CIDG probes traveler for alleged quarantine breach

The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) has launched an investigation into a traveler who allegedly skipped quarantine upon arrival in the Philippines and proceeded to get a massage.

Interior Secretary Eduardo Año confirmed that the traveler has been identified and that the CIDG has already begun its probe.

The individual reportedly went directly to her condominium in Bonifacio Global City instead of completing the mandatory quarantine in a hotel in Makati upon her arrival on December 22.

The CIDG is currently collaborating with the Bureau of Quarantine and the Department of Tourism to thoroughly investigate the matter.

This incident follows a previous case where another traveler, Gwyneth Chua, was caught skipping quarantine and later tested positive for COVID-19, leading to a complaint filed by the CIDG.