Manila Bulletin
Senate employee dies of suspected COVID
A 62-year-old Senate Sergeant-at-Arms office personnel died on Wednesday morning due to pneumonia, with his COVID-19 test results still pending.
He was rushed to the hospital days before his death.
Senate President Vicente Sotto III said the employee was tested for COVID-19 on Tuesday, but the results were not yet confirmed.
Senate Secretary Myra Villarica confirmed the cause of death was pneumonia and emphasized that the COVID-19 test result was not yet available.
The deceased was identified as the first suspected COVID-19 fatality among the Senate's plantilla workers.
This incident follows a previous death of a staff member of Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. from COVID-19 in March.
Recently, two other Senate employees tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of infected workers in the Senate to 16.
To mitigate the spread of the virus, senators and their staff have been conducting hybrid sessions, combining physical and virtual meetings.
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