DILG’s e-LSI Team: Leading Ilonggos Home

(by FREDA MAE L. SORSANO of DILG Region 6)

The sudden lockdowns in various areas in the country found many fellow Ilonggos stranded. But a dedicated group of DILG Regional and Field Personnel called, Emergency Locally Stranded Individuals (e-LSI) Team, worked in the frontlines to help LSIs, ROFs and APORs report to work and/or get home.

With strategic and systematic rotation of duty, there has been a seamless provision of 24/7 (including holidays and weekends) assistance to LSIs, ROFs and APORs travelling by sea or air, and constant coordination with DILG and other NGA counterparts. The Team reports physically at the OCD during daytime and virtually until the wee hours of the morning.

The members of the e-LSI team have been working in the frontlines since the start of the Emergency Operations Center in March and report on behalf of colleagues who are unable to report on certain days.

The e-LSI team also develops and maintains an online databank to record, monitor and generate data on the number, address and other details of local and foreign returnees. They utilize technology to segregate and summarize data, which has been very helpful for LGUs in the facilitation of their LSIs/APORs/ROFs and were used in various local and national reports.

“We have a chance to do something extraordinary. As we head out of this pandemic we can change the world. Create a world of love. A world where we are kind to each other. A world where we are kind no matter what class, race, sexual orientation, what religion or lack of or what job we have. A world we don't judge those at the food bank because that may be us if things were just slightly different. Let love and kindness be our roadmap.”
                                                                                        ― Johnny Corn

Team e-LSI’s dedication and ingenuity at the time of the pandemic did not only help generate accurate data that became the basis for reports.  More importantly, they helped lead many Ilonggos home even if it meant that these lingkod bayan need to risk themselves serving at the frontlines.   

The system developed by the e-LSI team can generate real-time data on LSI, ROF and APOR arrivals as encoded by Regional and Field Officers

 

e-LSI Team's Social Media promotional campaign to assist LSIs