Kalinga studes told: Stay put amid quarantine

By Jesse Maguiya  

Those studying at the Kalinga State University here who were not able to go home to the villages will also be provided assistance.

During the joint meeting of the IATF, Governor Ferdinand Tubban agreed to give aid to Kalinga students who were not able to go home to the province or to their respective villages prior to the implementation of the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine (ECQ).

"All students from Kalinga who are locked down outside the province and in Tabuk as a result of the Enhanced Community Quarantine will have to stay where they are now," Tubban said.

Around 2,000 persons are either studying at Kalinga State University and in colleges and universities in Baguio City, Isabela, Cagayan, Metro Manila, and other provinces.

Students can contact the government by texting or calling numbers 09060950821 (Globe) and 09289948599 (Smart).

                "Kindly indicate your school, the address where you are staying now, and your address here in Kalinga," the IATF said.

"We are trying our best to be of help to you in these difficult times. While we do this, I appeal to each and every one of you to strictly observe the guidelines and regulations the government mandates us in order to stop the spread of this Virus," Congressman Allen Jesse Mangaoang said.

He said aside from the students, he has allotted personal funds for the purchase of food items that are now being packed.

"The relief items will be distributed to the poor residents as stop-gap assistance," Mangaoang said.

Kalinga is located some 10-hours drive from Baguio and La Trinidad, Benguet where major universities and colleges in the Cordillera Administrative Region are located. It is about an hour away from Tuguegarao, Cagayan, and Isabela. (PNA)