Was Olango food poisoning incident due to pufferfish? 

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/27/2019

Cebu City, Philippines — An investigation is now being conducted to shed light on how a family of nine from Barangay Pangan-an, an islet-barangay part of Olango Island, ended up in the hospital for food poisoning. Of…

DepEd-7 ruled out food poisoning as culprit behind students’ pain

Futch Anthony Inso 02/12/2018

Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepEd-7) regional director Juliet Jeruta said on Monday that food poisoning is not the cause of the pain experienced by tens of elementary students last Thursday evening.   A total of…

Muslim students land in hospital due to food poisoning

Futch Anthony Inso 02/08/2018

About 16 Muslim students who attended a convention in Eco-Tech, Sudlon, Lahug, Cebu City, were brought to hospitals due to food poisoning. Nagiel Bañacia, disaster management risk reduction office chief of Cebu City, the students were delegates…

A bitter lesson for all

Futch Anthony Inso 08/25/2017

THOUGH still in a state of shock and grieving, the wife of a 54-year-old man who died after eating puffer fish in Barangay Liburon, Carcar City, said that she has accepted the fate of her husband, Federito…

Catered food lands midwives in hospitals

Futch Anthony Inso 08/06/2017

ABOUT 30 participants of the Regional Convention of the Philippine League of Government and Private Midwives Inc. (PLGPMI) were rushed to different hospitals last Friday afternoon due to food poisoning. Elleh Ecarma, regional president of PLGPMI, confirmed…

CCDRRMO advises food poisoning patients not to self-medicate

Inna Mejia 12/22/2016

RESIDENTS of Barangay Sirao in Cebu City who were hit by food poisoning on Monday still came in trickles at the city-run hospital in Barangay Guba yesterday even as most of the over 200 persons who were…

Sirao flower farm owner will not sue caterer

Nestle L. Semilla 12/22/2016

THE owner of the Sirao Garden Little Amsterdam will not file a case against the caterer who served the food that allegedly poisoned over 200 residents in Barangay Sirao, Cebu City. In a message sent to Cebu…

44 fall ill in Naga food poisoning

Carmel Loise Matus, Jhunnex Napallacan 05/24/2016

A buko pandan salad served during a fiesta celebration had allegedly caused food poisoning that victimized 26 adults and 18 minors, including a 3-year-old girl, in Sitio Kapanang, Barangay Naalad, Naga City in southern Cebu. Sitio Kapanang…

Food poisoning blamed on cassava

Victor Anthony V. Silva 01/08/2016

Cook cassava properly. A health official issued the advice as cassava that is improperly cooked may have caused  food poisoning which resulted in the death of a six-year-old boy in Dumanjug town, southern Cebu. “We still need…

Food poisoning kills boy, downs 2

Jhunnex Napallacan, Rene F. Alima 01/07/2016

A SIX-YEAR-OLD boy died while his two siblings fell ill after eating boiled  casava in a case of  suspected food poisoning in Dumanjug town,  southwest Cebu. The fatality was identified as Noven Pasuquin Monteza. His siblings— Dexter,…

Couple accuses store, food firm for spoiled chocolate milk drink

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 08/18/2015

A couple will file a damage suit against a convenience store chain and a multi-national food and beverage company after one of their chocolate drinks caused their two-year-old daughter to get ill. Spouses Leonard and Leoniza Aqoque…

DOH logo means safe food

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/18/2015

The Department of Health (DOH-7) is making sure no delegate will get sick due to food poisoning. Stickers with  the DOH logo will be placed  in hotels, restaurants and food outlets that pass food safety standards, said…

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