Shortly after finishing his 14-day self-quarantine for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Senator Bong Revilla shared that he had been bitten by a dog last April 4.
In his Facebook post, Revilla said he had just finished his 14-day quarantine when he was bitten by a dog.
The senator even joked that it was okay for him to be bitten by dogs instead of testing positive for COVID-19.
As of now, Revilla is taking the necessary shots for possible rabies infection. Revilla mentioned in his Facebook Live that he was visiting his father Ramon Revilla Sr. when he accidentally stepped on the tail of his father’s favorite dog who in turn bit him.
Some netizens were joking that dogs are really angry with thieves.
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According to Lhar Santiago’s 24 Oras report, the Senator’s quarantine period was supposed to be over as he had tested negative for the virus.
But, Senator Bong Revilla had extended his self-quarantine because of the death of his staff member due to COVID-19.
“After what happened to my staff, kailangan ko pa ring tingnan ‘yung aking sarili kung maayos po ako,” he said. “At so far wala naman po akong nararamdaman na symptoms na pupuwedeng makasama sa aking kalusugan.”
Recently, In his latest late-night address, President Rodrigo Duterte ordered Finance Secretary Carlos Domínguez III to “generate” more funds for the government’s response to the outbreak of COVID-19, despite already being granted a hefty budget under Bayanihan to Heal as One Act.
“Maghiram o mag… The 100 billion pesos for one month or the 270 billion pesos for two months, ‘yan naka-program na as earlier estimated, is not enough. I’m calling on the Secretary of Finance to generate.”
Meanwhile, according to CNN Philippines, the World Bank has approved a $500 million (about $25 billion) loan for the Philippines’ COVID-19 response.
This follows an initial loan of 5 billion from the World Bank for the country’s relief efforts. Finance Secretary Carlos Domínguez III said earlier this week that the Philippines would borrow some $5.6 billion from international agencies to respond to the health crisis.
