Tag: stranded students

Gov’t begins bringing back stranded students in M. Manila to provinces

(Eagle News)–The government has begun sending students left stranded in dormitories and apartments in Metro Manila to their provinces. The Department of Transportation said 11 students were brought home under the “Hatid-Estudyante Para Makabalik sa Probinsiya” program aimed at helping the students who were unable to go home following the imposition of the community quarantine in Metro Manila. The DOTr said on Thursday, the students were fetched by members of the Philippine Coast Guard and […]

DOTr mulls “Hatid-Estudyante” program for students stranded in campuses, apartments, dorms following ECQ implementation

(Eagle News) –The Department of Transportation is mulling a “Hatid-Estudyante” program to bring home students who have been stranded in campuses, dormitories and apartments following the implementation of the enhanced community quarantine. In a statement, the DOTr said the program will be proposed to the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases. Tugade has assigned Philippine Ports Authority General Manager Jay Santiago, Undersecretary for Aviation and Airports Manuel Antonio Tamayo, and Assistant […]