Jessica Soho's birthday wish is healing in the time of COVID-19

With the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) plunging the country into a state of crisis and fear, GMA News Pillar Jessica Soho wishes for only one thing on her birthday:

“This, too, shall pass. We will all heal.”

The award-winning broadcast journalist marks her birthday today, March 27, as the country attempts to combat the pandemic.

The Philippines has reported 707 confirmed COVID-19 cases as of Thursday. The death toll has risen to 45 while a total of 28 patients have already recovered from the disease.

Many Filipinos are also enduring loss of income due to the enhanced community quarantine placed on Luzon, while frontliners in hospitals and checkpoints put themselves at risk to contain the disease.

Soho meanwhile has been keeping the nation informed on the latest updates as an anchor on “24 Oras.”

Just recently, she, along with GMA News anchor Vicky Morales, was praised online for keeping their professionalism while reporting on Senator Koko Pimentel's breach of quarantine protocols.

—Margaret Claire Layug/JCB, GMA News