CEBU CITY —- At least 37 event performers who were hospitalized for ‘food poisoning’ on Sunday have recovered and were discharged from the hospital.
In a written statement issued on Monday, May 24, the Archdiocese of Cebu’s Commission on the Laity said the group of performers fell ill after reportedly eating ‘humba,’ a Cebuano pork dish.
“We are closely monitoring other participants from outside Cebu City. So far, we have not received more reports of people falling ill from the packed lunch,” said Fe Mantuhac-Barino, chairperson of the Commission on the Laity.
The incident happened during the Pentecost Sunday celebration held at the International Eucharistic Congress Conventio…
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