BARMM prepares for 100k LSIs, ROFs

Health officials in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) are preparing for the arrival of an estimated 100,000 Locally Stranded Individuals (LSIs) and Returning Overseas Filipinos (ROFs), including over 5,000 deportees from Sabah, Malaysia.

These arrivals are anticipated under the national government's 'Hatid Tulong' program.

Four large Covid-19 isolation facilities have been established in Lanao del Sur, Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi, with ongoing construction to increase capacity.

As of Monday evening, BARMM recorded three new Covid-19 cases, bringing the total to 451 infections.

Lanao del Sur has the highest number of cases with 179, followed by Basilan/Lamitan City with 100, Maguindanao with 38, Sulu with 11, and Tawi-Tawi with three.

The new cases include one individual exposed to a son who tested positive in Tawi-Tawi, and two cases from Lanao del Sur.

Additionally, 120 LSIs who arrived in Cagayan de Oro have been brought to the regional Covid-19 isolation center in Sultan Kudarat town, Maguindanao.