To address LSIs woes: Towns move to address LSI woes

By Dolly Yasa

 

BACOLOD City – Mayor Rhumyla Nicor Mangilimutan of La Castellana, Negros Occidental said that the municipal government will acquire a rescue vehicle to address the transportation needs of returning Locally Stranded Individuals.

On her part, Moises Padilla Mayor Ella Garcia-Yulo said the local government is set to put up a quarantine facility center for LSIs of the town.

Both lady-mayors said travel suspension to the Visayas for two weeks gave them a breather in dealing with the LSIs of their respective localities

Mangilimutan said that the town lacks vehicles to fetch the arriving LSIs and bring them to the quarantine facility and their homes.

She added that they cannot simply rely on the provincial government or other LGUs for their vehicle needs since practically all local government units (LGUs) have their own share of LSIs to cater to.

Mangilimutan lamented, though, that some LSIs still complain about their food.

“We cannot please everybody, but I assure them, the LGU is doing its best,” Mangilimutan said.

Yulo said that the local government has allocated P4 million for the construction of a quarantine center located in the poblacion.

The budget is taken from the P6-million Bayanihan fund of the town.

Yulo said the present quarantine center is already fully occupied.