MAASIN CITY, Aug. 5 (PIA) -- A total of 171 locally stranded individuals (LSIs) from Cebu City arrived in Maasin City Port early morning of August 4, 2020 on board Cokaliong Shipping Lines.
As directed by the Provincial Inter Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Disease (PIATF-MEID), Cokaliong Shipping Lines resumed its operations in transporting LSIs from Cebu City to Southern Leyte.
Of the total 171 LSIs, 70 are from Maasin City.
The rest of the LSIs are distributed as follows: one (1) each from the municipalities of Hinunangan, Liloan and Hinundayan; two (2) each from San Ricardo and Tomas Oppus; Anahawan - 5; St. Bernard - 11; San Francisco - 12; Libagon - 9; Sogod - 25; Malitbog - 3; Padre Burgos - 6; Macrohon - 17; and Limasawa - 17.
On board the ship were also LSIs from Leyte province particularly Tanauan, La Paz and Tolosa with one (1) LSI each; two (2) each from the municipalities of Bato and Hilongos; and six (6) from Hindang.
As agreed by the PIATF-EID, each municipality was required to fetch their LSIs at the city port.
It was learned that all transported LSIs will be immediately placed at the LGUs quarantine/isolation facility.
The resumption of operations in transporting LSIs was based on a Memorandum Order signed by the PIATF-EID Chair Gov. Damian G. Mercado.
Mercado, in his memorandum, advised all assigned personnel to wear proper protective equipment to include face mask, face shield, among other protective gears and follow health protocols to ensure safety and security of everyone in assisting the arrival of the LSIs. (ldl/esg/rgc/PIA8-SoLeyte)
Source: Philippines Information Agency (pia.gov.ph)
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