Snacks bought from the cafeteria downed over 100 students and a teacher at the Pio del Pilar Elementary School in Makati City on Thursday, according to the city health department. In an interview on GMA News TV’s “QRT,” city health department chief Dr. Bernard Sese said the children ate biscuits, wafers and other snacks from their school cafeteria during their morning recess at 9:30 a.m. Seven students complained of stomach aches, vomiting, and nausea by 10:30 a.m. at the school clinic and were followed shortly by a slew of others, he said. About 44 victims were rushed to the Ospital ng Makati, where they received oral dehydration solutions. Two remained hooked to IV bags at the hospital due to intense vomiting as of Thursday afternoon. All in all, 127 students had received treatment, the report said. –
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MANILA, Philippines – At least 134 students of the Pio del Pilar Elementary School were hospitalized on Thursday for suspected food poisoning.
Makati City spokesman Gilberto delos Reyes said 44 students were taken to the Ospital ng Makati (OsMak) while 90 others were rushed to the Palanan Health Center. The victims belonged to the Grade 4, Grade 5 and Grade 6 classes.
Initial reports said the students were rushed to the two hospitals after bouts of vomiting and after complaining of abdominal pains.
Delos Reyes said the incident happened at around 9:30 a.m. after the students bought food at the school canteen during recess period. The school is located along Arnaiz St. in Barangay Pio del Pilar.
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