MALAYBALAY CITY –– More than 3,300 residents of hinterland Barangay Lumbayao in Valencia City are locked down in their homes. Located 24 kilometers from the city center or Poblacion, Lumbayao is the most recent locality in Mindanao to feel the fallout of last month’s six-cock derby in Davao City’s posh New Matina Gallera. As of April 11, the Department of Health ((DOH) counted 25 COVID-19 patients in the Davao region as persons who were exposed to the derby. Seven derby-goers from outside the Davao region brought the virus to their hometowns, creating a stir in their communities. Like Lumbayao, Malingao village in Tubod, Lanao del Norte, where one COVID-19-infected derby-goer is a resident, is still on lockdown.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 16, 2020 10:08 UTC