Passengers touring by sea for Holy Week flocked to Manila and Batangas ports on Saturday.
At the Manila North Harbor Port, safety personnel have been on heightened alert whereas the police carried out inspections, in accordance with a report by Jamie Santos on “24 Oras Weekend.”
Port personnel have been barred from taking leaves from April 3 to 10 to make sure “100% manpower” throughout this era, mentioned Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) common supervisor Jay Santiago.
Meanwhile, over 6,500 outbound passengers have been recorded on the Batangas Port on Saturday, Paul Hernandez of GMA Regional TV Balitang Southern Tagalog mentioned in a separate report.
More passengers are nonetheless anticipated till Monday, April 3.
Santiago suggested vacationers about the potential for having to attend longer than three hours to buy a ticket as a result of suspension of advance reserving and on-line ticketing in Batangas Port.
“Our system now is first come, first served,” he mentioned.
The PPA additionally reminded vacationers who need to transport stay or processed hen or pork to their vacation spot to verify that such commodities are allowed there, as a result of some provinces prohibit their entry as a precautionary measure towards chook flu and African swine fever.
The Philippine Coast Guard may even be on heightened alert from April 2 to 10 as they hold a watch out for overloaded vessels. —Sherylin Untalan/VBL, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
