

Lacson is the second senator and first presidential contender to contract COVID-19 this year, after cases surged by the thousands amid the spread of the omicron variant in the Philippines.

"By informing us about his exposure as soon as he found out, he also enabled us to take the necessary precautions soonest," the senatorial hopeful said.

She said she appreciated that the presidential aspirant informed them immediately about the development. "We attribute our being spared to the strict adherence of Sen. He immediately informed us and he had himself swabbed for a PCR test," Padilla's statement read. The next day, he found out that a family member of his tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. Minguita Padilla, a senatorial aspirant, said she, along with 2 other Senate bets and some members of the party had dinner with Lacson a day before he found out that a family member tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement, Lacson's party Partido Reporma said adherence to safety protocols led to non-infection among his close contacts.ĭr.
