Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Armin Luistro on Wednesday morning visited the wake of the two kindergarten pupils who died Tuesday due to food poisoning at the canteen inside the Larion Bajo Elementary School, and vowed to give financial support to their bereaved families.
Luistro also visited the confined teachers and students at the Cagayan Valley Medical Center, who were transferred from the People's Emergency Hospital. He also promised to give assistance to the confined victims.
"We regret the incident as we conduct a deep investigation into this case," Luistro said.
Tuguegarao City Mayor Delfin Ting has also promised financial assistance to the victims.
Meanwhile, parents of the fatalities have vowed to file criminal and administrative charges against the school officials of Larion Bajo Elementary School soonest, claiming that the school officials have acted in gross negligence that caused the death of two kindergarten pupils and confinement of 42 others to hospital after eating "sinantak" or sauced rice noodles.
Ellen Ballad, mother of Eloisa Marie Ballad, one of the pupils who died, said they would focus on their complaint after the funeral.
The relatives of the other fatality, Jessica Mae Bangayan, have also decided to file charges after the burial of their kin.
Education officials have formed an investigating committee led by the regional office supervisors who have been looking deeper into the poisoning.
Education regional director Benito Tumamao told the Philippines News Agency that they would look into those responsible officials and teachers after the full-blown investigation.
The confined victims have been in "stable condition" and recuperating, according to CVMC medical officer Dr. Encarnacion Malana.
Malana said their initial assessment showed that the rice noodle soup, locally called "sinantak" was sprinkled with oxalic powder, a poisonous white crystalline chemical powder which is being used for cleaning household and kitchen facilities.
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