By Tara Yap ILOILO CITY – More than 100 tourists were stranded, while more than 17,000 local residents ran out of food supply in the Gigantes chain of islands in Carles, a town in northern Iloilo province. A January 2014 photo shows local residents of Lantangan village in Isla de Gigantes Sur, Carles town, Iloilo province line up to get food supply. This is in the aftermath of the November 2013 Typhoon Yolanda (international name Haiyan), which battered northern Iloilo province and other parts of Panay Island. (Tara Yap / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Vice Mayor Arnold Betita II told Manila Bulletin that Carles has been placed under a state of calamity as islands were cut off from the mainland. This, after the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) did not permit sea trips and fishing for almost five days due to gale warning due to typhoon Hanna, which exited the country Friday. The far-flung Gigantes islands were heavily affected as these are located almost an hour away from the mainland. At least 3,272 households in Asluman, Gabi, Granada, and Lantangan barangays (villages) have reportedly ran out of access to food supply due to suspension of boat trips. Gigantes, which is gaining popularity in Western Visayas as an alternative beach destination to Boracay Island in Aklan province, also had 130 tourists stranded, many of them were from Passi City. PCG Commodore Allan Dela Vega said BRP Cape Engaño transported Saturday food supplies from both the Iloilo provincial government and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-6). The stranded tourists were also brought back to mainland. Dela Vega told Manila Bulletin the delivery of food supply and picking up the stranded tourists was done at the behest of Iloilo Govenor Arthur Defensor Jr. Professor Jorge Ebay of the University of the Philippines (UP Visayas) also made an appeal over Facebook to help not only residents in Gigantes, but other island residents of Carles. It is unclear whether or not the PCG ordered suspension of sea travel in northern Iloilo province due to the Iloilo-Guimaras sea tragedy. The August 3 incident that killed 31 people occurred when three passenger boats capsized after encountering a pugada (squall), which is sudden emergence of strong winds and rains. READ MORE: Final death toll in Iloilo sea mishap: 31