DAVAO City Rep. Isidro Ungab, former chairman of the House of Representatives' Committee on Appropriations, announced that he started self-quarantine on Thursday as a precautionary measure against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). Ungab on Wednesday interacted with Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian, who also placed himself on self-quarantine for being exposed to a male individual who tested positive for Covid-19 during a committee hearing. Ungab attended the plenary session of the Commission on Appointments at the Senate, along with Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, where they were confirmed as Army reservists with the rank of colonel.
“I was at the Senate with Mayor Inday Sara (Duterte-Carpio) yesterday (Wednesday) and I interacted as well with Senator Sherwin Gatchalian. Although he looks very healthy and asymptomatic, the most responsible thing to do is to subject myself to home quarantine and make sure that I won’t be spreading the virus in case I got it,” Ungab said.
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