Mankayan, Benguet – Samples of the expired sacks of candies that
sent more than a hundred young elementary school children in Mankayan town to the hospital early Friday were already
sent to the Bureau of Food and Drugs for testing. This, as
66 patients were released from the Fourteen
are still under observation at the Rural Health Unit center, said Mankayan town councilor Willy Mendoza. The town
official said 11 sacks of assorted candies and junk food believed to be
expired was dumped along the Mankayan-Abatan road
and was taken by pupils from the After
consuming the candies, pupils began complaining of stomach aches and headaches. Some also
threw up and had fever, said Mendoza, adding, the town’s Rural Health Unit
officially noted abdominal pain, dizziness, headache, vomiting, nausea,
blurred vision and others that pointed to their suspicion of food poisoning. Mankayan
police chief Senior Inspector Fernando Botangen
said they are now on the move in finding out who was responsible in dumping
the sacks of expired candies. Botangen
said that the candies were Philippine manufactured while some have Chinese
characters on its wrappers. Authorities
believe that brand names of the candies will lead investigators into
something. |
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