FOREIGN Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. has reiterated his appeal to local government units (LGUs) not to hinder the evacuation of foreign tourists stranded in island resorts nationwide.

Locsin made the appeal on Monday as foreign embassies in the Philippines found difficulty repatriating their respective citizens due to the enhanced community quarantine being enforced by some LGUs to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.

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