COTABATO CITY: Two children died from dehydration and another 42 individuals were confirmed to have diarrhea in a Bongo Island village in Parang, Maguindanao, the Health ministry of Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao said on Wednesday.

BARMM Health Minister Dr. Saffrulah Dipatuan immediately deployed health teams to investigate, treat and gather samples from the victims and the water source used by the affected residents.

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