Half of senators self-quarantining after COVID-19 exposure

As of Thursday, March 12, half of the Philippine Senate are in self-quarantine after a resource person who attended a hearing tested positive for COVID-19.

Senators Ralph Recto, Juan Miguel Zubiri, Franklin Drilon, Sonny Angara, Panfilo Lacson, Lito Lapid, Imee Marcos, Francis Tolentino, and Ramon Revilla Jr. are isolating themselves after being in close contact with either Senator Sherwin Gatchalian or Nancy Binay.

Angara will start his quarantine on Friday while Tolentino plans to have a checkup on Thursday.

Lacson expressed concern over the government's response to monitoring and containing the virus.