Death of 37-yr old man hikes number of ‘lambanog’ fatalities to 12 0 SHARES Share it! PGH Spokesperson Dr. Jonas Del Rosario said that the patient, identified as Jenard Clerigo, succumbed to “neurologic complications” at 4:30 a.m. today, December 24. Meanwhile, Del Rosario said that 55 patients are still currently at the PGH. The Department of Health (DOH) advised the public to “exercise extreme caution” when buying and consuming lambanog products. “Lambanog poisoning is caused by residual methanol, which in high levels becomes highly toxic for humans.

Source: Manila Bulletin December 24, 2019 09:11 UTC