Tag: Food poisoning

Updated: Over 260 Marcos supporters hospitalized for food poisoning after Imelda Marcos bday party

  (Eagle News) – More than 260 persons who were among those who attended the 90th birthday party of former First Lady Imelda Marcos had been brought to various hospitals for treatment after complaining of “vomiting and dizziness to alleged food poisoning” on Wednesday, July 3. The Department of Health confirmed the number as Health Secretary Francisco Duque III visited the victims who were hospitalized.  The exact number as of late Wednesday evening stood at […]

Nasa 68 na katao isinugod sa ospital sa Cebu dahil sa food poisoning

CEBU CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – Nasa 68 na katao ang isinugod sa iba’t ibang ospital sa Cebu City matapos mabiktima ng food poisoning kamakailan. Ang mga nalason ay kinabibilangan ng mga estudyantre, magulang at mga guro na dumadalo sa isang skills exhibition sa Ecotech Center sa Barangay Lahug sa Cebu. Ayon kay Nagiel Bañacia, pinuno ng City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, nakaranas ng pananakit ng tiyan, diarrhea, at pagsusuka ang mga biktima. […]

DOH pinag-iingat ang publiko sa mga pagkaing madaling mapanis ngayong summer

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Pinag-iingat ng Department of Health (DOH) ang publiko sa mga pagkaing madaling mapanis dahil sa matinding init na dala ng summer. “Keep food warm kung siya ay nilutong mainit, and keep food cold kung siya naman ay hinanda na dapat malamig sapagkat dito ngayon magiging panganib ang kontaminasyon,” pahayag ni DOH Assistant Secretary Eric Tayag. Sinabi pa nito na kailangang tiyakin ng mga mamimili na sariwa ang mga pagkain […]

Contaminated food seen as cause of Alburquerque poisoning

TAGBILARAN CITY, August 2 (PIA) –- Provincial Health authorities are now focusing their lectures on proper food handling and hand washing, believing that improper food handling was what caused the food poisoning that downed 31 students of San Roque National High School (SRNHS) in Alburquerque town. The Provincial Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (PESU) of the Provincial Health Office noted that food poisoning caused the illnesses of 31 students, all because of contaminated food prepared for their […]

Victims of macapuno candy poisoning, now stable

QUEZON City, Philippines, July 16 (Eagle News) — According to the Quezon Memorial Medical Center, the students of Juan Sumulong High School who allegedly suffered poisoning after eating macapuno candy are now in a stable condition. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)

Update on alleged candy poisoning

JULY 15 (DOH) — The Department of Health (DOH) stressed out the importance of food safety on acquiring and intake of unknown products as 1,925 people were reported to be poisoned in Surigao del Sur, Surigao del Norte, and Agusan del Sur on Friday, July 10, after they ate candies. Currently, 66 patients are still admitted in different hospitals for observation. “DOH is closely coordinating with the hospitals of CARAGA Region in monitoring the affected […]

Red tide alert, ipinatupad sa ilang bayan ng Bohol

Itinaas ngayon ang red tide alert sa ilang bayan sa lungsod ng Bohol matapos tumaas ang bilang ng mga insidente ng food poisoning roon matapos makakain ng lamang dagat. Nabatid na tumaas ang red tide level sa karagatan sa Dauis, malapit sa Tagbilaran City area. Dahil rito, kasama sa mga bayan na mino-monitor ang Tagbilaran City, Dauis, Panglao at Cortez. Pansamantala namang ipinagbabawal ang pagbili at pag-titinda ng mga lamang-dagat sa mga apektadong lugar. Sa […]

Initial tests show milk tea that killed 2 in Manila negative for toxic substances – DOH

HEALTH authorities continue to test the milk tea samples taken from the Ergo Cha Milk Tea Shop in Manila after initial test results showed that it was negative for toxic substances. Two people have died after taking sips of the milk tea from the Ergo Cha Milk Tea Shop in Bustillos, Manila.  The victims were Suzanne Dagohoy, a customer, and William Abrigo, the owner of the milk tea shop.  The incident happened on Thursday, April […]