The Department of Transportation (DoTr) ordered quicker immigration screening for outbound worldwide vacationers amid the anticipated inflow of passengers for the Holy Week.
According to Sandra Aguinaldo’s report on “24 Oras” on Tuesday, DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista and Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco carried out an inspection on the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) which is anticipated to cater to round 2 million vacationers through the Semana Santa.
“We have increased the number of screeners and security personnel. We will continue with this number to be deployed the whole Holy Week season,” mentioned Bautista.
Bautista mentioned the Transportation Department was additionally anticipating a surge in home vacationers on the airport this 12 months.
“‘Yung domestic operations natin is already 110% of pre-pandemic level so we are also expecting more domestic tourists to visit different destinations in the country,” he added.
The authorities earlier introduced that April 6 (Maundy Thursday) and April 7 (Good Friday) had been common holidays, whereas April 8 (Black Saturday) was a particular non-working day.
Monday, April 10, had been declared a non-working day in observance of Araw ng Kagitingan, which falls on April 9 (Sunday).
Meanwhile, the NAIA Terminal 2 had new Philippine-made furnishings, together with new counters and chandeliers.
“You can see the work of Filipino hands through the lamps that are made of ratan and solihiya panels and seats made by our very talented Filipino artisans,” mentioned Frasco. — Sundy Mae Locus/DVM, GMA Integrated News
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