Grade 4 pupil dies after ‘routine deworming’

MANILA, Philippines — A Grade 4 pupil from Trece Martires City, Cavite, died of an infection following a deworming activity, according to initial medical findings cited by the Department of Education (DepEd). Several pupils at Hugo Perez Elementary School-Annex also reportedly fell ill, following the “routine deworming activity” conducted on July 2 in coordination with