Presidential aspirant Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson urged Filipinos to practice constant vigilance in observing health protocols to hasten a return to normalcy amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lacson, Partido Reporma chairman and standard bearer, posted a photo of one of his clan’s out-of-town trips on his official Facebook page, showing his children, grandchildren and extended family enjoying a group photo at a highland area.
“If you miss this kind of family bonding, we all need to follow the mandatory health protocols. And always remember—you should never skip quarantine just to attend a party or any public gathering,” he said.
Lacson noted the recent incidents of returning Filipinos who left their quarantine facilities to join the revelry during the holiday season.
The three-term senator himself has recently recovered from a bout with COVID-19, finally testing negative over the weekend after catching the disease from his son, Ronald Jay, on January 3.
He immediately went into isolation with his wife and household staff even without showing symptoms of the disease.
On January 14, Lacson posted an image of his negative COVID-19 antigen test on his official Twitter page, saying: “Happy to be back to normal. I can feel my antibodies looking for a fight.”