Robredo tests negative for COVID-19

Vice President Leni Robredo said Tuesday she tested negative for COVID-19.

Robredo said that as a result, she has been reunited with her daughters Aika, Tricia and Jillian.

"Today, we are all finally reunited after I completed my quarantine and got a negative RT-PCR," Robredo said in a Facebook post.

Robredo also shared that after placing herself on quarantine since she was exposed to her security aid who tested positive for COVID-19 last December 29, she also fell ill although not with COVID-19.

"While in quarantine, I got tonsillitis, had a really high fever and bad chills and couldn’t eat for three straight days. Doc decided to put me on IV so I was attached to it all through the New Year," she said.

"Sorry for all the missed messages, greetings, etc. I’m back to my old self now and reunited with my girls. I will try my best to catch up starting today," she added.

Robredo also said that her daughter Tricia, a medical doctor, was diagnosed with COVID-19 on Christmas Day while she was in an isolation facility and was later infected with dengue which she contracted while finishing 14-day quarantine after isolation.

"Double whammy for her but she’s (Tricia) okay now. Thank God," she said.

As for Aika and Jillian who traveled with their sister Tricia to the Philippines from the United States, they ended their 14-day quarantine at an earlier date since they tested negative for COVID-19.

"It was a miracle they didn’t test positive because they traveled with Tricia," she added. — RSJ, GMA News