BAGUIO CITY – National Artist for Film Kidlat Tahimik (or Eric de Guia in real life) on Sunday announced that he has gone into a self-imposed quarantine after testing positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
He said he felt “obliged to openly declare” his case to encourage those who could have been exposed to him to take the necessary precautions.
According to him, his self-quarantine came after the recently concluded Ibagiw Festival, the city’s “Creative City Festival” that gathered artists and craftsmen for various activities and a month-long exhibit that began on Nov. 6. Kidlat had an art installation in that event and guided guests.
“Regretfully, I may have had lapses in f…
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