Ating balikan Pagkalason sa pagkain Kills 30 Kids Sa San Jose Mabini noong 2005
News about more than 100 students at San Jose Mabini hospitalized for food poisoning. 30 kills unfortunate children. Here is the news clip from the AP.
Thirty primary school children were killed and another 105 were hospitalized after eating a delay made from cassava – a root that may be harmful if not prepared correctly – San Jose Elementary School in Mabini, Bohol. 
Reports said the children, mostly second and third grade students began complaining of stomach pains and dizziness shortly after eating cassava cake, locally known as a fritter, during morning recess.
“With 12 teachers began sending victims to hospitals for treatment. Unfortunately, many of them failed to do it,” says Philip Puderanan, Public Information Officer of Bohol Municipal Hall.
Sr. Supt. Sancho Bernal, head of the Bohol Police said the children were taken to various hospitals in the province for medical treatment. Some children are brought in respect of the provincial capital of Tagbilaran City, about 100 km. from Mabini.
Military trucks reportedly helped bring the children’s hospital, the closest was 20-30 km. away Ubaye city.
19 children taken Lita Cotamora Ubaye clinic, 14 died and five moved to nearby state-owned Don Emilio del Valle Hospital, where 20 other victims were confined. There are also two deaths reported to the Celestino Gallares Memorial Hospital in Tagbilaran.
Doctor who attended to the victims said food poisoning was the cause of death.
Francisca Doliente told the Associated Press that his 9-year-old niece Arve Tamor was some of the deep-fried caramelized cassava by a classmate who bought it from a regular vendor outside the San Jose Schools .
“His friends were gone. He died,” Doliente said, adding that her niece is being processed.
At least two women, the report said, is responsible for selling the cassava cakes in San Jose schoolchildren. One is identified as Aning Luyong, 60, who reportedly regularly sold snacks at school. Luyong is said to have eaten the rest of the cassava cakes after the children became ill and now in critical condition.
Vendor another, a 68-year-old woman is reportedly now under the custody of Mabini Mayor Stephen Rance.
“We Appeal for help to investigate the cause of death in children. We need experts,” Rance said.
The roots of the cassava plant, a major crop in Southeast Asia and other parts of the world, is rich in protein, minerals and vitamins A, B, C. It is toxic, however, without proper preparation.
In many poor Filipino people, like Mabini is a substitute for rice, the staple food.
When eaten raw, the human digestive system to convert a portion of cassava with cyanide. Even two cassava roots contain an acute dose.
The most popular with school children is deep fried cassava coated with sugar.
Bohol Vice Gov.. Julius Caesar Herrera said provincial health authorities in Tagbilaran will conduct further investigations to determine the exact cause of death of the victim.
Department of Health (DOH) has also sent medical experts to Mabini to investigate the incident. Utilized to conduct investigations into the disease experts from the DOH Regional Service Unit in Bohol.
“The hospital has adequate personnel and supplies to handle it. We coordinate our people in the field,” says Dr. Yolando Oliveros, head executive assistant to Health Secretary Manuel Dayrit.
Grieving parents bury poisoned children
Grieving parents started the tough task of collecting their dead children poisoned in a freak tragedy in Mabini, Bohol.
“We are ready to forget the kids,” says Philip Fuderanan, a spokesman for the mayor of rugged seaside town.
Wrapped with white cloth, the rigid bodies of children loaded onto a state-owned trucks.
“It’s just awful to see the lips of children and their parents, weeping and helpless,” Fuderanan said.
Some of the dead children were transported back to Mabini and was greeted by residents in the small town still trying to understand what had happened.
State of calamity declared in Mabini
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has placed the entire town of Mabini in Bohol under a state of disaster due to the deaths of 30 children who were poisoned after eating cassava cakes.
The President also ordered the release of five percent of the funds from his accident or P1.5 million to fund local government Mabini for procurement of medicines and other necessities.
The funding, according to Arroyo, will also be used to help victims’ families for funeral expenses.
The President also ordered the Philippine National Police (PNP) and Department of Health (DOH) to investigate the food poisoning.
She said that she was dependent on both the PNP and DOH to submit a report on the cause of the tragedy. – With reports of MNS
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