Unsanitary handling and poor storage of food likely caused the food poisoning of hundreds who

attended the 90th birthday celebration of former first lady Imelda Marcos in Pasig City, Health Secretary
Francisco Duque III said on Wednesday, July 3.v

Suspect cases strongly point out to a toxin causing it, derived from the bacteria Staphylococcus aureaus
(staph)," he said.
Dated sept. 28 2016) CEBU CITY — High school students of the Concord Technical Institute in Cebu City
were rushed to the hospital on Wednesday due to stomach pains, dizziness, palpitations, and vomiting
after drinking free samples of a coffee drink.

He said they would ask the manufacturer and distributor of Kopiko 78 degrees coffee drink to explain
the apparent food poisoning suffered by the students after they drank their samples, while school
officials were directed to submit an incident report.