By Liezle Basa Inigo LINGAYEN – The provincial government of Pangasinan facilitated the entry of 23 locally stranded individuals (LSIs), who have been prevented from getting into the province at the Rosales-Tarlac border. (Liezle Inigo / MANILA BULLETIN) The LSIs came from different parts of Metro Manila, and were earlier blocked by the Philippine National Police (PNP) at the border after failing to present any of the documents being required for entry into Pangasinan, including barangay certification of 14-day quarantine, medical certificate from the municipal or city municipal health office of the point of origin and travel authority from the Philippine National Police (PNP). One of the stranded individuals claimed he and his friends rented a vehicle to travel from Quezon City back to Pangasinan, but, all were denied entry because they all lacked travel authority from the PNP. But because of the intervention of the provincial government, he and his friends will now be able to complete their voyage to his hometown in Bolinao. The stranded LSIs, who have been at the border for at least seven days, underwent RT-PCR (reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction) tests conducted by the Provincial Health Office. The 23 stranded individuals comprised the fifth batch of LSIs who were assisted by the provincial government through its Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO). The stranded individuals were fetched by their respective LGUs, and were brought to their quarantine facilities for further monitoring. The stranded individuals of the fifth batch were composed of Pangasinenses from: Anda (1), Asingan (2), Bayambang (1), Bolinao (3), Burgos (1), Mangaldan (1), Natividad (3), San Manuel (1), San Quintin (2), Sta. Barbara (3), Umingan (1) and Villasis (1).