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(Eagle News) — Senators Ping Lacson and Sherwin Gatchalian have tested positive for COVID-19. The two lawmakers made the announcement in separate Tweets on Friday, Jan. 7. According to Lacson, the results were based on an RT-PCR test he took on Jan. 4, and which were released on Thursday night. He said he took the test after his son, whom he was exposed to, tested positive for the virus. “Immediately informed all my Jan 3 […]
(Eagle News) — Pasay Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano has tested positive for COVID-19 anew. According to the Pasay City Public Information Office, Rubiano tested positive for the virus on Saturday. She took the test after having a sore throat. The PIO said she is now in an isolation facility. The PIO said the mayor will hold meetings online while she recovers. Calixto-Rubiano first tested positive for COVID-19 in February.
(Eagle News) — Victoria, Laguna Mayor Frankie Almeda has tested positive for COVID-19. In a Facebook video posted on Aug. 2, Almeda said this was based on results of a test he took on Thursday afternoon. “Ginawa ko naman po lahat ng protocol, lahat ng pag-iingat..nagkasakit at nahawa ako,” he said. He said he started not feeling well on Sunday, so he started isolating himself in his room until the time the video was posted. […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Bong Revilla has been rushed to the hospital after developing pneumonia. His wife, Bacoor Mayor Lani Mercado, made the announcement in a Facebook post on Tuesday, Aug. 18. She said the results were based on the latest X-ray of her husband. “..And isolation in a regular facility is no longer ideal. Hospital care badly needed,” she said. Earlier, Revilla revealed he had tested positive for COVID-19. He said apart from him, […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Bong Revilla has tested positive for COVID-19. Revilla said apart from him, others from his household and personnel tested positive for coronavirus. The senator said they immediately isolated themselves following the results. His wife Lani, also the Bacoor mayor, and his children, however, tested negative. “Sa payo po ng aking doktor ay itutuloy ko ngayon ang aking quarantine, but will be under observation,” he said, noting that he was “okay.” He […]
(Eagle News) — A high-ranking official of the Department of Transportation has tested positive for COVID-19. Assistant Secretary Goddes Hope Libiran, the DOTr spokesperson, made the announcement in a Facebook post on Friday, Aug.7. She said she subjected herself to home quarantine since she got tested on Aug. 1. In March, the DOTr announced one of its officials tested positive for COVID-19. The agency, however, did not name who this was. The test result prompted […]
(Eagle News) — The Office of the Solicitor General in Makati will be on lockdown “until further notice” after an employee tested positive for COVID-19. In an advisory, the OSG said the employee tested positive during a swab test conducted on July 12. Only personnel from the Facility Management System and the sanitation and disinfection team will be allowed in the OSG premises. “Likewise, no documents will be received or sent out until further notice,” […]
