Thursday Mar, 28 2024 05:30:45 PM

Tulunan mayor gets COVID-19

Local News • 14:15 PM Mon Jun 7, 2021
932
By: 
Edwin O. Fernandez
Tulunan Mayor Reuel Pip Limbungan.

KIDAPAWAN CITY  – Another town mayor in North Cotabato province have tested positive of Covid-19.

In a radio interview over Radyo Bida Kidapawan, Mayor Reuel Pip Limbungan of Tulunan, North Cotabato admitted that he received his RT-PCR positive results on June 4 but he remained asymptomatic.

“I am now isolated,” Limbungan said without specifically revealing his location.

Limbungan said he could not say where he got the virus, however, he stressed that all the 20 he worked with everyday were negative of the virus based on antigen tests.

However, they were advised to self-isolate and report to nearest Barangay Health Emergency Response Team.

The Tulunan Municipal Health Office has started contact tracing to all people who may have close contact with the mayor in the past seven days.

Earlier, Limbungan tested negative of the virus based on his RT-PCR results after having close contact with Alamada Mayor Jesus Sacdalan who tested positive of the virus on May 19. 

Sacdalan sa fully healed.

UK: Bangsamoro one of world’s few successful peace processes

MANILA – The United Kingdom has hailed the creation of the Bangsamoro region as one of the world’s few successful peace processes as it joined...

Antipas LGU releases official list of victims of highway mishap

OFFICIAL list of victims of March 25, 2024 vehicular accident involving passenger van and cargo truck. The list is from the local government of...

Cotabato Light announces April 6 power service interruption

Cotabato Light announcement:  To all our valued customers, please be informed of the scheduled power interruption affecting a portion of...

BARMM has new police regional director

CAMP SK PENDATUN, Maguindanao Norte - Police Brig. Gen. Prexy Dugas Tanggawohn was installed as new police regional director for the Bangsamoro...

BARMM, Inter-Agency Teams implement OPLAN HARABAS, nets 1 conductor positive for drug use

COTABATO CITY - The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in the Bangamoro Region and police units in the city conducted on Tuesday "Oplan Harabas" in a...