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Kiko Pangilinan tests positive for COVID-19

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Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan

CURBING CRIMES WITH THE RISE OF SOCIAL MEDIA: Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, chairperson of the Committee on Constitutional Amendments and Revision of Codes, presides over Thursday’s hybrid hearing reviewing the country’s existing criminal laws in light of the rise of social media platforms and the rapid advancement of technology (Senate Resolution No. 953). In his opening statement December 9, 2021, Pangilinan said despite technological advancements, “our laws should always protect us and our loved ones, our children, from those who abuse the openness of the internet by spreading disinformation, hate speech and undertake criminal activity using social media platforms.” He said the hearing is being conducted to address critical gaps in the law since digital or network disinformation is not simply a personal concern but is a worldwide concern that requires governmental as well as stakeholder, corporate, civil society organization interventions. (Voltaire F. Domingo/Senate PRIB)

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Sunday revealed that he had tested positive for COVID-19.

“I got the results of my twice-weekly routine RT PCR test last night and was surprised that the test results turned out positive,” said Pangilinan in an Instagram post. Pangilinan is gunning for the vice presidency in the upcoming elections.

Pangilinan said that he was surprised by the result as he exhibited no symptoms at all, adding that he was even able to exercise the night before his test results were released.

“My doctor sister tells me [that] with labs swamped with a tsunami of testing due to the surge, the possibility of contamination and a false positive is not remote,” said Pangilinan.

“Hence I have been retested today and we are awaiting the results,” he added.

Pangilinan also said that he tested negative on an antigen test — along with his family — on Sunday morning.

“Everyone tested negative via antigen testing this morning, including myself and we, are awaiting the results of the RT-PCR tests due tomorrow,” said the vice-presidential aspirant.

Meanwhile, with the first test turning out positive, his wife Sharon Cuneta along with their children have now quarantined themselves in different rooms.

COVID-19 cases in the country are currently rising exponentially with the health department earlier reporting the highest registered number of daily new cases at 28,707 since the pandemic started in 2020.

Active infections currently number 128,114, and the confirmed total at 2,965,447.

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