In an open letter, at least 200 Locally Stranded Individuals (LSI) have asked the national government to already lift travel restrictions to and from Cebu City.
At least 54 Locally Stranded Individuals coming from parts of Cebu were transported back to their hometowns in Mindanao in May through mercy voyages coordinated by several government agencies. | Photos courtesy of OPAVAlmost a month after the implementation of the enhanced community quarantine here on March 28, the company located at the Asia Town IT Park where he used to work for ceased its operations.
He said that while he already started to comply with requirements for his travel back home to Bacolod City in Negros Occidental, the processing of his papers was suspended after Cebu City was again placed under ECQ starting on June 16.“Due to ECQ, our requirements are delayed, some have focal persons but they cannot repatriate us due to restrictions. Most of us have lost our jobs, are going hungry, and need to pay rent,” he said.
Most of these SLIs are from Negros Oriental and Occidental, Iloilo, Surigao, Leyte, Misamis Oriental, and other provinces in Mindanao.
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