CITY OF MALOLOS—A woman from this city had died of watusi and piccolo ingestion on Christmas Eve, reports from officials and kin of the victim said on Monday.
Dr. Joy Gomez, provincial public health officer of Bulacan identified the victim as Evelyn Faustino, 44, a resident of Purok 3, of Barangay Mojon this City and a fish ball vendor near the Bulacan Medical Center here.
Gomez said based on the details from 566, a Bulacan emergency response office stationed at the provincial capitol grounds, the victim was a victim of piccolo ingestion last Dec. 24 and was rushed at the Bulacan Medical Center.
She was later transferred to the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) where she died.
Her son Brian Faustino confirmed on Monday that her mother died past 2am on Christmas Day at the PGH.
But, Dr. Protacio Bajao, BMC Director belied to NEWS CORE the victim died of piccolo ingestion and said the possible cause of death was watusi ingestion.
He said based on interview to the victim while the resident-doctors of BMC were treating her, she admitted taking in watusi.
According to the victim’s son, her mother went to public market in Malolos earlier that day and bought watusi and piccolo.
When she went back home around 12 noon, she locked herself up inside her room and told them not to disturb her whoever may even look for her.
At about 4pm, she left their house and went to her neighbors and friends for some drinking spree.
Brian said her mother was eating ponkan fruit while walking bound to their neighbor’s house.
Brian said it was at the drinking spree place where her mother pee on her clothes where she was sitting and where she fell unconscious.
She was immediately rushed at BMC and was later transferred at PGH where she later expired past 2am on Christmas Day.
Brian said they saw the room of her mother with scattered pieces of piccolo, watusi and an open can of fruit cocktail. Although they did not see her on the act of taking in the piccolo and watusi, Brian said they suspected their mother placed some of the powder chemicals of the said explosive products on the fruit cocktail she was eating.
Supt. Baltazar Mamaril, chief of police of this city said based on investigation they conducted Monday afternoon, said that they learned that the victim who is facing huge financial problem in their family intentionally made in takes of piccolo.