Food poisoning happens more frequently during the summer months when the heat is at its peak compared to the rest of the year. Bacteria and viruses proliferate in warmer temperatures faster. That is why even if your food still smells okay and may taste like nothing’s off, it may already have...
DAVAO CITY – At least 80 Indigenous Peoples were taken to hospitals after they suffered severe stomach pain and vomiting after consuming a native delicacy during a tribal wedding in remote Barangay Pandan, South Upi, Maguindanao del Sur on Thursday, April 25. Dr. Rose Leah Jerusalem,...
The public was urged to refrain from consuming shellfish harvested from six specific areas due to the presence of paralytic shellfish poison or “toxic red tide.” Mussels (Photo courtesy of Pixabay) In a statement issued Saturday, March 16, the Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of...
TABUK CITY, Kalinga – Two laborers allegedly died due to gas poisoning in a nine-meter deep well in Barangay Balawag here on Wednesday afternoon, March 6. MAP of Kalinga with Tabuk City highlighted. Police Capt. Ruff Manganip, Kalinga police spokesperson, identified the victims as Ernesto Banwa,...
BUTUAN CITY – The distribution of hot food provided by some sectors to internally displaced residents brought about by the shear line and low-pressure area in Agusan del Sur was temporarily suspended due to alleged food poisoning. AGUSAN del Sur Gov. Santiago B. Cane Jr. (right) visits food...
AGIMAT Party-list Rep. Bryan Revilla (Facebook) Agimat Pary-list Rep. Bryan Revilla was hospitalized after a case of food poisoning during his trip to Bangkok, Thailand. In a Facebook livestream Thursday morning, Oct. 19, Revilla bared that he’s been in and out...
CALATAGAN, Batangas – Eleven poultry farm workers, including six women, in this town were hospitalized after eating fried chicken on Thursday, September 21. Police said the victims were workers of Tierra del Sur Poultry Farm in Barangay Biga. Investigation said that the victims ordered fried...
CEBU CITY – The Department of Health-Central Visayas (DOH-7) asked the public to observe proper sanitation in food preparation after 11 pupils fell ill after eating homemade candies in Asturias, Cebu on Friday, September 15. The victims were taken to a hospital for suspected food poisoning and...
COTABATO CITY (PNA) – At least 52 contractual workers implementing the government’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) conditional cash transfer were downed Thursday afternoon, September 14, by suspected contaminated food served while they were undergoing training in a hotel here. On...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The City Health Office (CHO) is looking into the death of two children and the hospitalization of their sibling after reportedly eating poisonous leaves which were boiled and served by their grandmother on Monday in Barangay Maasin here. The CHO is looking into reports that the...
CEBU CITY – Twenty-six children and two adults were hospitalized for suspected food poisoning in a dormitory here on Friday afternoon, June 23. Dr. Ester Concha, chief of the city Department of Social Welfare and Services (DSWS), said the victims fell ill after eating rice and fish for lunch....
M'LANG, North Cotabato (PNA) – Thirty of the 45 students at the Palma Perez Elementary School here were discharged from the hospital after allegedly being poisoned by the “maruya” (banana fritters) they took for snacks on Monday, May 22. MARUYA (Wikipedia) Dr. Jun Sotea, municipal health...
