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Dela Rosa brought to hospital amid bout with COVID-19

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Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/news/12/03/20201203-bato-dela-rosa.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa posts his photo on his Facebook account on Nov. 26, 2020</figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA<strong> (UPDATE 2)</strong> - Sen. Ronald &quot;Bato&quot; Dela Rosa was brought to the hospital as he continues to battle COVID-19, his staff said Thursday.</p><p>&quot;Nasa hospital pa po si Sen [Dela Rosa] pero improving na daw po ang pakiramdam niya,&quot; Dela Rosa&#x27;s staff told reporters in a text message.</p><p>(Sen. Dela Rosa is still in the hospital but his condition is improving.)</p><p>&quot;Nagka-fever po siya together with the cough and cold, kaya po they went to the doctor na by Nov. 23 midnight to be sure po about the monitoring,&quot; the message read. </p><p>(He had a fever together with cough and colds, so they went to the doctor on November 23 midnight to be sure about the monitoring.)</p><p>&quot;As for his daughter po, she&#x27;s completing her 14-day quarantine kaya (so) she&#x27;s going home na (already) from the facility.&quot;</p><p>The staff said Dela Rosa is expected as well to be discharged anytime because he is already recovering.</p><p>Last week, Dela Rosa said he had to be &quot;transferred to an undisclosed hospital&quot; after staying with his daughter, another COVID-19 patient, in an isolation facility.</p><p>&quot;We promised each other to win this battle together until last night on the eve of your birthday, we were separated because I had to be transferred to an undisclosed hospital,&quot; the senator said in a social media post on Nov. 23 where he greeted his 31-year-old daughter on her birthday.</p><p>&quot;We say times are so cruel sometimes but we know everything happens for a reason. God designed it to make us a better person,&quot; he wrote.</p><p>&quot;As we said during our nightly prayers, &#x27;Lord, after winning this battle you will see a different person in us. We will devote our remaining time on earth fulfilling Gods intents and desires.&quot;</p><p>The former Philippine National Police chief confirmed that he tested positive for the new coronavirus disease on November 21, after informing other senators about his health.</p><p>Dela Rosa said he and 3 other members of his household likely contracted the virus from their house helper, who first showed symptoms after going to a salon for a haircut. </p><p>Dela Rosa is the 5th senator who contracted COVID-19 since the pandemic began in the country in the first quarter of 2020.</p><p>Senators Juan Miguel Zubiri, Sonny Angara, Aquilino Pimentel III and Ramon &quot;Bong&quot; Revilla Jr. have all contracted and recovered from COVID-19 earlier this year.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/21/20/dela-rosa-tests-positive-for-covid-19">Dela Rosa tests positive for COVID-19</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/O7Fht_n_cPE?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></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>

<p>(UPDATE 2) - Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa was brought to the hospital as he continues to battle COVID-19, his staff said Thursday.</p>

(UPDATE 2) - Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa was brought to the hospital as he continues to battle COVID-19, his staff said Thursday.

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Dela Rosa brought to hospital amid bout with COVID-19

Katrina Domingo,

ABS-CBN News

Published December 03, 2020 05:28 PM PHT

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Updated December 03, 2020 07:04 PM PHT

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