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Monastery locked down as 24 nuns, staff contract Covid-19 Posted: 25 Jul 2021 06:03 PM PDT ILOILO CITY – The city government has placed on lockdown the Carmelite Monastery and Convent in Barangay Lopez Jaena Norte, La Paz district here, after 24 nuns and nine staff members tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Jeck Conlu, spokesperson of the Covid team, on Sunday said the city mayor is expected to release an executive order soon as to the details of the lockdown that took effect July 25. He said 45 residents of the monastery were tested in the morning of July 24 after they were traced to have exposure to an index case, also a nun, inside the monastery. "The index case manifested an influenza-like illness (ILI). There are also five others who have symptoms," he said in an interview. The results of the tests were released Saturday afternoon, showing 33 were positive for the virus. The eldest among the cases is a 93-year-old nun while the youngest is a 17-year-old female staff. The 33 cases in the monastery were among the 102 confirmed cases in this city on July 24 as per bulletin released by the City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (CESU) of the City Health Office (CHO) on July 25. "Mayor Jerry P. Treñas has instructed the City Health Office and the Covid team to monitor their status so that proper intervention will be done should there are those who will manifest severe symptoms," Conlu said. Those positive for Covid-19 are now under isolation inside the monastery while those who were found negative will still be quarantined for close monitoring, he added. Various sectors and organizations in the city have been reaching out to the monastery and providing the nuns and staff with their needed assistance. (PNA) This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Arms cache recovered from slaughterhouse administrator Posted: 25 Jul 2021 01:02 AM PDT A 51-YEAR-OLD slaughterhouse administrator in Malay, Aklan is in hot waters after police operatives confiscated from his residence a cache of firearms and ammunition. Police Lieutenant Colonel Don De Dios, chief of Malay police, identified the suspect as Niel Quintin, a resident of Zone II, Cubay Sur, Malay, Aklan. The operation was conducted by operatives of Malay police Saturday night. "We thank the community for their trust in our PNP (Philippine National Police) in sharing their series of information to ensure peace and order in the town of Malay," De Dios told this writer in an interview. Seized from the suspect were a .45 caliber pistol, two pieces of 40-millimeter grenade launcher ammunition, one 12 gauge shotgun with two pieces of ammunition, and a homemade improvised .22 caliber rifle. The search warrant was issued by Judge Bienvenido Barrios, executive judge of the Kalibo Regional Trial Court. "Currently, our investigator is preparing charges of illegal possession of firearms and explosives against the suspect," De Dios added. Earlier this year, Malay police operatives also seized firearms against another suspect on Boracay Island. (SunStar Philippines) This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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