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School Snack Kills 27
« on: April 27, 2007, 07:52:21 AM »
Published in the Deseret News, March 10, 2005
written by Paul Alexander, Associated Press

MANILA, Philippines -- Wailing parents carried the bodies of their children from hospitals after a snack of cassava -- a root that's poisonous if not prepared correctly -- bought from an outside vendor killed 27 and sickened 100 others Wednesday at an elementary school in the south-central Philippines.

With the nearest hospital 20 miles away from San Jose school, in Bohol island's Mabini town, some victims died while being carried in a variety of vehicles, including three-wheel motorcycle taxis.

Francisca Doliente said her 9-year-old niece, Arve Tamor, was given some of the deep-fried caramelized cassava by a classmate who bought it from the vendor.

"Her friend is gone. She died," Doliente told The Associated Press. Her niece was being treated, she said.

The roots of the cassava plant, a major crop in Southeast Asia and other parts of the world, are rich in protein, minerals and the vitamins A, B and C. However, cassava is poisonous unless it is peeled and thoroughly cooked. If it is eaten raw or prepared incorrectly, one of its chemical constituents will be attacked by digestive enzymes and give off the deadly poison cyanide. As little as two cassava roots can contain a fatal dose.

"Some said they took only two bites because it tasted bitter and the effects were felt five-10 minutes later," said Dr. Harold Gallego of Garcia Memorial Provincial Hospital in the nearby town of Talibon, where 47 patients were taken.

Mabini Mayor Stephen Rances said 27 students were confirmed dead.

The victims suffered severe stomach pain, vomiting and diarrhea. They were taken to at least four hospitals from the school in Mabini, about 380 miles southeast of the capital, Manila.

Sobbing parents left hospitals carrying the bodies of their children wrapped in blankets.

Some victims were still vomiting nearly 12 hours after eating the morning snack, said Dr. Nenita Po of the government-run Gov. Celestino Gallares Memorial Hospital. However, those who were alive when they reached the hospital had a good chance of surviving, Po said.

He said some worried parents brought in their children even if they did not show any symptoms of poisoning.

Grace Vallente said her 7-year-old nephew, Noel, died en route to the hospital and that her 9-year-old niece, Roselle, was undergoing treatment.

"There are many parents here," she said from L.G. Cotamura Community Hospital in Bohol's Ubay town. "The kids who died are lined up on beds. Everybody's grief-stricken."

Dr. Leta Cutamora confirmed 14 dead at the hospital and 35 admitted for treatment.

Po said 15 patients were brought there, including the 68-year- old woman who prepared the cassava along with another woman. Officials wanted to talk with the ailing woman but said she was complaining of pain.

A specimen of the cassava was taken for inspection at the local Crime Laboratory Group.

Copyright C 2005 Deseret News Publishing Co.
Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning Company. All rights Reserved.


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Re: School Snack Kills 27
« Reply #1 on: June 03, 2007, 01:58:40 PM »
i was in bohol when this happen. its food poisoning..
sa ubay gidala ang kadaghanan sa victim...
and my mother was even there to help at the hospital..really sad!
during that time nigawas ang pgka matinabangon sa mga bol-anon..

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Re: School Snack Kills 27
« Reply #2 on: June 04, 2007, 03:04:04 AM »
Luoya no, makalanag man jud na ang balanghoy kung dili matarong ug luto

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Re: School Snack Kills 27
« Reply #3 on: June 04, 2007, 11:49:23 AM »


it's not the bolanghoy man ang naka poison sa mga kids but a certain chemical nga nasagol pg luto sa ngtinda..
they found out that ang mga pesticides naa ra nakabutang sa kitchen sa manindahay ug cassava balls..
luoy pud kau ang manindahay nga tigulang na ra ba jud kay maoy nadut-an sa tanan., 2 of her nephews sad ang nabiktima so for sure its really an accident..and mismo sya nikaon sa iya gitinda so, na hospital sad sya..

 >:( >:(

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Re: School Snack Kills 27
« Reply #4 on: June 04, 2007, 03:02:26 PM »


it's not the bolanghoy man ang naka poison sa mga kids but a certain chemical nga nasagol pg luto sa ngtinda..
they found out that ang mga pesticides naa ra nakabutang sa kitchen sa manindahay ug cassava balls..
luoy pud kau ang manindahay nga tigulang na ra ba jud kay maoy nadut-an sa tanan., 2 of her nephews sad ang nabiktima so for sure its really an accident..and mismo sya nikaon sa iya gitinda so, na hospital sad sya..

 >:( >:(

when i heard this news,naluoy gyud ko,labi na sa mga bata na of course sa mga parents,hinuon dili nato mabasol ang nagtinda ani.pahimagta na sad ni na unta naay sanitary inspection sa mga pagkaon labi na sa eskwelahan.

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Re: School Snack Kills 27
« Reply #5 on: June 05, 2007, 06:33:13 AM »


it's not the bolanghoy man ang naka poison sa mga kids but a certain chemical nga nasagol pg luto sa ngtinda..
they found out that ang mga pesticides naa ra nakabutang sa kitchen sa manindahay ug cassava balls..
luoy pud kau ang manindahay nga tigulang na ra ba jud kay maoy nadut-an sa tanan., 2 of her nephews sad ang nabiktima so for sure its really an accident..and mismo sya nikaon sa iya gitinda so, na hospital sad sya..

 >:( >:(

Hala oi, luoya pud sa tindera no... Luoy pud tawon kaayo ang mga biktima ug ila pamilya

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Re: School Snack Kills 27
« Reply #6 on: June 05, 2007, 11:03:30 AM »
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mao jud!
one time gi interview ang tindera didto sa tagbilaran, ingon sya dili na sya gnahan mouli sa mabini kay halos tanan silingan niya nasuko sa iyaha... as in, looy jud..what happened was pure accidental lang.. >:( >:(

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