CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – Peasant leader Joseph Canlas was rushed to hospital here on Sunday due to severe symptoms associated with COVID-19, nearly a month since his detention for alleged possession of illegal firearms and explosives.
Canlas, 59, was hooked to a ventilator in a critical care unit of the Jose B. Lingad Memorial General Hospital after his transfer from a hospital in Angeles City, his daughter Jenelle said in a phone interview.
He waited five hours to get a room at the Department of Health-run facility, Jenelle said.
She said the result of his swab test has yet to be released but initial findings showed him to have acute re…
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