Caba town in La Union Mayor and his wife are tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19.

This is the statement from Mayor Philip Crispino and his wife, Sanggunian Bayan Member Donna Crispino “It is with great sadness that we publicly announce that we are positive of the coronavirus disease 2019 per DOH-RITM (Department of Health-Research Institute for Tropical Medicine) as relayed by the DOH Center for Health Region 1,”

This is based on the statement of the Caba local government, “We are doing this to give you the right information coming right from us, to stop rumors and fake news for the good of our municipality,”

The two officials said they have observed measures to prevent infection but still contracted it “with minor symptoms” and warned everyone how the virus spread easily.

Currently, the two are in a “very stable condition and in excellent health” as 16 days have already passed since their self-imposed home quarantine.

The couple said, “We apologize to those who we came in contact with directly from February 29 onwards. Our government is doing contact tracing so please inform your barangay captain or the barangay health emergency response team for your guidance,”

“We are very sorry. We never wanted this to happen,”

They advised their constituents to follow the guidelines that are imposed by the government against the COVID-19.

They advised, “Please stay at home. Be responsible. Practice mandatory home quarantine. Be calm. Let us pray harder in this most crucial time,”

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