Solon proposes Corregidor, Caballo as quarantine sites

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2020 09:40:40 +0000

Manila Rep. Manny Lopez yesterday urged government to consider utilizing either Corregidor or Caballo Islands as quarantine sites for returning overseas Filipino workers in the wake of the staunch objection of Capas, Tarlac residents and officials on the use of New Clark City to isolate repatriates.

Lopez, chairman of the House Committee on Metro Manila Development, filed House Resolution No. 694 to seek House support for his proposal.

Like the New Clark City, Caballo Island may be ready for quarantine purposes, Lopez said.

He recalled that in 2014, the island was used to quarantine members of the Philippine peacekeeping contingent following their return from Liberia, then reeling from the threat of the Ebola virus.

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