BY BETHEENA KAE UNITE
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Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar announced Wednesday that he tested positive for COVID-19.
Villar said through a Facebook post that he has received the result of his COVID-19 test that turned out positive.
“I regret to announce that today, July 15, I received my test result and it is positive for COVID-19,” the government infrastructure chief said.
Other officials from the Department of Public Works and Highways confirmed that their head honcho tested positive for COVID.
Villar led the contract signing and groundbreaking of the Cavitex last July 10. He also spearheaded the first drive-thru event for the opening of a segment of the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway last July 3.
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said he was with the DPWH Secretary last July 10 for the contract signing and ground breaking event and that he is now waiting for his swab test result.
