Instead of telling her parents the truth, Jamaica told them that she had scratched herself on metal wire, which led them to not seek medical attention.
Jamaica Star Seraspe, 13, from Manila, Philippines, pretended that she had scratched on a metal wire instead of telling her parents that she was bitten by a dog - before dying just two months later
Kapatid compared the bail amount to the P300,000 ($5,371.50) bail posted by former first lady Imelda Marcos after she was convicted by the Sandiganbayan for using her government position to maintain Swiss bank accounts while her husband was in office.
Published December 19, 2020, 5:21 PM
There is no truth to rumors that a barangay in Manila will be placed under lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the city’s public information office (PIO) said on Saturday (December 19).
Sought for clarification over the supposed lockdown, particularly in Tondo District which is circulating on social media, the PIO called it “fake news.”
“Wala pong ganyang iimplement ang Manila LGU (local government unit) (The Manila LGU is not implementing any lockdown),” Julius Leonen, the head of Manila PIO, told reporters via Viber message.
As of December 18, Manila has 24,185 confirmed COVID-19 cases, about 314 are active cases including 34 new cases.