Atty. Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos, Jr.
DILG Secretary

I would like to inform the public that I have tested positive for COVID-19. I am currently at home in isolation and working remotely while strictly following recommended protocols, including health and safety procedures. I am grateful to have been fully vaccinated with booster. I am asymptomatic and feeling well as of the moment.

I had myself tested because it is a requirement for a meeting I was supposed to attend today at Malacañang. The result of my RT-PCR test came out at 9:12pm last night.

In lieu of this development, I have instructed the Philippine National Police to conduct contact tracing measures to notify my direct contacts for possible exposure, including those who were with me during a press conference in Camp Crame last Sunday, October 09. I am also humbly appealing to everyone who I came across over the past two days to monitor yourselves for COVID-19 symptoms and promptly get tested and isolate away from others once symptoms develop.

I continue to urge all my fellow Filipinos to get vaccinated and boosted to protect yourselves and your families from the coronavirus disease.

Original Article at: https://dilg.gov.ph/news/DILG-Statement/NC-2022-1166