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(Eagle News) — Incoming Energy Secretary Raphael “Popo” Lotilla has tested positive for COVID-19. According to the Department of Energy, Lotilla informed the agency that he tested positive for the virus on Saturday. The DOE said, so far, Lotilla is undergoing medication at home and self-isolation. “He has informed the Palace of his medical condition and will continue to provide updates,” the DOE said. According to the department, the DOE “has been providing updates to […]
(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) — Armed Forces of the Philippines chief Lt. Gen. Jose Faustino Jr. has tested positive for COVID-19 in an antigen test. According to AFP spokesperson Colonel Ramon Zagala, the results of Faustino’s RT-PCR test will be released within the day. So far, he said the AFP chief was “isolating.” Faustino replaced General Cirilito Sobejana on July 31 after he reached the mandatory age of retirement.
(Eagle News)–Senator Lito Lapid has tested positive for COVID-19. Lapid’s chief of staff Jericho Acedera said in a statement that the senator was currently undergoing treatment at the Medical City Clark in Mabalacat, Pampanga. Acedera said the doctors consider Lapid’s case as “mild to moderate.” He said all those who came in close contact with him already took the necessary tests and have been instructed to comply with existing COVID-19 protocols. According to Acedera, only […]
(Eagle News) — Former Health Secretary Janette Garin has tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement, Garin, now the 1st district representative of Iloilo, said this was “despite following the minimum health protocols and being extra cautious..” She said so far, she has mild symptoms such as cold, cough, fever, and chills. Her doctor advised her to be on home quarantine, adding that she was under strict monitoring because she was tachycardic or has a […]
(Eagle News) — Manila Mayor Isko Moreno has tested positive for COVID-19. Moreno made the announcement in a post on the Manila government’s Facebook page. “Nakararamdam ako ng kaunting ubo, kaunting sipon. Masakit ang aking katawan ngayon (I have a bit of cough and some colds. My body hurts at the moment),” Moreno said. The Manila government on Sunday, Aug. 15, said Moreno was on his way to the Sta. Ana Hospital. Moreno assured […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Richard Gordon on Thursday, Aug. 12, said he has recovered from COVID-19. The senator shared the news when asked in a Laging Handa public briefing. On July 28, Gordon announced he tested positive for COVID-19. “I was completely asymptomatic but because my wife, may autoimmune problem siya, siyempre ini-ingatan ko ang asawa ko, ang mga katulong namin sa bahay, mga kasama sa Red Cross, mga staff ko sa Senado,” Gordon said. […]
(Eagle News) — Dumaguete City Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo has tested positive for COVID-19. The mayor made the announcement in a Facebook post on Sunday, May 23. According to Remollo, the results were based on an RT-PCR test he took as a requirement for attendance in the National Peace and Order Council to be presided over by President Rodrigo Duterte on May 24 , 2021. The event is hosted by the City of Dumaguete. According […]
(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)–Baguio Mayor Benjamin Magalong has tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement, Magalong, also the country’s contact tracing czar, said this was based on the results of the RT-PCR test he took on April 2. He said contact tracing is underway. “The seriousness of this pandemic is something that we should not take for granted. It is a difficult situation and I don’t want anyone of you to be in this condition as it […]
