MANILA, Philippines — After attending a Senate hearing, Davao City Rep. Isidro Ungab on Thursday said he would also subject himself to quarantine amid the lingering 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) threat. Ungab was with Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio at the Senate Wednesday to attend the Commission on Appointments hearing for their confirmation as colonels of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). ADVERTISEMENTSenators Sherwin Gatchalian and Nancy Binay earlier said they would undergo a 14-day quarantine after a resource person in the Senate tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). “I was at the Senate with Mayor Sara yesterday and I interacted as well with Senator Sherwin Gatchalian,” Ungab said in a message to reporters. RELATED STORY:LIST: Philippine gov’t officials who are on self-quarantineADVERTISEMENTThe Philippines has so far recorded 49 confirmed COVID-19 cases.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 12, 2020 03:45 UTC