Days ahead of SONA, House records 19th COVID-19 case MANILA, Philippines --- Merely days before President Rodrigo Duterte's State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the Batasang Pambansa, the House of Representatives logged Friday the 19th coronavirus disease (COVID-19) case among its personnel. House Secretary General Jose Luis Montales said the employee who tested positive for COVID-19 is assigned at the Procurement and Supply Management Service of the lower chamber. The said employee last reported for work on July 20 who went home after experiencing a clogged nose. "He is presently on home quarantine. Contact tracing is ongoing," Montales said. Meanwhile, Montales said one of the previously confirmed COVID-19 cases in the House… Keep on reading: Days ahead of SONA, House records 19th COVID-19 case