DILG appeals to stranded workers trying to go home to provinces: Stay where you are

The Department of the Interior and Local Government on Saturday appealed to workers stranded in Metro Manila trying to go home to their provinces amid the Luzon-wide extended community quarantine to stay where they are.


"Huwag nang magmatigas na umuwi sa probinsiya. Any person is a potential carrier. Gugustuhin mo ba na magdala ng sakit sa inyong lugar?" DILG spokesperson and Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said in an interview on Dobol B sa News TV.

"Ang dami pa ring nagsisiuwian sa mga probinsiya. Minsan naglalakad, sumasakay sa mga truck na walang laman. Maraming stranded. Hirap na hirap ang mga LGUs (local government units). 'Yung iba tumatanggap ng stranded, 'yung iba hindi," he added.

Malaya said there have been reports of stranded workers in Tiaong, Quezon and other areas.

He reminded the public that the lockdown is in effect to prevent further transmission of COVID-19.

By GMA News Online