Boac Mayor Armi Carrion goes into self-quarantine

 

                                                          Mayor Armi Carrion FB photo 

Boac Mayor Armi DC Carrion has not shown any signs nor symptoms of COVID-19 but has chosen to stay home for her self-imposed quarantine following DOH guidelines. She is currently awaiting the result of her RT-PCR Test taken on September 7, expected to be released this Sunday.

This was after a male patient that she and some of her staff had contact with tested positive for COVID-19. All persons who have been identified to have contact with the patient were also RT-PCR tested by the Municipal Health Office and are also into self-quarantine for 14 days.

The result of the patient’s (MRQ Case #17), Swab Test was released on September 6. The said male patient, together with his father who are from barangay Lupac were both swab test positive for COVID-19.

The two showed signs or symptoms and are currently in an isolation facility at the provincial capitol compound.

All these were announced by Mayor Carrion in an interview with Marinduque News last night. The mayor also stated that for public safety, she has likewise ordered the temporary closure for disinfection of the Boac municipal building from September 7-9.  

She also said that zoning and appropriate community quarantine are presently in place in Lupac and the adjoining barangay of Tabigue from September 7-22.

Barangays Balaring and Laylay will go back to MECQ on September 16, she said, after having been placed under various community quarantine categories from September 1-15. 

There were also two active cases from the said barangays recorded on September 1.

Update: In the afternoon of September 12, Mayor Armi Carrion confirmed she tested positive for coronavirus. This meme below was posted by Marinduque News on social media after a follow-up interview with her. 

Additional update Sept. 13, 2020:

Boac Vice-Mayor Sonny Paglinawan posted the following on his Facebook account:

Good news mga kababayang Boakeno

Matapos ang isang zoom meeting na isinagawa ng mga department at section head ng Pamahaalang Bayan ng Boac  ngayong araw ng Linggo, Setyembre 13, 2020, ikasampu hanggang ikalabindalawa ng tanghali ay nais po naming ipabatid sa inyo ang mga kaganapan sa ating bayan.

Good news mga kababayan!!!!!

1. Lumabas na ng Isolation Facility ang dalawang unang kaso ng Covid 19 sa Bayan ng Boac nitong Sabado,  September 12,2020 nang matanggap ang resulta ng confirmatory test na negatibo n sa covid 19. Kapiling n nila ngayon ang kanilang pamilya.

Dahil dito ang IATF ng Boac ay naghahanda na upang alisin sa lock down ang Barangay Laylay at Balaring sa darating na September 15 matapos na makumpleto ang 14 day quarantine.

Ano pa ang good news?

2. Gayundin naman, nasa estado na rin ng paggaling ang dalawa nating kababayan sa Barangay Lupac na kasalukuyang nasa isolation facility sa ating probinsiya. Malakas na at ang kanilang katawan  at kinakitaan na ndi na nagpo progress ang covid 19 sa kanila. Sa mga susunod na araw ay maaari na nilang makapiling ang kanilang pamilya.

Isa pang Good News Mga kababayan !!!

Papagaling na rin ang ating Punong Bayan na hindi rin pinatawad ng covid 19. Siya ay nasa Manila katulad ng inyong napakinggan sa kaniyang pahayag kahapon sa Marinduque News Network. Ang kanya ring mga kasama sa bahay sa Boac ay pawang negatibo ang resulta sa swab test kaya pinagpasiyahan ng IATF na Hindi na isaailalim sa lock down ang Barangay Santol.

Wala po tayong dapat ipangamba. Tagubilin na lang po natin sa bawat isa ang ibayong pag iingat at hinihikayat na sundin ang mga itinakdang panuntunang pangkalusugan para sa proteksiyon nating lahat .

Ibat-ibang kategorya ng community quarantine umiiral na sa Brgy. Balaring at Brgy. Laylay (Boac), dala ng 2 active cases

 

Si Mayora Armi DC Carrion habang pinupulong ang mga opisyales ng Boac at mga barangay captain. Larawan ni Konsehal Jojo Leva.

Naglabas ng isang opisyal na pahayag ang Punong-Bayan ng Boac, Marinduque, Armi DC Carrion para ipagbigay alam sa lahat na dalawang mamamayan mula sa bayan ng Boac ang mga kumpirmadong nagpositibo sa Covid-19. Ito ay sang-ayon sa resulta ng RT-PCR (Swab Test) na isinagawa noong Agosto 28 at natanggap ang resulta Setyembre 1, 2020.

Ang una ay mula sa Brgy. Balaring at ang ikalawa ay mula sa Brgy. Laylay. Ang dalawa ay iniulat na parehong walang travel history at wala rin silang kontak sa kahit sinong indibidwal na may kumpirmadong kaso ng Covid 19. Ang dalawa ay parehong asymptomatic.

Sa kasalukuyan ay naka-isolate na ang mga nagpositibo, samantalang ang kanilang mga pamilya ay naka home-quarantine at naisagawa na rin ang kinakailangang swab test.

Ang Boac Municipal Health Office at mga partner agencies ay kasalukuyang gumagawa na nang contact tracing, gayun din ng mga naaayong hakbang upang mapigilan ang paglaganap ng pandemya sa bayan.

Face mask at face shield

Binigyang diin ng Mayora na ang lahat ay dapat magsuot ng face mask at face shield sa tuwing lalabas ng bahay, papasok sa kanilang mga opisina at establisimiento.

Kaugnay nito ang mga umuuwi sa bayan ng Boac ay pinapayuhang sumailalim sa RT-PCR Test.

Hinihiling din ng Covid 19 Task Force ng bayan ng Boac ang kooperasyon at pagsunod ng mga mamamayan sa health and safety protocols upang maiwasan ang paglaganap ng Covid 19.

Sinabi rin ng Mayora na ang Pamahalaang Bayan ng Boac ay pansamantalang lilimitahan ang pang araw-araw na transaksyon para sa mga Boakeno upang mapanatili ang kaligtasan ng bawat isa.

Lockdown sa Purok Quirino, Brgy. Balaring

Samantala, naglabas ng isang kautusan (Executive Order No. 04-2020), ang Barangay Captain ng Brgy. Balaring na nag-uutos na "Sumailalim sa Total Lockdown ang Purok Quirino ng Barangay Balaring simula gabi ng Setyembre 1, 2020". Ayon kay Brgy. Captain Benecarlo Lagar sa kanyang FB post, kaalam si Mayora Armi DC Carrion sa nasabing EO upang tugunan at pigilan ang pagkalat ng sakit na Covid 19.

Ang buong Brgy. Balaring naman ay sumasailalim sa enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) mula Setyembre 1-15, 2020.

Kaugnay ng mga kaganapan sa Brgy. Balaring nag-anunsyo naman ang 10 y.o. Cafe ng Balar Hotel and Spa sa nasabing barangay na wala munang dine-in na papayagan. Takeouts and deliveries lamang ang papayagan. Maaari silang tawagan sa #0917-829-8880.

Sa Barangay Laylay, ibat-ibang kategorya ng CQ

Ang Sitio Capala at bahagi ng Ibaba ay sumasailalim din sa ECQ. Ang natitira pang bahagi ng Sitio Ibaba, Centro at Looban II ay sumasailalim sa MECQ. Ang mga sitio ng Ilaya I, Ilaya II at Looban I ay sumasailalim sa GCQ. Ito ay simula Setyembre 1-15, 2020, ayon sa FB post ni Konsehal Jojo Leva.

Surprise Reyna Elena in Brgy. Balaring wows three barangays: Boac Mayor-Elect Armi Carrion

Reyna Elena Armi Carrion and her Constantine

The role is often reserved for the most beautiful or most important maiden in the community. That of Reyna Elena in the traditional Santacruzan, held in many Philippine Christian towns and barangays on the last day of Flores de Mayo.

Reyna Elena is the personification of St. Helena, a Roman empress who was reputed to have discovered Christ’s cross. Many subsequent legends developed, and the story of the finding of the cross, enhanced by romances became a favorite throughout Christendom, especially in the Philippines where it is commemorated through the Santacruzan. Others call it sagalahan.

From Brgy. Balaring in Boac, an unexpected call came from the barangay Captain to the new Mayor-Elect of Boac, Armi de la Cruz Carrion. She’s the wife of the late Marinduque governor Bong Carrion and she has just won the recent election over five other candidates - by an astounding landslide. 

Armi Carrion's recent proclamation as Mayor-Elect of Boac

Her five opponents' votes added together couldn't even exceed her total number of votes.

The barangay leader conveyed his urgent request: “Ma'm, our barangay is making a collective request – you are our choice as Reyna Elena this time because this is the very first time that a Carrion has won an election in our barangay after so many years...”

The startled Madame who was in Manila for a much needed rest could not say ‘no’ and accepted the Kapitan’s demand for her extraordinary presence in the Santacruzan to be held in just a couple of days.

And so it came to pass, the Reyna Elena’s identity was revealed to others. The news apparently spread that in no time residents of the nearby barangays of Ihatub and Caganhao demanded that the Santacruzan procession should pass through their barangays also.

After a rush decision on which gown and what shoes to wear, Mayor-Elect Armi DC Carrion joined the procession that passed through three barangays - all of 6 kilometers back and forth. 

She reportedly wore 3-inch shoes for the unexpected 6-km walk

They only told her the last minute of the extended route. And she gamely agreed having no choice but to accede to the people who have lined up the main seaside road. The aching feet as result could be soothed later, anyway.

She was escorted by a smart-looking young Constantino who carried a cross.

Many from the Boac town proper who’ve heard of the news also trooped to the seaside road to watch and cheer their Reyna Elena 2019, Mayora Armi.

Reyna Elena Mayora Armi