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Over 1,600 stranded in the Cordillera back home
A total of 1,633 locally stranded individuals (LSIs) in the Cordillera Administrative Region have been sent home as of June 12.
Out of 2,493 individuals registered for the assistance program, 473 are still processing their documents and 387 remain undecided about traveling.
Of the 1,633 individuals who returned home, 1,064 were from Cordillera provinces and 569 were from outside the region.
The LSIs included 340 students, 577 workers, and 76 tourists, with the remainder falling into various categories.
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Cordillera has assisted 710 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), with 563 of them housed in a quarantine facility.
Assistance was facilitated through a collaboration between relevant agencies and local government units, with help desks serving as a one-stop-shop.
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