Stranded in the stadium: Palace admits lapses, lack of system

Julie Aurelio, Nestor Corrales 07/29/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Lapses were committed in the government’s management of thousands of locally stranded individuals (LSIs) at Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila, Malacañang admitted on Tuesday. “I would be blind if I will say there…

Cebu City Councilor says 18,000 LSIs to get travel authority by August

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/28/2020

Cebu City, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor Joel Garganera, the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) czar of Interagency Task Force (IATF) in Cebu City, revealed that 18,000 locally stranded individuals (LSIs) in Cebu City may be able to…

Long, winding road home for stranded people

Tony S. Bergonia - @inquirerdotnet 07/20/2020

MANILA, Philippines—It could take acrobatic skills to lie on a road gutter to get some sleep, not on your back but sideways. At a noon heat index of 42 degrees Celsius, it could be deadly. But dozens…

RIATF-7 wants LSIs in Cebu City to go home

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 07/17/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Regional Inter-Agency Task Force in Central Visayas (RIATF-7) is seeking the permission of the national Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) to allow locally stranded individuals (LSIs)…

16K LSIs waiting for approval of travel authority applications

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/15/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — There are 16,000 locally stranded individuals (LSI) who are either waiting to come home to Cebu City or waiting to leave Cebu City. This was revealed by Councilor Joel Garganera, the deputy chief…

Local governments again barring stranded folk

the Inquirer staff 06/28/2020

After new COVID-19 cases emerged outside the national capital in recent weeks, a number of local governments have closed their borders again, this time to residents and repatriated workers returning to their hometowns after being stranded in…

Cebu City to provide P5K assistance to remaining LSIs

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/25/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella revealed that the city will be providing the remaining locally stranded individuals (LSIs) stuck in Cebu City with P5,000 financial assistance each. This he revealed in a press…

LSIs can still travel to Cebu City — DILG

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/18/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City may be under the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), but the locally stranded individuals (LSI), who wish to come home to the city, may still enter its borders. The Department of Interior…

LSIs should have complete papers to avoid port hassles

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/18/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Port Authority has reminded locally stranded individuals (LSIs) to ensure completion of their documents before their scheduled departure to their home provinces. Amid the reverting of Cebu City back to enhanced…

DILG to probe ‘overpriced’ medical certificates for LSIs

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/27/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines —  The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) said it will investigate reports about local government units taking advantage of the locally stranded individuals (LSIs) by collecting excessive fees for the issuance of…

54 LSIs in Cebu sent home to Mindanao

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/24/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — At least 54 Locally Stranded Individuals (LSIs) in Cebu were sent to their hometowns in Mindanao on Sunday, May 24. A report from the Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas (OPAV)…

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