial Health Office (PHO)....
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Two individuals died and four were hospitalized after consuming a deadly puffer fish in Olutanga, Zamboanga Sibugay on Tuesday, July 1. Police identified the fatalities as Repsine Galliner, 16, and Mary Joy Gumata, 30. Hospitalized were Joash Gumata, 13; Jerome Gumata, 44; and...
BACOLOD CITY - Twenty-two pupils from Bubog Elementary School in Talisay City, Negros Occidental, fell ill after consuming expired chocolates and chips on Wednesday morning, March 26. Ian Arnold Arnaez, spokesperson for the Department of Education (DepEd)-Negros Occidental, confirmed that 15 Grade...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Palo Municipal Police Station in Leyte belied reports that a 12-year-old girl was gang-raped by her friends during a birth anniversary party in Palo on Jan. 3. “The Palo Municipal Police Station would like to emphasize that this case is not related to any allegations of...
