-Transportation Assistant Secretary Goddes Hope Libiran
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, March 12) — Several lawmakers, Cabinet secretaries, top government and local officials announced on Thursday they are undergoing self-quarantine after exposure to patients who contracted coronavirus disease or COVID-19.
In the Senate, a resource person who attended a hearing of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture on March 5 tested positive for COVID-19. This prompted Senators Sherwin Gatchalian and Nancy Binay to undergo a 14-day quarantine. Senate premises will also close down for disinfection.
After this news, several Cabinet members also said they will go on self isolation after being exposed to patients with the highly-infectious disease.
The following public officials are undergoing a two-week self-quarantine:
-Senator Franklin Drilon
-Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia
-Senator Lito Lapid
-Senator Ralph Recto
-Iloilo Rep. Jam Baronda
Executive
-Finance Secretary Sonny Dominguez
-Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade
-BCDA President Vince Dizon
Legislative
Local executives
-Manila City Mayor Isko Moreno
Meanwhile, President Rodrigo Duterte will undergo testing for the viral disease.
The country now has 49 confirmed persons with the novel coronavirus disease, including two deaths. A 67-year-old Filipino woman died Wednesday due to COVID-19, and is the first Filipino national to die of the viral disease.
-Valenzuela City Rep. Eric Martinez
-Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea
-Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte
-Navotas Mayor Toby Tiangco
-DPWH Secretary Mark Villar
-Build, Build, Build Chair Anna Mae Lamentillo
-Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Gov. Ben Diokno
-Caloocan City Mayor Oscar Malapitan
-Education Secretary Leonor Briones and other Education officials, personnel
-Malabon City Mayor Antolin Oreta III
-Valenzuela City Mayor Rex Gatchalian
-Senator Sherwin Gatchalian
-Senator Nancy Binay
-Senator Ping Lacson
-Senator Sonny Angara, starting March 13
-Senator Imee Marcos
-Senator Francis Tolentino
-Senator Migz Zubiri
-Senator Bong Revilla
-Navotas City Rep. John Rey Tiangco
-Davao City Rep. Isidro Ungab
-Senator Kiko Pangilinan
