Bohol province logs 9 new cases, mostly LSIs

Doris C. Bongcac 08/05/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – More Locally Stranded Individuals (LSIs) who recently arrived in Bohol province tested positive for the coronavirus disease. In an advisory posted Tuesday night, August 4, Governor Arthur Yap reported nine cases of the…

124 LSIs in Cebu return home to provinces

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/02/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — At least 124 locally stranded individuals (LSIs) who were stuck in Cebu due to quarantine restrictions returned to their provinces on Saturday, August 1, 2020, during the first day of Cebu City’s general…

Two LSIs are Siquijor’s first cases

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/02/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Siquijor province has logged its first two cases of COVID-19 on August 1, 2020, after seven months of maintaining to be the only COVID-19-free province in Central Visayas. The new cases are locally…

LSIs urged to buy tickets before going to ports in Cebu City

Delta Dyrecka C. Letigio 07/31/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Locally stranded individuals (LSIs) in Cebu Citym who wish to go home, are encouraged to buy their tickets ahead of time before going to the ports. Councilor Joel Garganera, Emergency Operations Center (EOC)…

Rizal stadium shut for now as 48 LSIs test positive in coronavirus rapid test

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 07/30/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Forty-eight locally stranded individuals (LSIs) who had stayed at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila have tested positive in rapid tests for the new coronavirus, prompting authorities to temporarily close the facility on…

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…

271 Boholanos stranded in Rizal stadium back home

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/28/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines  — At least 271 locally stranded individuals are set to arrive in Bohol province today, Tuesday, July 28, aboard three separate sea trips from Manila. Commander Alvin Dagalea, the spokesperson of the Philippine Coast…

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…

In Misamis Occ, local officials, frontliners take care of three kittens

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — In the province of Misamis Occidental in Northern Mindanao, there’s a new quarantine facility dedicated to a unique set of LSIs. But these LSIs have four legs and paws with claws and whiskers.…

Tagbilaran City logs 6 new COVID cases on July 17

Doris C. Bongcac 07/18/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Tagbilaran City logged six new cases of the coronavirus disease on Friday, July 17, 2020. Its six new cases consist of Locally Stranded Individuals (LSIs) – 2, Authorized Persons Outside Residence (APOR) –…

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)…

Bohol province logs 17 COVID cases as of June 21

Doris C. Bongcac 06/22/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Bohol province has logged a total of 17 active cases of the coronavirus disease with nine recoveries and one death as of Sunday, June 21, 2020. All of its active cases involve Locally…

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