“If you start feeling a little woozy or whatever, then you start seeing your doctor and start quarantining yourselves,” Gordon continued. ![]() Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri then said, “The suspect was here on Wednesday.” Gordon is also the chairman of the Philippine Red Cross. If we get the symptoms, we immediately do something about it,” Gordon said before the Senate adjourned its session early Saturday morning. “If one of us got exposed to one of our colleagues yesterday, the incubation period, is five days. His eldest daughter has been also infected with the virus but is asymptomatic, Dela Rosa's office said.ĭela Rosa confirmed that he contracted the coronavirus disease after Senator Richard Gordon reminded his colleagues in the Senate plenary to go on self-quarantine should they develop symptoms. The senator is “okay” despite having a cold. To all who made contact with me, please do the appropriate protocols,” Dela Rosa said in brief statement sent by his office on Saturday, November 21. “I’m sorry to inform you that I tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday. – Rappler.(Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa / Facebook page / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The ruling PDP-Laban, which Dela Rosa is a part of, is divided into two factions – one backed by Duterte and led by Energy chief Alfonso Cusi and another led by Senators Koko Pimentel and Manny Pacquiao, who is also running for president. After his retirement from the service in 2018, he was appointed chief of the Bureau of Corrections before he ran for a senate seat in 2019. The retired police general was among the architects and defenders of Duterte’s bloody campaign against drugs. Matibag, who confirmed that at least three members – Dela Rosa, Go, and Senator Francis Tolentino – said “winnability” was among their considerations in choosing a presidential candidate, noting that Dela Rosa got over 19 million votes in the midterms.Įxplaining the “last minute” filing, Matibag explained that they had gone through the party’s processes – referring to nomination and deliberation – which is why their final standard-bearer was only announced on the last day of filing.ĭela Rosa, 59, is a member of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) class of 1986 and was the first Philippine National Police (PNP) chief under Duterte. ![]() Parties may substitute candidates until November 15. Matibag said they already preparing for a Dela Rosa and Go tandem in 2022, while also saying that a substitution isn’t out of the question. In a separate press conference, the Cusi-led faction’s secretary general Melvin Matibag reiterated what Dela Rosa had earlier said – that his candidacy was a party decision. He also said that he was both serious about running for president and open to sliding down should the younger Duterte, who is gunning for her third consecutive post as Davao City mayor, change her mind and run for president itself. On October 11, Dela Rosa himself said he was “hoping” Sara would show up to file her candidacy for president. When the Cusi wing of PDP-Laban said it was back to “square one” in its search for a standard-bearer, Sara Duterte’s name cropped up several times even if she had said repeatedly that she wouldn’t run for president in 2022. The PDP-Laban leadership, Secretary Cusi, said, “We’ve found nobody else but you to continue the legacy of President Duterte – our campaign against drugs, corruption, insurgency. (I was told at 3 o’clock in the afternoon to go to Sofitel to file the COC. Kaya pumunta ka dito para mag-file ng COC mo,’” said the former police chief on Monday, October 11, in an interview with media. ![]() Lahat lahat, ikaw ang puwedeng magpatuloy. So sabi ko, bakit? Sabi sa akin ng liderato ng PDP-Laban na si Secretary Cusi, ‘ Wala na tayong makita na iba na magpapatuloy sa legacy ni President Duterte na maiiwan kung hindi ikaw – ‘ yung laban natin sa droga, corruption, insurgency. “ Tinawagan ako 3 o’ clock in the afternoon na pumunta sa Sofitel para mag-file ng COC. ![]() He may have balked at the idea that his candidacy for president was a “ mockery” of the elections, but Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa himself said he was “surprised” by the turn of events on October 8 and how he ended up as the Cusi-backed PDP-Laban’s standard-bearer.ĭela Rosa filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for president on Friday, October 8, the last day for filing COCs.
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