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Hatid Tulong to prioritize E. Visayas returning residents after month-long ban

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Posted at Sep 30 01:09 PM

The government's Hatid Tulong program will prioritize sending home residents of Eastern Visayas stranded in Metro Manila after a month of moratorium by the region, the program head said Wednesday. Read more »

Gov't to set send-offs for stranded next week; 440 on Taguig streets brought back to NCR addresses

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Updated as of Sep 05 10:07 AM

MANILA - The government’s Hatid Tulong program will set by next week the next wave of send-offs for individuals seeking to go home to their home provinces but have been stranded in Metro Manila during the COVID-19 lockdown, an official said Saturday. Read more »

Ilang LSI sa Libingan ng mga Bayani ‘nananamantala’: Hatid Tulong

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Updated as of Sep 03 08:07 AM

MANILA —  “Nananamantala sa sitwasyon” ang ilang locally stranded individuals (LSI) sa Libingan ng mga Bayani sa Taguig, ayon sa tagapamahala ng programa ng gobyerno na tutulong sana sa kanilang makauwi sa probinsya.   Read more »

Eastern Visayas suspends entry of returning residents

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Posted at Sep 02 07:44 AM

Eastern Visayas has suspended the entry of residents returning from other parts of the country for 2 weeks to arrest the spread of COVID-19, the head of a transportation assistance program said Wednesday.  Read more »

Nasa 5k indibidwal, stranded pa rin sa Metro Manila: Hatid Tulong

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Posted at Aug 21 12:34 PM

MAYNILA - Nasa 5,000 indibidwal pa ang nananatiling stranded sa Metro Manila at naghihintay na makauwi sa kani-kanilang mga probinsiya, ayon sa Hatid Tulong Initiative Program.   Read more »

Hatid Tulong chief eyes travel ban exception for LSIs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 04 10:26 AM

The leader of a government program to bring home to their provinces locally stranded individuals (LSIs) in Metro Manila is seeking to have them exempted from a travel ban during the region’s return to stricter lockdown measures.    Read more »

Rizal Memorial closed for decontamination; 48 LSIs positive in COVID-19 rapid tests

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 30 08:47 AM

After sheltering over 6,500 stranded passengers waiting for government-sponsored trips to the regions, the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila will be closed for a day for decontamination, the head of the 'Hatid Tulong" initiative said Thursday.  Read more »

'Mas limitado, may kontrol': Pocket send-off, target sa susunod na Hatid Tulong program

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Posted at Jul 29 01:51 PM

MAYNILA – Opisyal nang magtatapos ang ikalawang tulong transportasyon ng gobyerno para sa mga Pllipinong na-stranded sa Metro Manila dahil sa lockdown na ipinapatupad para maiwasan ang pagkalat ng COVID-19.    Read more »

Nasa 9 na stranded sa Rizal Stadium positibo sa rapid test

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Updated as of Jul 27 01:52 PM

Nasa walo hanggang siyam na locally-stranded individual na na-stranded sa Rizal Memorial Stadium sa Maynila ang nagpositibo sa rapid test para sa coronavirus disease.   Read more »

8-9 stranded persons at Rizal Sports Complex test positive for coronavirus

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Updated as of Jul 27 08:54 AM

Eight to 9 stranded individuals at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex tested positive for COVID-19 using rapid antibody tests, an official said Monday, as the public criticized the lack of physical distancing at the venue over the weekend.  Read more »

Govt 'chose lesser evil' in cramming thousands in stadium despite virus risk: official

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 27 08:47 AM

The government “chose the lesser between 2 evils” when it packed thousands of stranded Filipinos into a stadium in Manila to shelter them from rains, risking the spread of the novel coronavirus due to lack of space, an official said Monday.    Read more »

Hatid Tulong seeks understanding for sheltering stranded passengers at Rizal Stadium

Aleta Nieva Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 29 12:21 PM

MANILA – The head of the Hatid Tulong program on Saturday appealed for understanding after photos and videos of stranded individuals crammed inside the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, disregarding the protocol on social distancing circulated on social media.  Read more »

'Colorum' transportation of stranded Filipinos blamed for rise of COVID-19 cases

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 06 01:24 PM

The unsupervised transportation of stranded Filipinos to their home provinces caused the increase in COVID-19 cases in parts of the Philippines, a government official said Monday. Read more »