Baguio probes how infected Manila cop entered city

A Manila police officer who tested positive for COVID-19 is facing administrative and criminal cases for entering Baguio City without following quarantine protocols.

Mayor Benjamin Magalong stated that an investigation is underway to determine how Maj. Rafael Baldado Roxas entered the city, despite lockdown measures.

Roxas, deputy chief of the PNP Crime Laboratory's Fingerprint Division, traveled from Manila to Baguio and has been identified as one of two active cases in the city.

The mayor emphasized that Roxas' case does not indicate local transmission since he contracted the virus in Manila.

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