Why were Kabayan Noli De Castro, Bernadette Sembrano, Henry Omaga-Diaz missing from the TV Patrol on an April 21 newscast?
According to reports from pep.ph, Julius Babao will temporarily take over TV Patrol alongside Karen Davila and Alvin Elchico after confirming that Sembrano and Omaga-Diaz are under self-quarantine.
The report also expressed concerns for Kabayan Noli De Castro, who was noticeably coughing in earlier newscasts of TV Patrol.
Netizens tweeted about the main news anchors’ absence for April 21. when TV patrol newscasts saw Babao, Davila, and Elchico assuming the news program outside the studio.
They also expressed concerns for the staff and other hosts of the news program.
Wla yong main anchor ng Tv Patrol. Tapos nasa labas sila ngayon. Bakit kaya?
— SNR (@SNRaro) April 21, 2021
Halaka self quarantine sila Kabayan, Ate B and Henry!! Stay safe and get well soon sa lahat ng mga staffs ng TV Patrol.
— alt iWantTFC (@ALTiWantTFC) April 21, 2021
On self-quarantine daw as per Julius Babao. Hope they are all safe! #TVPatrol
— Gina Go (@JaDineMakati) April 21, 2021
https://twitter.com/PrincessFrance/status/1384843134606188545
https://twitter.com/PJHiz/status/1384859210312212483
https://twitter.com/plantsnikuya/status/1384830354616324097
Then, one Netizen pointed out that the news team has been taping the newscast outside of the studio since the weekends. It hinted at the currently ongoing disinfection of the studio.
https://twitter.com/iamarvin1982/status/1384830554122510336
Then, the Netizen suggested continuing the newscast for TV Patrol outside to ensure better air circulation.
@iamkarendavila so sad 2 hear that @Bernadette_ABS & the rest are under quarantine. I have this suggestion, sana may MWF and TTH group ang @TVPatrol. Wag na din sa studio. Sa Open air na kayo magnewscast para malawak ang air circulation. Stay safe po. pic.twitter.com/S0IpHvEPjG
— Jun Baldomero (@jun_b1201) April 21, 2021
As of April 21, the Philippines has 962,307 confirmed cases of COVID-19, with 9,227 added on Wednesday. The country currently has 116,434 active COVID-19 patients as per the DOH database.
ABS-CBN team has been an active force in educating the public about the COVID-19 situation through newscasts and announcements on TV, radio, and online platforms.
