LEGAZPI CITY —- Gov. Al Francis Bichara and all the mayors in Albay have agreed to put up border checkpoints anew starting Friday, March 19, to prevent a rise in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the province.
“We are maintaining a very low number of positive cases in the province and it should stay that way,” Bichara said.
With the spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila and Calabarzon, Bichara said they expected that more Albayanos would come home for fear of getting infected.
Libon Mayor Das Maronilla, League of Municipalities of the Philippines Albay Chapter president, said border checkpoints in Libon, Polangui, Daraga, and Tiwi towns would help slow down the…
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