By Liezle Basa Inigo ROSALES, Pangasinan — Pangasinan Provincial Police Director Col Redrico Maranan continued to warn Pangasinenses against returning to their hometowns as this was still prohibited under the enhanced community quarantine, or suffer long, hot days of being stranded along the Tarlac-Pangasinan border. Residents stranded in ‘tent village’ in Pangasinan-Tarlac Border (Liezle Basa Inigo / MANILA BULLETIN) Maranan gave this advice even as at least 60 individuals remained stranded at the Pangasinan-Tarlac border. Some were constructions workers, the elderly, and a frustrated worker who was not able to leave for abroad because of the lockdown. “Napakahirap po talaga ng sitwasyon namin dito sa border, abutan kami ng ulan, init at hindi naiwasan ang lamok sa gabi at ang nakakatakot kung ano ang gagapang na hindi mo makita since naglatag lang kami ng karton, at tuwalya sa iba, “ a stranded construction worker said. Some were senior citizens who have history of hypertension. Some were interviewed by The Manila Bulletin, and they said still have to finish the mandatory 14-day quarantine before they could be fetched by their respective local government units (LGUs) or municipal health office. The provincial government and the municipal government of Rosales have made sure that all of those stranded were given attention, especially in monitoring their health. “Kami naman ay minomonitor sa araw araw kung ano ang aming pakiramdam, at sa ngayon wala pa naman kaming naging kasama na may sintomas, senior citizen added. Most of the stranded Panagsinan came from National Capital Region and in Region 3. The Province of Pangasinan is among the 12 provinces covered under the extended enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) as recommended by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) that will last until May 15.