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Cyanide Poisoning in Ilocos Claims 2 Fishermen
« on: October 10, 2008, 10:45:31 PM »
By Freddie G. Lazaro
Manila Bulletin

Gov. Deogracias Victor "DV" B. Savellano ordered yesterday policemen to conduct a thorough investigation on the suspected cyanide poisoning that caused the death of at least two fishermen and hospitalization of 54 other residents of Barangay Pilar, Sta. Cruz, Ilocos Sur.

Likewise, the governor ordered the administrator of the Tagudin General Hospital to provide the medicines needed by the victims.

"I’d already told the Philippine National Police (PNP) in the province to determine the cause of the incident and I’d also instructed the head of the Tagudin General Hospital to give medical help to the victims," Savellano said yesterday.

Chief Inspector Jugith del Prado, Sta. Cruz chief of police, said that his men are conducting a follow-up investigation on the incident.

"We had already submitted water samples from the Buaya River in Barangay Pilar, Sta. Cruz for examination by the Bureau of Fisheries and Acquatic Resources (BFAR) at the regional office to determine if there’s contamination of the water," Del Prado said.

Dr. Eugene Dauz, head of the Tagudin General Hospital, theorized that "cyanide" poisoning might cause the victims to fall ill, noting the presence of the following symptoms – severe stomach ache, vomiting, dizziness, difficult in breathing, and body weakness.

To determine the cause of the poisoning, Dauz referred the case to the Toxicology and Epidemiology Division of the Department of Health (DoH) in Manila and to BFAR for the conduct of laboratory examination of the water samples taken from the Buaya River as well as the samples of the ingested food taken from the victims.

It was reported that more than one week before the residents fell ill, some of them went fishing in the Buaya River to catch a kind of fish, known in Ilocano as "ipon" (small fish).

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