Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel ‘Migz’ Zubiri (Albert Calvelo/Senate PRIB) The senator issued the appeal as he expressed alarm over the reported spike in the coronavirus infections in the region, which he said the IATF should also focus on. “As a resident of Northern Mindanao, I am very alarmed by the recent surge of COVID-19 cases across the region,” Zubiri said in a statement. “Two weeks ago, our regional IATF already reported a 300 percent rise in cases in Lanao del Norte. And this weekend, CDO reported that their numbers have risen to 962, from just 100-plus in March. In Bukidnon, our medical frontliners are struggling to deal with the sudden surge of COVID-19 patients,” he further said.