ILOILO CITY: The Department of Health regional (DOH) is gathering food samples from a wedding banquet held in Barangay Gugo, Estancia in northern Iloilo after at least 101 persons, including 54 children showed symptoms of food poisoning.

Dr. Glen Alonsabe, DOH epidemiologist, said they wanted to fast track the examination of the food samples, which will be sent to a laboratory in Manila.

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