Davao City Vice Mayor Baste Duterte tests positive for COVID-19

Davao City Vice Mayor and presidential son Sebastian Duterte has tested positive for COVID-19, his sister Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte revealed.

In a Facebook post, Mayor Duterte shared a screenshot of their family video call with a caption wishing her brother well.

“Sa ngayon, via video call muna ang family kumustahan nang malaman naming positive sa Covid-19 si Vice Mayor Baste. Get well soon Vice! Smile,” the caption reads.

The post shows a photo of members of their family talking with each other: Mayor Duterte, Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte, Davao City Vice Mayor Sebastian Duterte, their father President Rodrigo Duterte, and their mother Elizabeth Zimmerman.

Report from Mela Lesmoras/NGS- jlo

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