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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="LGEN. Jose C. Faustino, Jr. Photo from Armed Forces of the Philippines Facebook Page" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/08/23/20210730-faustino-jose-jr-2.jpg"/><figcaption>LGEN. Jose C. Faustino, Jr. <em>Photo from Armed Forces of the Philippines Facebook Page</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - Armed Forces chief of staff Lt. Gen. Jose Faustino Jr is in isolation following a positive COVID-19 antigen test result, the military said Monday.</p><p>Faustino is awaiting the result of his confirmatory swab or RT-PCR test, said AFP spokesman Col. Ramon Zagala.</p><p>Last year, former AFP chief Retired Gen. Felimon Santos Jr. contracted the respiratory illness, prompting the country&#x27;s top defense officials to go on quarantine.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/28/20/top-ph-defense-military-officials-quarantined-after-afp-chief-tests-positive-for-covid-19">Top PH defense, military officials quarantined after AFP chief tests positive for COVID-19</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/05/20/afp-chief-recovers-from-covid-19-spokesman">AFP chief recovers from COVID-19: spokesman</a></li></ul><div><em>More details to follow.</em></div><div><strong>--With a report from Jorge Carino, ABS-CBN News</strong></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1753940" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

Armed Forces chief of staff Lt. Gen. Jose Faustino Jr is in isolation following a positive COVID-19 antigen test result, the military said Monday.