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Robredo belies claims COVID-positive daughter violated quarantine protocols

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Vice President Leni Robredo poses with her daughters for a Christmas portrait in 2019. Photo from Vice President Leni Robredo" s="" Instagram="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/12/31/leni.jpg"/><figcaption>Vice President Leni Robredo poses with her daughters for a Christmas portrait in 2019. Photo from Vice President Leni Robredo&#x27;s Instagram/File</figcaption></figure></div><p><br/>MANILA - Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday denied claims that her daughter Tricia violated quarantine protocols after testing positive for COVID-19 earlier this month.</p><p>Robredo said insinuations that a member of her security team contracted COVID-19 from Tricia was &quot;fake news&quot; as her daughter never interacted with her staff who was also infected with the viral disease.</p><p>&quot;She was in the isolation facility when my security reported for his post Christmas duty,&quot; the Vice President said in a Facebook post.</p><p>&quot;Aika and Jillian are on home quarantine because they were the ones who got exposed after they traveled together,&quot; she said, referring to her 2 other daughters.</p><p>&quot;Until now, they are not leaving their bedrooms and are continuing with their quarantine,&quot; she said.</p><p>The daughters of the Vice President earlier spent the holidays in the United States where Jillian was studying.</p><p>The siblings went home on December 19 after testing negative for COVID-19 prior boarding their flight.</p><p>Tricia said she tested positive for COVID-19 after undergoing another RT-PCR test on December 24.</p><p>&quot;On Christmas Day, I was extradited from the hotel straight to a facility, while my sisters were to finish their mandated quarantine time at home,&quot; she said in an Instagram post.</p><p>&quot;I’m vaccinated and boostered, and I was at my healthiest when this happened... So be careful and get your shots when you can!&quot; she said.</p><p>On Wednesday, the Vice President said she is currently in quarantine after her close-in security tested positive for COVID-19, as her team continued to ramp up relief efforts for residents affected by Typhoon Odette. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/29/21/robredo-in-quarantine-after-security-aide-tests-positive-for-covid-19">Robredo in quarantine after security aide tests positive for COVID-19</a></li></ul><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=1877680" 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>

Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday denied rumors that her daughter Tricia violated quarantine protocols after she tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this month.