Mayor Sara tests positive for COVID-19

By Prexx Marnie Kate Trozo / Philippine News Agency

Mayor Sara Z. Duterte has tested positive for COVID-19, the Davao City mayor’s office confirmed in a Facebook post Saturday night (Oct. 9).

The statement said she has mild symptoms and is currently in isolation.

“The family requests for complete privacy at this time and respectfully urge the public to refrain from sending tokens for well wishes,” the statement reads.

Her office advised those who had close contact with Duterte in the last 14 days to self-monitor for symptoms and undertake an RT-PCR test five to seven days after exposure to her.

The presidential daughter’s scheduled trip to Singapore on Oct. 5 to 8 was postponed as one of her companions tested positive for COVID-19. (PNA) – jlo

Popular

D.A. expands P20 rice program in NCR, nearby provinces after 10-day election spending ban

By Brian Campued In fulfillment of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s aspiration of making affordable rice accessible to more Filipinos across the country, the Department...

Kanlaon still at Alert Level 3 after ‘explosive eruption’ — Phivolcs

By Brian Campued The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported a “moderately explosive” eruption occurred at the summit crater of Kanlaon Volcano early...

PBBM’s satisfaction rating tops other PH gov’t offices in latest survey

By Dean Aubrey Caratiquet In the latest nationwide survey conducted by Tangere on 1,500 respondents from May 8 to 9, the Office of the President...

Palace: Int’l, local watchdogs tapped to ensure ‘clean, honest’ polls

By Ruth Abbey Gita-Carlos | Philippine News Agency The government is working with international and local watchdogs to ensure “clean and honest” midterm elections on...