FILE PHOTO: Aides help former Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos walk, as she arrives at an anti-corruption court Sandiganbayan, to attend a court hearing in Quezon City, Metro Manila, in Philippines November 16, 2018. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
MANILA (Reuters) - Chaos erupted at the 90th birthday party of former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos on Wednesday when more than 130 friends and supporters were rushed to Manila hospitals with suspected food poisoning.
Emergency rooms in the city's Pasig area were inundated with patients vomiting and suffering diarrhoea and dizziness, according to staff who spoke to Reuters.
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