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(Eagle News) — Incoming Defense Secretary officer-in-charge Jose Faustino Jr. has tested positive for COVID-19. According to the Department of National Defense, Faustino contracted the virus after coming into close contact with a COVID-19-positive individual in one of his engagements. It said the engagement took place before he assumed office on Thursday, June 20. Faustino is so far in isolation. Contact tracing is ongoing.
(Eagle News) — Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong has tested positive for COVID-19 anew. Magalong himself made the revelation in a radio interview on Wednesday, Feb. 2. According to Magalong, he was so far experiencing mild symptoms and was so far on the fourth day of his home isolation. Magalong has received his booster shot against COVID-19. This is the second time the Baguio mayor has contracted the virus. In April last year, he also […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Joel Villanueva has tested positive for COVID-19. According to Villanueva, this was based on RT-PCR test results he received on Thursday night. He said he experienced fever and headache last Wednesday. “Inabisuhan ko na po ang lahat ng aking nakasalamuha noong mga nagdaang araw tungkol sa aking kalagayan, at kasalukuyan po tayong naka-isolate,” the senator said. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, other senators have also tested positive for the […]
(Eagle News) — At least 161 Civil Service Commission personnel have tested positive for COVID-19. According to CSC commissioner Aileen Lizada, this was based on data from the central and regional offices. So far, she said they were waiting for the results of the swab tests on the close contacts of those who tested positive. The Department of Health over the weekend said there was a community transmission of the highly transmissible Omicron variant in […]
(Eagle News) — Pampanga Rep. Mikey Arroyo has tested positive for COVID-19. In a Facebook post, Arroyoo said the results were based on an antigen he took on Monday morning, Jan. 10. “I’m [asymptomatic] for now and have gotten in touch with a doctor to take care of me,” he said. He said he has so far been advised to undergo home isolation in Pampanga and take anti-COVID-19 drug molnupiravir and vitamins. Metro Manila is […]
(Eagle News)– Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission Chair Greco Belgica has tested positive for COVID-19. Belgica himself made the announcement in a Facebook post on Friday, Aug. 27. “Nakakalungkot na sa kabila ng ating pag-iingat ay tinamaan pa rin ako ng Covid-19. Tunay ngang hindi biro ang sakit na ito at talagang mapanganib (It’s sad that even after exercising utmost caution, I tested positive for COVID-19. Indeed, this disease is serious and dangerous),” Belgica said. Earlier in […]
(Eagle News) — Twenty-nine Food and Drug Administration personnel have tested positive for COVID-19. As a result, the FDA main office in Muntinlupa City will be closed for disinfection on Friday, Aug. 27. Earlier, the OCTA research group said Metro Manila topped its list of 20 areas with the most new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, Aug. 25. The Department of Health has said a community transmission of the Delta variant had been observed in Metro […]
(Eagle News) — National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) executive director Undersecretary Ricardo Jalad has tested positive for COVID-19. This is according to his spokesperson Mark Timbal in a message to reporters on Friday, Aug. 27. He said Jalad, who is also the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) administrator, tested positive for the virus on Thursday, Aug. 26, and was among the 116 whose test results yielded positive for COVID-19. “He has mild […]
(Eagle News) — Eleven crew members of the MV Athens Bridge tested positive for COVID-19. The Department of Health’s Epidemiology Bureau director Dr. Alethea De Guzman said this was based on a repeat swab test on 12 crew members of the vessel that docked in Manila from India recently. Earlier, the Maritime Industry Authority said the vessel had 21 crew members. Of the 12 who were swabbed again, De Guzman said one “needs to be […]
(Eagle News) — Quezon Governor Danilo Suarez has tested positive for COVID-19. Suarez, who is 78 years old, made the announcement in a Facebook post on Thursday, May 6. He said the results were based on the RT-PCR test he took on May 5. “Sa kasalukuyan, maayos ang aking kalagayan at binabantayan ng aking doktor ang aking kondisyon (At present, I am in good condition and my doctor is monitoring my health),” he said. He […]
(Eagle News) — Communications Secretary Martin Andanar has tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement, Andanar said he was so far, asymptomatic, and was immediately isolated and placed under home quarantine. He said contact tracing was been done. “Rest assured, I am okay and I will still continue to work hard and to perform my duties well, including hosting regular shows to inform the public, as I recuperate from the virus,” he said. He also […]
(Eagle News) — Malabon Mayor Lenlen Oreta has tested positive for COVID-19. Oreta on Tuesday, March 23, said the results were based on a swab test he took as part of contact tracing efforts. According to the mayor, he was so far asymptomatic, and would be working from home in the meantime. Contact tracing is underway. “This only shows na matindi pa rin ang epekto ng Covid-19 sa Malabon. Matinding pag-iingat ang kailangan lalo na ang […]
