Army “Tabak’ camp on lockdown due to 134 Covid-19 infections

From the Philippine News Agency (Jan 18, 2022): Army “Tabak’ camp on lockdown due to 134 Covid-19 infections (By Teofilo Garcia, Jr.)

Camp Cesar Sang-an headquarters in Barangay Upper Pulacan, Labangan, Zamboanga del Sur (File photo)

The camp of the 1st Infantry “Tabak” Division (ID), the Philippine Army’s premier command, has been placed on lockdown as over a hundred personnel were infected with the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).

Maj. Gen. Generoso Ponio, 1ID commander, placed their main Camp Cesar Sang-an headquarters in Barangay Upper Pulacan, Labangan, Zamboanga del Sur, on lockdown effective Monday.

Capt. Mary Jephte Mañebog, 1ID information officer, disclosed Tuesday that 134 personnel have been infected with Covid-19 as of Monday night.

“We are on the red alert status. The 1ID headquarters is on lockdown,” Mañebog said in an interview.

Mañebog said those infected included officers, enlisted personnel, trainees, civilian employees, and Civilian Active Auxiliary (CAA) members.

She said they are isolated in the quarantine facilities of their respective offices and are being attended by personnel of the Camp Cesar Sang-an Station Hospital.

“They (the infected) are all fully vaccinated,” she added.

She said only personnel whose task is to purchase necessities like food are allowed to go out of Camp Cesar Sang-an.

Mañebog said despite the lockdown, they still receive visitors but are required to undergo the antigen test before being allowed entry into the camp.

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1165743