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...
Barangay Ginebra import Justin Brownlee failed to finish the Kings’ 104-95 loss to the TNT Tropang Giga in Game 5 after suffering from food poisoning on Wednesday, April 19. *Justin Brownlee couldn't finish Game 5 due to food poisoning. (Noel Pabalate)* The Ginebra resident import was already...
Six elementary students suffered from food poisoning in Misamis Occidental after they allegedly ate sunflower seeds while at least seven individuals were injured in four separate vehicular accidents this Holy Week, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on...
The Makati City local government closed down a renowned oyster restaurant in Poblacion, Makati after coming under fire from netizens after some of its customers allegedly became sick after eating in the establishment. In a Facebook post on Thursday, Feb. 16, the city government posted photos of...
The oyster bar reassures the public of its commitment to safe and healthy cuisine In a statement released on social media yesterday, Jan. 25, Wantusawa Oyster Bar addressed accusations of several diners who got food poisoning after eating in their establishment. The oyster bar disclosed that...
ILOILO CITY -- The food poisoning that killed one and affected 40 others in Ajuy town, Iloilo province has been traced to contaminated ice water. Dr. Maria Socorro Colmenares-Quiñon, chief of the Iloilo Provincial Health Office (IPHO) made the disclosure based on the result of their investigation....
PANGASINAN -- The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region 1 advised all consumers and vendors to be careful when buying fish and other fishery products to prevent food poisoning. Fish vendors. (Photo courtesy of Liezle Basa Inigo) BFAR Region 1 Director Rosario Segundina Gaerlan...
Fifty employees of the Pasay City Treasurer's Office, two janitorial staff, and a reporter fell ill after eating pancit Malabon on Nov. 9 Amor Virata, publisher of a weekly newspaper “People’s Lider”, was among the victims of food poisoning. City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (CESU) head...
