Macaroni, fish down 12 in Maguindanao

COTABATO CITY, Maguindanao: At least 12 persons exhibited symptoms of food poisoning after eating macaroni salad and inihaw na isda (grilled fish) on Sunday afternoon in the town of Sultan Kudarat in Maguindanao, according to a local physician on Monday.

Dr. Halima Mokamad Roman-cap of the Cotabato Sanitarium, said the patients all complained of the same illness and initial findings showed signs that “they were victims of food poisoning.”